Zürich overcomes Lugano 3-0

LUGANO. Zürich was ultimately too good for Lugano.

November 13, 2023

LUGANO. Zürich was finally too good for Lugano with the goal of Jonathan Okita (14′), Lindrit Kamberi (33′) and Antonio Marchesano (88′). Lugano was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Stadio di Cornaredo stadium in Lugano on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Urs Schnyder who was helped by Marco Zürcher and Benjamin Zürcher. The 4th official was Luca Piccolo. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.84 degrees Celsius or 51.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Lugano

0 - 3

Zürich

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

11 Total 17
3 On Target 7
5 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 3

155 Attack 142
52 Dangerous attack 78
81 Ball safe 60

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano had a strong ball possession 62% while Zürich was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zürich was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zürich won the match.

Lugano shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zürich shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

14'

Jonathan Okita(goal)Adrián Guerrero

33'

Lindrit Kamberi(goal)

Ignacio Aliseda- sub ->Boris Babic

46'

Renato Steffen- sub ->Jhon Espinoza

46'

50'

Silvan Wallner- sub ->Fabio Daprelà

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud- sub ->Jonathan Sabbatini

46'

Hicham Mahou- sub ->Uran Bislimi

46'

Johan Nkama- sub ->Ayman El Wafi

75'

84'

Antonio Marchesano- sub ->Jonathan Okita

88'

Antonio Marchesano(goal)Daniel Afriyie

90'

Marc Hornschuh- sub ->Ifeanyi Mathew

90'

Bledian Krasniqi- sub ->Rodrigo Conceição

90'

Ivan Santini- sub ->Daniel Afriyie

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Lugano will stay with 16 points like Lausanne Sport and Winterthur to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Zürich will have 27 points like St. Gallen to sit 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 record in favor of Lugano (0 draws).

Zürich will host Lausanne Sport on the 30th of January with a 14-4 head to head stats in favor of Zürich (7 draws).

Lugano – Formation

Lugano

Steven Deana 90.Switzerland

6.6

A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland

6.4

Lukas Mai 17.Germany

6.6

A. El Wafi 22.Morocco

7.0

75'

Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland

6.1

Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador

6.4

46'

Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic

7.0

Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy

6.4

46'

Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland

6.0

46'

Yanis Cimignani 21.France

7.0

Boris Babic 27.Switzerland

7.0

46'

Substitutes

Serif Berbic 13.Switzerland

Adrian Durrer 8.Switzerland

Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland

6.7

46'

Hicham Mahou 18.France

7.3

46'

Johan Nkama 24.Nigeria

7.0

75'

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia

7.3

46'

Ignacio Aliseda 31.Argentina

6.7

46'

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

The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Steven Deana (6.6), Allan Arigoni (6.1), Lukas Mai (6.6), Ayman El Wafi (7.0), Albian Hajdari (6.4), Jhon Espinoza (6.4), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.4), Uran Bislimi (6.0), Roman Macek (7.0), Yanis Cimignani (7.0) and Boris Babic (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Durrer , Renato Steffen (6.7), Serif Berbic, Hicham Mahou (7.3), Johan Nkama (7.0), Hadj Mahmoud (7.3) and Ignacio Aliseda (6.7).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Jonathan Sabbatini for Hadj Mahmoud (46′), Uran Bislimi for Hicham Mahou (46′), Jhon Espinoza for Renato Steffen (46′), Boris Babic for Ignacio Aliseda (46′) and Ayman El Wafi for Johan Nkama (75′).

Best player: Hicham Mahou

The most impressive player for Lugano was Hicham Mahou .

His rating is (7.3) with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Zürich – Formation

Zürich

Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland

7.5

Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland

8.1

33'

F. Daprelà 5.Switzerland

6.8

50'

Nikola Katic 24.Croatia

7.7

Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain

7.8

Ifeanyi Mathew 12.Nigeria

7.8

90'

Cheick Condé 17.Guinea

7.0

Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia

7.0

Jonathan Okita 11.Germany

8.1

84'

14'

D. Afriyie 18.Ghana

7.3

90'

Rodrigo Conceição 27.Portugal

6.7

90'

Substitutes

Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland

Silvan Wallner 4.Switzerland

7.0

50'

Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany

90'

Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo

Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland

90'

Antonio Marchesano 10.Switzerland

7.7

84'

88'

Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland

Ivan Santini 9.Croatia

90'

A. Oko-Flex 22.England

Zürich started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Bo Henriksen played with: Yanick Brecher (7.5), Lindrit Kamberi (8.1), Nikola Katić (7.7), Fabio Daprelà (6.8), Nikola Boranijašević (7.0), Cheick Oumar Conde (7.0), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.8), Adrián Guerrero (7.8), Rodrigo Conceição (6.7), Daniel Afriyie (7.3) and Jonathan Okita (8.1).

They had on the bench: Živko Kostadinović, Silvan Wallner (7.0), Bledian Krasniqi, Ivan Santini, Antonio Marchesano (7.7), Marc Hornschuh, Armstrong Oko-Flex, Fabian Rohner and Mirlind Kryeziu.

Substitutions

Zürich made 5 changes: Fabio Daprelà for Silvan Wallner (50′), Ifeanyi Mathew for Marc Hornschuh (90′), Rodrigo Conceição for Bledian Krasniqi (90′), Daniel Afriyie for Ivan Santini (90′) and Jonathan Okita for Antonio Marchesano (84′).