Grasshopper recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Zürich 2-1

ZüRICH. Grasshopper managed to turn the tables against Zürich to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Grasshopper recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Zürich 2-1

ZüRICH. Grasshopper was able to reverse the score against Zürich to win 2-1. It was Zürich to strike first with a goal of Bledian Krasniqi at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Pascal Schürpf  gave the win to Grasshopper in the 90′ minute. Zürich lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Esther Staubli who had the assistance of Susann Küng and Bastien Lengacher. The 4th official was Stefan Horisberger. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 6.38 degrees Celsius or 43.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Grasshopper

2 - 1

Team 1

Zürich

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 111 Attack 120
  • 36 Dangerous attack 44
  • 76 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Zürich had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Grasshopper was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Grasshopper shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zürich shot 16 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (Dirk Abels, Tim Meyer and Francis Momoh). Regarding the opposition, Zürich didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

20'
Bledian Krasniqi(goal)Nikola Boranijašević
Dirk Abels - Yellow
36'
Francis Momoh- Yellow
36'
Tim Meyer- sub ->Bradley Fink
58'
Tim Meyer- Yellow
60'
67'
Cheick Condé- sub ->Nikola Boranijašević
Dorian Babunski- sub ->Maksim Paskotsi
69'
Pascal Schürpf- sub ->Filipe de Carvalho
69'
Dorian Babunski(goal)Francis Momoh
72'
74'
C. Ligue- sub ->Daniel Afriyie
74'
Nils Reichmuth- sub ->Antonio Marchesano
84'
Ivan Santini- sub ->Fabio Daprelà
Théo Ndicka Matam- sub ->Florian Hoxha
88'
Elmin Rastoder- sub ->Giotto Morandi
88'
Pascal Schürpf(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
0
Lugano
59
33
Servette
57
0
St. Gallen
50
0
Winterthur
49
0
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 has 24 points like Yverdon Sport to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Zürich will stays with 32 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will play away against Lugano on the 31st of January with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Lugano (7 draws).

Zürich will host Lausanne Sport on the 31st of January with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Zürich (7 draws).

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
8.1
D
Dirk Abels  2.Netherlands
7.0
36'
D
Joshua Laws 5.Australia
7.0
D
Maksim Paskotsi 26.Estonia
6.6
69'
D
Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo
7.0
88'
M
Amir Abrashi  6.Albania
6.8
M
Giotto Morandi  8.Switzerland
7.1
88'
M
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.6
M
Francis Momoh 22.Nigeria
8.1
36'
M
F. de Carvalho 77.Switzerland
7.0
69'
F
B. Fink 9.Switzerland
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Manuel Kuttin  29.Austria
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 14.France
6.7
88'
D
Tim Meyer 53.Switzerland
6.8
58' 60'
D
Liam Bollati 54.Switzerland
D
Elvir Zukaj 57.Switzerland
M
Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland
7.5
69' Goals90'
F
Elmin Rastoder 74.Switzerland
6.4
88'
F
Dorian Babunski 99.Macedonia
7.7
69' Goals72'

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

The manager Bruno Berner decided to play with the following team: Justin Hammel (8.1), Dirk Abels (7.0), Maksim Paskotsi (6.6), Joshua Laws (7.0), Florian Hoxha (7.0), Filipe de Carvalho (7.0), Giotto Morandi (7.1), Ayumu Seko (6.6), Amir Abrashi (6.8), Francis Momoh (8.1) and Bradley Fink (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Pascal Schürpf  (7.5), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.7), Manuel Kuttin, Samuel Marques, Tim Meyer (6.8), Liam Bollati, Elvir Zukaj, Elmin Rastoder (6.4) and Dorian Babunski (7.7).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Bradley Fink for Tim Meyer (58′), Filipe de Carvalho for Pascal Schürpf  (69′), Maksim Paskotsi for Dorian Babunski (69′), Florian Hoxha for Théo Ndicka Matam (88′) and Giotto Morandi for Elmin Rastoder (88′).

Player of the match: Francis Momoh​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Francis Momoh even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 22.

Zürich – Formation

Zürich
G
Yanick Brecher  25.Switzerland
6.4
D
Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland
6.8
D
F. Daprelà 5.Switzerland
7.0
84'
D
Nikola Katic 24.Croatia
6.7
M
Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain
7.3
M
Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland
7.3
Goals20'
M
Ifeanyi Mathew 12.Nigeria
7.0
M
Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia
7.3
67'
F
Antonio Marchesano 10.Switzerland
7.0
74'
F
D. Afriyie 18.Ghana
7.7
74'
F
Rodrigo Conceição 27.Portugal
7.5
Substitutes
G
Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland
D
Silvan Wallner 4.Switzerland
D
Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo
M
Cheick Condé 17.Guinea
6.3
67'
M
Miguel Reichmuth 26.Switzerland
M
Nils Reichmuth 37.Switzerland
6.6
74'
F
Ivan Santini 9.Croatia
6.7
84'
F
C. Ligue 20.Switzerland
6.4
74'
F
A. Oko-Flex 22.England

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

Bo Henriksen played with: Yanick Brecher (6.4), Lindrit Kamberi (6.8), Nikola Katić (6.7), Fabio Daprelà (7.0), Nikola Boranijašević (7.3), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.0), Bledian Krasniqi (7.3), Adrián Guerrero (7.3), Antonio Marchesano (7.0), Daniel Afriyie (7.7) and Rodrigo Conceição (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Živko Kostadinović, Silvan Wallner, Ivan Santini (6.7), Cheick Oumar Conde (6.3), Calixte Paul Ligue (6.4), Armstrong Oko-Flex, Miguel Reichmuth, Mirlind Kryeziu and Nils Reichmuth (6.6).

Substitutions

Zürich made 4 changes: Nikola Boranijašević for Cheick Oumar Conde (67′), Daniel Afriyie for Calixte Paul Ligue (74′), Antonio Marchesano for Nils Reichmuth (74′) and Fabio Daprelà for Ivan Santini (84′).

Player of the match: Daniel Afriyie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zürich was Daniel Afriyie.

His rating is 7.7 with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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