Lugano and Young Boys draws a frantic match 3-3 on Saturday

LUGANO. Lugano and Young Boys played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.

February 11, 2024

LUGANO. Lugano and Young Boys went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Stadio di Cornaredo stadium in Lugano on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 2,824 spectators. The referee was Nico Gianforte with the assistance of Matthias Sbrissa and . The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.

Match Statistics

Lugano

3 - 3

Young Boys

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

12 Total 14
4 On Target 6
6 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 2

86 Attack 103
44 Dangerous attack 69
85 Ball safe 82

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Lugano was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Young Boys that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Young Boys to win the contest.

Lugano shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Young Boys shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Mattia Croci-Torti, Jhon Espinoza and Anto Grgic). Talking about the opposition, Young Boys received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Camara).

Match Timeline

Ebrima Colley(goal)Filip Ugrinic

Uran Bislimi(goal)Milton Valenzuela

45'

46'

J. Mvuka- sub ->Ebrima Colley

52'

J. Mvuka(goal)Cedric Itten

Kreshnik Hajrizi(goal)Anto Grgic

56'

60'

Mohamed Camara- Yellow

62'

Filip Ugrinic (goal)Joel Mugisha Mvuka

Jhon Espinoza- sub ->Albian Hajdari

67'

Zan Celar(VAR)

72'

Zan Celar(penalty)

80'

Roman Macek- sub ->Hicham Mahou

78'

Shkelqim Vladi- sub ->Hadj Mahmoud

78'

Anto Grgic(VAR)

79'

Anto Grgic- Yellow

82'

N. Persson- sub ->Jaouen Hadjam

83'

Silvere Ganvoula- sub ->Joël Monteiro

83'

Darian Males- sub ->Lukasz Lakomy

Mattia Bottani- sub ->Zan Celar

85'

Jhon Espinoza- Yellow

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Lugano has 34 points like Luzern to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Young Boys will has 48 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Lugano – Formation

Lugano

Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland

6.6

Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo

7.5

56'

A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland

7.1

67'

Lukas Mai 17.Germany

6.4

Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina

6.8

Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy

6.6

Anto Grgic 16.Switzerland

7.5

82'

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia

6.8

78'

Zan Celar 9.Slovenia

7.0

85'

80'

Hicham Mahou 18.France

6.4

78'

Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland

7.7

45'

Substitutes

Serif Berbic 13.Switzerland

Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador

6.4

67'

87'

A. El Wafi 22.Morocco

Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic

6.7

78'

Adrian Durrer 8.Switzerland

Johan Nkama 24.Nigeria

Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland

6.7

85'

Shkelqim Vladi 19.Kosovo

7.0

78'

Lugano adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi (6.6), Kreshnik Hajrizi (7.5), Lukas Mai (6.4), Albian Hajdari (7.1), Milton Valenzuela (6.8), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.6), Anto Grgic (7.5), Hadj Mahmoud (6.8), Hicham Mahou (6.4), Zan Celar (7.0) and Uran Bislimi (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jhon Espinoza (6.4), Roman Macek (6.7), Adrian Durrer , Mattia Bottani (6.7), Serif Berbic, Shkelqim Vladi (7.0), Ayman El Wafi and Johan Nkama.

Substitutions

Lugano made 4 changes: Albian Hajdari for Jhon Espinoza (67′), Zan Celar for Mattia Bottani (85′), Hicham Mahou for Roman Macek (78′) and Hadj Mahmoud for Shkelqim Vladi (78′).

Player of the match: Uran Bislimi

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Uran Bislimi.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 32 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys

David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland

6.4

Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea

6.8

60'

Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland

7.1

Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland

6.4

Jaouen Hadjam 3.Algeria

6.6

82'

Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland

8.8

62'

Lukasz Lakomy 8.Poland

7.1

83'

Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland

7.1

Cedric Itten 9.Switzerland

6.6

Ebrima Colley 11.Gambia

7.3

46'

Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal

6.3

83'

Substitutes

Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland

A. Amenda 4.Switzerland

Saidy Janko 17.Gambia

N. Persson 19.Sweden

7.0

82'

Miguel Chaiwa 14.Zambia

Darian Males 39.Switzerland

6.4

83'

J. Mvuka 32.Norway

8.4

46'

52'

Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo

6.4

83'

Also Young Boys adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Raphaël Wicky played with: David von Ballmoos (6.4), Lewin Blum (7.1), Mohamed Camara (6.8), Fabian Lustenberger (6.4), Jaouen Hadjam (6.6), Lukasz Lakomy (7.1), Sandro Lauper (7.1), Filip Ugrinic (8.8), Joël Monteiro (6.3), Cedric Itten (6.6) and Ebrima Colley (7.3).

They had on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Aurèle Amenda, Miguel Chaiwa, Saidy Janko, Noah Persson (7.0), Joel Mugisha Mvuka (8.4), Silvere Ganvoula (6.4) and Darian Males (6.4).

Substitutions

Young Boys made 4 changes: Ebrima Colley for Joel Mugisha Mvuka (46′), Jaouen Hadjam for Noah Persson (82′), Joël Monteiro for Silvere Ganvoula (83′) and Lukasz Lakomy for Darian Males (83′).