ZüRICH. Zürich manages to recover against Servette with a penalty kick on the T. Valls 45′ and a goal on the K. Imeri 87′.

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Tuesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Dudic who was helped by Jean-Yves Wicht and Efe Kurnazca. The 4th official was David Schärli. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Zürich started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2). On the other side, Servette adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).

Zürich – Formation

Zürich
G
Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland
6.2
D
Fidan Aliti 6.Kosovo
6.2
D
Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo
7.0
D
Becir Omeragic 4.Switzerland
6.7
45'
M
6.6
M
7.6
51' 47'
M
M. Leitner 78.Germany
7.0
73'
M
Ousmane Doumbia 20.Ivory Coast
7.1
F
Akaki Gogia 39.Germany
6.5
46'
F
Ante Coric 24.Croatia
8.0
73'
F
Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland
D
Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany
6.2
73'
D
Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland
M
Blerim Džemaili 21.Switzerland
90'
M
Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland
M
Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland
6.7
73'
M
S. Seiler 33.Switzerland
F
R. Pollero 29.Uruguay
F
W. Gnonto 22.Italy
7.0
46'

The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher (6.2), Bećir Omeragić (6.7), Mirlind Kryeziu (7.0), Fidan Aliti (6.2), Nikola Boranijašević (6.6), Moritz Leitner (7.0), Ousmane Doumbia (7.1), Adriá Guerrero (7.6), Ante Ćorić (8.0), Akaki Gogia (6.5) and Assan Ceesay (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Hornschuh (6.2), Ž. Kostadinović, B. Džemaili, R. Pollero, L. Kamberi, Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (7.0), F. Rohner, Bledian Krasniqi (6.7) and S. Seiler.

Best player: Ante Ćorić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Zürich was Ante Ćorić.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 24 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Servette – Formation

Servette
G
Jérémy Frick 32.Switzerland
6.1
75'
D
Gaël Clichy 3.France
6.7
D
Anthony Sauthier 2.Switzerland
6.3
75'
D
Vincent Sasso 23.France
6.6
64'
D
Steve Rouiller 4.Switzerland
6.8
M
Timothé Cognat 8.France
6.3
14'
M
Théo Valls 15.France
6.8
11' 45'
M
B. Céspedes 5.Bolivia
6.8
75' 68'
F
Ronny Rodelin 12.France
7.6
F
Alex Schalk 10.Netherlands
7.2
70'
F
Grejohn Kyei 25.France
6.1
Substitutes
G
Edin Omeragic 40.Switzerland
D
Yoan Severin 19.France
D
Moussa Diallo 7.France
6.2
75'
D
Nicolas Vouilloz 33.Switzerland
M
Ricardo Alves 22.Switzerland
M
Kastriot Imeri 17.Switzerland
7.6
14'
M
Alexis Antunes 27.Switzerland
6.2
70'
M
David Douline 28.France
6.8
75'

On the opposite side, Alain Geiger played with: Jeremy Frick (6.1), Anthony Sauthier (6.3), Steve Rouiller (6.8), Vincent Sasso (6.6), Gaël Clichy (6.7), Timothé Cognat (6.3), Boris Cespedes (6.8), Theo Valls (6.8), Ronny Rodelin (7.6), Grejohn Kyei (6.1) and Alex Schalk (7.2).

They had on the bench: R. Azevedo, E. Omeragic, Kastriot Imeri (7.6), Y. Severin, Moussa Diallo (6.2), N. Vouilloz, Alexis Antunes (6.2) and David Douline (6.8).

Servette could not rely on the presence of K. Imeri (injured).

Best player: Kastriot Imeri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Servette was Kastriot Imeri.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 26 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 14′.

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 80
  • 66 Dangerous attack 45
  • 82 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Zürich was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Servette that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Zürich was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Zürich to win the match​.

Zürich shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Servette shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Zürich received 3 yellow cards (B. Omeragic, A. Guerrero and A. Ceesay). On the other side, Servette received 3 yellow cards (T. Valls, V. Sasso and B. Cespedes).

Match Timeline

11'
14'
45'
45'
46'
Adrián Guerrero(goal)A. Ceesay
47'
Adrián Guerrero- Yellow
51'
64'
67'
67'
68'
70'
Alexis Antunes- sub ->A. Schalk
Marc Hornschuh- sub ->M. Leitner
73'
Bledian Krasniqi- sub ->A. Coric
73'
75'
75'
Jérémy Frick- sub ->B. Cespedes
75'
David Douline- sub ->Boris Cespedes
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Zürich will have 14 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Servette will have 11 points like Young Boys to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will play away against Basel on the 26th of September with a 36-10 head to head record in favor of Basel (14 draws).

Servette will host Lausanne Sport on the 25th of September with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Lausanne Sport (3 draws).

Results of the day

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