Zürich tops Grasshopper 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Marchesano

ZüRICH. Zürich prevails over Grasshopper 1-0 after A. Marchesano scored a penalty (38').

February 11, 2024

ZüRICH. Zürich tops Grasshopper 1-0 after A. Marchesano scored a penalty (38′). Grasshopper lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Zürich remained in players after Nikola Katić received a red card in the 26′. Anyhow, Zürich still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players. On the other side, also Asumah Abubakar received a red card (12′). This red card was one of the reason why Grasshopper lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 18,523 spectators. The referee was Stefan Horisberger assisted by Vital Jobin and . The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Zürich

1 - 0

Grasshopper

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

5 Total 8
1 On Target 1
3 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 3

79 Attack 104
26 Dangerous attack 44
78 Ball safe 77

1 Penalties 0
1 Corners 4

Fouls

9 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Grasshopper was in firm control of the ball 60% while Zürich was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grasshopper was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Zürich was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Zürich shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Zürich received 1 yellow card (Jonathan Okita). Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper received 1 yellow card (Tim Meyer).

(Zürich) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (26′).

Also, Grasshopper didn’t end the match with 11 players after Asumah Abubakar (Grasshopper) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (12′).

Match Timeline

12'

Asumah Abubakar- Red

Nikola Katic- Red

26'

37'

Tim Meyer- Yellow

Antonio Marchesano(penalty)

38'

46'

D. Kameri- sub ->Tim Meyer

Mirlind Kryeziu- sub ->Fabio Daprelà

46'

61'

B. Fink- sub ->Dorian Babunski

61'

Oliver Batista Meier- sub ->Pascal Schürpf

71'

Théo Ndicka Matam- sub ->Florian Hoxha

Fabian Rohner- sub ->Antonio Marchesano

71'

86'

Liam Bollati- sub ->Dirk Abels

Jonathan Okita- sub ->Rodrigo Conceição

86'

Silvan Wallner- sub ->Nikola Boranijašević

87'

Jonathan Okita- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Zürich has 36 points like St. Gallen to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Grasshopper will stays with 25 points like Basel to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

Zürich – Formation

Zürich

Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland

7.1

Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland

7.3

F. Daprelà 5.Switzerland

6.8

46'

Nikola Katic 24.Croatia

5.0

26'

Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain

7.5

Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland

7.9

Antonio Marchesano 10.Switzerland

7.3

71'

38'

Ifeanyi Mathew 12.Nigeria

7.0

Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia

7.7

87'

Rodrigo Conceição 27.Portugal

6.6

86'

D. Afriyie 18.Ghana

7.0

Substitutes

Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland

Silvan Wallner 4.Switzerland

87'

Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany

Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo

6.7

46'

Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland

6.4

71'

Ivan Santini 9.Croatia

Jonathan Okita 11.Germany

6.7

86'

90'

C. Ligue 20.Switzerland

A. Oko-Flex 22.England

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

The manager Bo Henriksen decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher (7.1), Lindrit Kamberi (7.3), Nikola Katić (5.0), Fabio Daprelà (6.8), Nikola Boranijašević (7.7), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.0), Bledian Krasniqi (7.9), Adrián Guerrero (7.5), Rodrigo Conceição (6.6), Antonio Marchesano (7.3) and Daniel Afriyie (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Živko Kostadinović, Silvan Wallner, Ivan Santini, Jonathan Okita (6.7), Marc Hornschuh, Calixte Paul Ligue, Armstrong Oko-Flex, Fabian Rohner (6.4) and Mirlind Kryeziu (6.7).

Substitutions

Zürich made 4 changes: Fabio Daprelà for Mirlind Kryeziu (46′), Nikola Boranijašević for Silvan Wallner (87′), Rodrigo Conceição for Jonathan Okita (86′) and Antonio Marchesano for Fabian Rohner (71′).

Player of the match: Bledian Krasniqi

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zürich was Bledian Krasniqi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 40 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper

Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland

6.8

Dirk Abels 2.Netherlands

6.7

86'

Kristers Tobers 4.Latvia

7.5

Joshua Laws 5.Australia

7.8

Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo

7.3

71'

Amir Abrashi 6.Albania

7.0

Giotto Morandi 8.Switzerland

7.0

Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland

6.8

61'

Tim Meyer 53.Switzerland

6.4

46'

37'

Asumah Abubakar 27.Portugal

3.1

12'

Dorian Babunski 99.Macedonia

7.0

61'

Substitutes

Nicolas Glaus 23.Switzerland

Théo Ndicka Matam 14.France

6.3

71'

Ayumu Seko 15.Japan

Maksim Paskotsi 26.Estonia

Liam Bollati 54.Switzerland

6.6

86'

D. Kameri 19.Austria

6.4

46'

Oliver Batista Meier 70.Germany

6.7

61'

B. Fink 9.Switzerland

6.8

61'

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

Bruno Berner played with: Justin Hammel (6.8), Dirk Abels (6.7), Kristers Tobers (7.5), Joshua Laws (7.8), Florian Hoxha (7.3), Giotto Morandi (7.0), Tim Meyer (6.4), Amir Abrashi (7.0), Pascal Schürpf (6.8), Dorian Babunski (7.0) and Asumah Abubakar (3.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bradley Fink (6.8), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.3), Ayumu Seko, Dijon Kameri (6.4), Nicolas Glaus, Maksim Paskotsi, Samuel Marques, Liam Bollati (6.6) and Oliver Batista Meier (6.7).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Tim Meyer for Dijon Kameri (46′), Dirk Abels for Liam Bollati (86′), Florian Hoxha for Théo Ndicka Matam (71′), Dorian Babunski for Bradley Fink (61′) and Pascal Schürpf for Oliver Batista Meier (61′).