Grasshopper steals a 2-1 win against Lugano

ZüRICH. Grasshopper prevailed over Lugano to win 2-1. A goal from T. Ndenge was decisive in the 90min.

By
Luke Meyer
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Grasshopper steals a 2-1 win against Lugano

ZüRICH. Grasshopper overcame Lugano to win 2-1. A goal from T. Ndenge was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Grasshopper to strike first with a goal of Pascal Schürpf  at the 71′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tsiy Ndenge gave the win to Grasshopper in the 90′ minute with a goal. Lugano was truly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 6,102 spectators.​ The referee was Esther Staubli who was helped by Bastien Lengacher and Claudio dos Santos. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.41 degrees Celsius or 57.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Grasshopper

2 - 1

Team 1

Lugano

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 10 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 85 Attack 88
  • 38 Dangerous attack 71
  • 74 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 9
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano had a superior ball possession 68% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Grasshopper managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Grasshopper shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Lugano shot 19 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 4 yellow cards (, Theo Corbeanu, Giotto Morandi and ). On the other side, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Uran Bislimi, and Lukas Mai ).

Match Timeline

Giotto Morandi - Yellow
50'
64'
Uran Bislimi- sub ->Roman Macek
64'
Zan Celar- sub ->Shkelqim Vladi
65'
B. Fink- sub ->Dorian Babunski
65'
73'
Lukas Mai- Yellow
Pascal Schürpf(goal)Theo Corbeanu
71'
72'
Yanis Cimignani- sub ->Hadj Mahmoud
73'
Jhon Espinoza- sub ->Allan Arigoni
82'
78'
Boris Babic- sub ->Martim Marques
Ayumu Seko- sub ->Amir Abrashi
82'
83'
A. Hajdari(goal)
F. de Carvalho- sub ->Pascal Schürpf 
87'
90'
Uran Bislimi- Yellow
Tsiy Ndenge(goal)Theo Corbeanu
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
65
36
Servette
61
36
St. Gallen
54
36
Winterthur
49
36
Zürich
48
33
Luzern
44
33
Lausanne Sport
40
33
Basel
40
33
Yverdon Sport
40
33
Grasshopper
30
33
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
23
33

After this match, Grasshopper will have 11 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Lugano will stay with 15 points like Winterthur and Yverdon Sport to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will host Lausanne Sport on the 2nd of December with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of Grasshopper (9 draws).

Lugano will host Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 20th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (0 draws).

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
7.5
D
Kristers Tobers 4.Latvia
6.7
D
Joshua Laws 5.Australia
6.7
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 14.France
6.7
D
Maksim Paskotsi 26.Estonia
6.7
M
Amir Abrashi  6.Albania
6.7
82'
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
7.5
Goals90'
M
Giotto Morandi  8.Switzerland
7.3
65' 50'
M
Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland
7.3
87' Goals71'
M
Awer Mabil  21.Australia
6.8
F
Dorian Babunski 99.Macedonia
6.4
65'
Substitutes
G
Manuel Kuttin  29.Austria
D
Nigel Lonwijk 3.Netherlands
D
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.4
82'
D
Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo
M
Dion Kacuri 17.Switzerland
M
Theo Corbeanu 19.Canada
7.7
65' 82'
M
F. de Carvalho 77.Switzerland
6.3
87'
F
B. Fink 9.Switzerland
6.3
65'
F
Elmin Rastoder 74.Switzerland

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

The manager Bruno Berner decided to play with the following team: Justin Hammel (7.5), Maksim Paskotsi (6.7), Kristers Tobers (6.7), Joshua Laws (6.7), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.7), Amir Abrashi (6.7), Tsiy Ndenge (7.5), Awer Mabil (6.8), Giotto Morandi (7.3), Pascal Schürpf  (7.3) and Dorian Babunski (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nigel Lonwijk , Bradley Fink (6.3), Ayumu Seko (6.4), Dion Kacuri, Theo Corbeanu (7.7), Manuel Kuttin, Florian Hoxha, Elmin Rastoder and Filipe de Carvalho (6.3).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 4 changes: Giotto Morandi for Theo Corbeanu (65′), Dorian Babunski for Bradley Fink (65′), Amir Abrashi for Ayumu Seko (82′) and Pascal Schürpf  for Filipe de Carvalho (87′).

Best player: Theo Corbeanu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Theo Corbeanu even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 4 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland
7.5
Goals83'
D
Lukas Mai 17.Germany
6.7
73'
D
Martim Marques 26.Portugal
7.3
78'
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
7.3
73'
M
Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic
7.0
64'
M
Jonathan Sabbatini  14.Italy
7.3
M
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia
7.1
72'
F
Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland
7.9
F
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
8.1
F
Shkelqim Vladi 19.Kosovo
6.8
64'
Substitutes
G
Steven Deana 90.Switzerland
D
Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo
D
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
6.3
73'
D
A. El Wafi 22.Morocco
M
Yanis Cimignani 21.France
7.0
72'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
6.8
64' 90'
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
6.4
64'
F
Boris Babic 27.Switzerland
6.7
78'

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

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (6.4), Allan Arigoni (7.3), Lukas Mai  (6.7), Albian Hajdari (7.5), Martim Marques (7.3), Roman Macek (7.0), Jonathan Sabbatini (7.3), Hadj Mahmoud (7.1), Renato Steffen (8.1), Shkelqim Vladi (6.8) and Mattia Bottani (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kreshnik Hajrizi, Jhon Espinoza (6.3), Zan Celar (6.4), Yanis Cimignani (7.0), Ayman El Wafi, Uran Bislimi (6.8), Boris Babic (6.7) and Steven Deana.

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Roman Macek for Uran Bislimi (64′), Allan Arigoni for Jhon Espinoza (73′), Hadj Mahmoud for Yanis Cimignani (72′), Martim Marques for Boris Babic (78′) and Shkelqim Vladi for Zan Celar (64′).

Best player: Renato Steffen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lugano was Renato Steffen.

His rating is (8.1) with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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