LUZERN. Luzern comes back against Lugano with a goal on the Z. Celar 52′ and a goal on the R. Steffen 74′. Lugano was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the swissporarena stadium in Luzern on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Sven Wolfensberger with the collaboration of Marco Zürcher and Didier Dubrit. The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 65.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Luzern

2 - 2

Lugano

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 61 Attack 78
  • 48 Dangerous attack 52
  • 71 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano was in firm control of the ball 56% while Luzern was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Lugano to win the match​.

Luzern shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lugano shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Luzern received 3 yellow cards (Vars Villiger, Ismajl Beka and Asumah Abubakar). On the other side, Lugano received 4 yellow cards (Kreshnik Hajrizi, Ousmane Doumbia, Milton Valenzuela  and Renato Steffen).

Match Timeline

23'
Kreshnik Hajrizi- Yellow
Ismajl Beka (goal)Max Meyer
28'
31'
Ousmane Doumbia - Yellow
Max Meyer (goal)
36'
46'
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud- sub ->J. Espinoza
52'
Zan Celar(goal)Roman Macek
L. Villiger- Yellow
60'
61'
61'
62'
74'
Renato Steffen(goal)Milton Valenzuela
78'
Milton Valenzuela- Yellow
81'
Ismajl Beka - Yellow
82'
84'
Sofyan Chader - sub ->Pascal Schürpf
87'
Luuk Breedijk- sub ->Pascal Schürpf
88'
90'
Renato Steffen- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
74
36
Servette
58
36
Lugano
57
36
Luzern
50
36
Basel
47
36
St. Gallen
45
36
Grasshopper
44
36
Zürich
44
36
Winterthur
32
36
Sion
31
36

After playing this contest, Luzern will have 46 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Lugano will have 47 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Luzern will host Servette on the 29th of May with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Servette (5 draws).

Lugano will play away agasint Zürich on the 29th of May with a 10-10 head to head stats.

Luzern – Formation

Luzern
G
Marius Müller 1.Germany
6.4
D
Martin Frydek 13.Czech Republic
7.4
D
Ismajl Beka 30.Kosovo
7.9
82' 28'
D
Marco Burch 46.Switzerland
7.1
D
S. Ottiger 74.Switzerland
6.8
M
M. Dräger 2.Tunisia
7.0
61'
M
Pius Dorn 20.Germany
6.4
M
Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland
7.1
88'
M
Max Meyer 7.Germany
7.1
36'
M
A. Jashari 6.Switzerland
6.8
F
L. Villiger 27.Switzerland
6.6
61' 60'
Substitutes
G
Vaso Vasic 90.Serbia
D
Denis Simani 5.Switzerland
D
L. Jaquez 4.Switzerland
M
Sofyan Chader 69.France
87'
M
Mamady Diambou 15.Mali
6.6
61'
M
Luuk Breedijk 14.Switzerland
88'
M
Noah Rupp 41.Switzerland
F
Asumah Abubakar 21.Portugal
6.6
61' 84'
F
Benjamin Kimpioka 77.Sweden

Luzern started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mario Frick decided to play with the following team: Marius Müller (6.4), Severin Ottiger (6.8), Marco Burch (7.1), Ismajl Beka (7.9), Martin Frýdek (7.4), Pius Dorn (6.4), Ardon Jashari (6.8), Mohamed Dräger (7.0), Max Meyer (7.1), Pascal Schürpf (7.1) and Lars Villiger (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Asumah Abubakar (6.6), Sofyan Chader, Mamady Diambou (6.6), Vaso Vasic, Denis Simani, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka, Luca Jaquez, Luuk Breedijk and Noah Rupp.

Substitutions

Luzern made 4 changes: Vars Villiger for Mamady Diambou (61′), Mohamed Dräger for Asumah (61′), Pascal Schürpf for Sofiane Chader (87′) and Pascal Schürpf for Luuk Johannes Christianus Breedijk (88′).

Best player: Ismajl Beka​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luzern was Ismajl Beka.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 44 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo
6.8
23'
D
Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina
7.3
78'
D
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
6.4
46'
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
6.1
M
Roman Macek 77.Czech Republic
7.1
M
Ousmane Doumbia 20.Ivory Coast
7.1
31'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
7.1
81'
F
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
7.3
90' 74'
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
7.6
89' 52'
F
Ignacio Aliseda 31.Argentina
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Sebastian Osigwe 58.Nigeria
D
Mickael Facchinetti 7.Switzerland
81'
M
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia
6.6
46'
M
Johan Nkama 24.Nigeria
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
6.5
62'

Lugano started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (6.4), Jhon Espinoza (6.4), Kreshnik Hajrizi (6.8), Allan Arigoni (6.1), Milton Valenzuela (7.3), Uran Bislimi (7.1), Ousmane Doumbia (7.1), Roman Macek (7.1), Renato Steffen (7.3), Žan Celar (7.6) and Ignacio Aliseda (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Haj Mahmoud (6.6), Sebastian Osigwe, Mickaël Facchinetti, Johann Angstmann, Chinwendu Johan Nkama and Mohamed El Amine Amoura (6.5).

Substitutions

Lugano made 3 changes: J. Espinoza for Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud (46′), Ignacio Aliseda  for M. Amoura (62′) and Uran Bislimi for Mickael Facchinetti (81′).

Best player: Žan Celar​

The most impressive player for Lugano was Žan Celar.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​