CAROUGE. Servette succeeded in turn the tables against Lugano to win 2-1. It was Lugano to strike first with a goal of Hadj Mahmoud at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bendegúz Bolla gave the win to Servette in the 89′ minute with a penalty. Servette capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

Anto Grgic received a red card (75′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Lugano lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade de Genève stadium in Carouge on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 6,438 spectators.​ The referee was Stefan Horisberger with the support of Matthias Sbrissa and Alain Heiniger. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.56 degrees Celsius or 54.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Servette was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lugano was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Servette was more aggressive with 105 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Servette won the match​.

Servette shot 26 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lugano shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Servette received 3 yellow cards (Théo Magnin, Dylan Bronn  and Bradley Mazikou). On the opposite side, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Hicham Mahou , Jonathan Sabbatini and Mattia Croci-Torti).

Also, Lugano didn’t end the match with 11 players after Anto Grgic (Lugano) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (75′).

Standings

After playing this match, Servette has 44 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Lugano will stays with 34 points like Luzern to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

Servette – Formation

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

The manager René Weiler decided to play with the following team: Joël Mall (7.0), Keigo Tsunemoto (7.3), Steve Rouiller (6.8), Dylan Bronn  (7.0), Bradley Mazikou (6.7), Miroslav Stevanovic  (9.7), Gaël Ondoua (7.0), Timothé Cognat (6.8), Dereck Kutesa (8.2), Alexis Antunes (8.2) and Jérémy Guillemenot (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Baron, Théo Magnin, Alexander Lyng, Samba Diba, Tiemoko Ouattara, Jeremy Frick and Bendegúz Bolla (7.3).

Substitutions

Servette made 2 changes: Bradley Mazikou for Bendegúz Bolla (61′) and Alexis Antunes for Théo Magnin (90′).

Player of the match: Miroslav Stevanovic ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Servette was Miroslav Stevanovic .

His rating is 9.7 with 1 goal, 46 passes (83% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 13 crosses.

Lugano – Formation

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

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (8.4), Kreshnik Hajrizi (6.6), Lukas Mai  (7.0), Ayman El Wafi (7.0), Albian Hajdari (7.5), Hadj Mahmoud (8.4), Anto Grgic (7.0), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.6), Uran Bislimi (7.1), Zan Celar  (6.8) and Hicham Mahou  (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jhon Espinoza (6.1), Roman Macek (6.3), Mattia Bottani (6.4), Serif Berbic, Shkelqim Vladi, Yanis Cimignani (6.4) and Johan Nkama.

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Hicham Mahou  for Mattia Bottani (62′), Zan Celar  for Roman Macek (79′), Uran Bislimi for Yanis Cimignani (79′), Hadj Mahmoud for Jhon Espinoza (79′) and Albian Hajdari for Shkelqim Vladi (90′).

Player of the match: Amir Saipi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lugano was the goalkeeper: Amir Saipi. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Young Boys – Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – 1-0
• Luzern – Zürich – 0-1
• Servette – Lugano – 2-1