LUGANO. Young Boys and Lugano draw 1-1. F. Ugrinic scored the first goal (58′) for Young Boys. Y. Cimignani settled the score (78′). Young Boys was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the Stadio di Cornaredo stadium in Lugano on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 3,556 spectators.​ The referee was Stefan Horisberger assisted by Jan Köbeli and Nicolas Müller. The 4th official was Luca Piccolo. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.39 degrees Celsius or 54.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Lugano

1 - 1

Young Boys

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 89 Attack 129
  • 52 Dangerous attack 74
  • 81 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Young Boys had a superior ball possession 64% while Lugano was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Young Boys to win the match​.

Lugano shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Young Boys shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Lugano received 2 yellow cards (Martim Marques and Yanis Cimignani). On the opposite side, Young Boys received 4 yellow cards (Filip Ugrinic, Filip Ugrinic, Silvère Ganvoula and Aurèle Amenda).

Match Timeline

13'
A. Amenda- Yellow
Martim Marques- Yellow
38'
58'
Filip Ugrinic (goal)Jean-Pierre Nsame
Renato Steffen- sub ->Anto Grgic
60'
Uran Bislimi- sub ->Roman Macek
61'
Jonathan Sabbatini - sub ->Zan Celar
61'
Yanis Cimignani- Yellow
70'
73'
Silvere Ganvoula- sub ->Jean-Pierre Nsame
73'
Joël Monteiro- sub ->Ebrima Colley
Jhon Espinoza- sub ->Allan Arigoni
76'
Yanis Cimignani(goal)Renato Steffen
78'
77'
77'
Saidy Janko - sub ->Lewin Blum
90'
Silvere Ganvoula- Yellow
Hicham Mahou- sub ->Yanis Cimignani
85'
89'
90'
Filip Ugrinic - Yellow
90'
Filip Ugrinic - Yellow

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 playing this match, Lugano will have 16 points like Winterthur and Yverdon Sport to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Young Boys will have 22 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Lugano will host Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 20th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Lugano (0 draws).

Young Boys will play away agasint Lausanne Sport on the 3rd of February with a 22-3 head to head in favor of Young Boys (7 draws).

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
6.6
D
Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo
7.0
D
A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland
7.1
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
6.4
76'
M
Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic
7.0
61'
M
Anto Grgic 16.Switzerland
7.1
60'
M
Yanis Cimignani 21.France
7.3
85' 70' 78'
M
Martim Marques 26.Portugal
6.7
38'
M
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia
6.7
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
7.3
61'
F
Shkelqim Vladi 19.Kosovo
6.3
Substitutes
G
Steven Deana 90.Switzerland
D
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
7.0
76'
D
Lukas Mai 17.Germany
D
A. El Wafi 22.Morocco
M
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
7.3
60'
M
Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy
6.8
61'
M
Hicham Mahou 18.France
6.8
85'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
7.0
61'
F
Boris Babic 27.Switzerland

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

The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi (6.6), Allan Arigoni (6.4), Kreshnik Hajrizi (7.0), Albian Hajdari (7.1), Anto Grgic (7.1), Yanis Cimignani (7.3), Hadj Mahmoud (6.7), Roman Macek (7.0), Martim Marques (6.7), Zan Celar (7.3) and Shkelqim Vladi (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jhon Espinoza (7.0), Renato Steffen (7.3), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.8), Lukas Mai , Hicham Mahou  (6.8), Ayman El Wafi, Uran Bislimi (7.0), Boris Babic and Steven Deana.

Lugano could not rely on the presence of Renato Steffen (injured) and Hicham Mahou  (injured).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Anto Grgic for Renato Steffen (60′), Zan Celar for Jonathan Sabbatini (61′), Roman Macek for Uran Bislimi (61′), Allan Arigoni for Jhon Espinoza (76′) and Yanis Cimignani for Hicham Mahou  (85′).

Best player: Zan Celar​

The most impressive player for Lugano was Zan Celar.

His rating is (7.3) with 11 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys
G
Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland
7.7
D
A. Amenda 4.Switzerland
6.7
13'
D
N. Persson 19.Sweden
7.0
77'
D
Loris Benito 23.Switzerland
7.3
D
Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland
7.5
77'
M
Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland
8.1
90' 58'
M
Ebrima Colley 11.Gambia
7.0
73'
M
Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland
6.7
M
Darian Males 39.Switzerland
6.4
89'
F
Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo
7.0
F
Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon
6.7
73'
Substitutes
G
David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland
D
Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea
D
Saidy Janko 17.Gambia
6.3
77'
D
Ulisses Garcia 21.Switzerland
6.4
77'
D
Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland
M
Miguel Chaiwa 14.Zambia
M
Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo
6.8
89'
F
Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo
6.4
73' 90'
F
Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal
6.4
73'

Young Boys started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

Raphaël Wicky played with: Anthony Racioppi (7.7), Lewin Blum (7.5), Aurèle Amenda (6.7), Loris Benito (7.3), Noah Persson (7.0), Ebrima Colley (7.0), Sandro Lauper  (6.7), Darian Males (6.4), Filip Ugrinic (8.1), Jean-Pierre Nsame (6.7) and Meschack Elia (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Camara, Miguel Chaiwa, Saidy Janko (6.3), Ulisses Garcia  (6.4), Donat Rrudhani (6.8), David von Ballmoos , Fabian Lustenberger, Silvère Ganvoula (6.4) and Joël Monteiro (6.4).

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: Ebrima Colley for Joël Monteiro (73′), Jean-Pierre Nsame for Silvère Ganvoula (73′), Lewin Blum for Saidy Janko (77′), Noah Persson for Ulisses Garcia  (77′) and Darian Males for Donat Rrudhani (89′).

Best player: Filip Ugrinic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Young Boys was Filip Ugrinic.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 66 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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