Young Boys prevails over Grasshopper 3-0

BERN. Young Boys was eventually too much to handle for Grasshopper.

April 5, 2024

BERN. Young Boys was finally too good for Grasshopper with the goal of Meschack Elia (6′), Silvere Ganvoula (18′) and Joël Monteiro (21′).

The match was played at the STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern stadium in Bern on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 29,071 spectators. The referee was Fedayi San who was helped by Benjamin Zürcher and Mirco Bürgi. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Young Boys

3 - 0

Grasshopper

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

13 Total 13
5 On Target 2
5 Off Target 9
3 Shots blocked 2

94 Attack 114
42 Dangerous attack 63
78 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

19 Total 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Young Boys was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Grasshopper that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Grasshopper was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Young Boys succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Young Boys shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper shot 13 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Meschack Elia(goal)

Silvere Ganvoula(goal)

18'

Joël Monteiro(goal)Saidy Janko

21'

46'

Tim Meyer- sub ->Joshua Laws

Cedric Itten- sub ->Silvere Ganvoula

60'

J. Mvuka- sub ->Ebrima Colley

60'

Lewin Blum- sub ->Saidy Janko

61'

65'

B. Fink- sub ->Amir Abrashi

66'

Asumah Abubakar- sub ->Giotto Morandi

Darian Males- sub ->Joël Monteiro

69'

Anel Husic- sub ->Sandro Lauper

74'

78'

Pascal Schürpf- sub ->F. de Carvalho

78'

Elvir Zukaj- sub ->Ayumu Seko

Meschack Elia(VAR)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Young Boys has 58 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Grasshopper will stays with 30 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Young Boys will play away with St. Gallen on the 7th of April with a 40-8 head to head in favor of Young Boys (17 draws).

Grasshopper will play away against Yverdon Sport on the 7th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Grasshopper (2 draws).

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys

David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland

7.3

A. Amenda 4.Switzerland

7.7

Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea

7.5

Saidy Janko 17.Gambia

7.3

61'

N. Persson 19.Sweden

7.1

Lukasz Lakomy 8.Poland

7.1

Ebrima Colley 11.Gambia

6.6

60'

Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland

7.0

74'

Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal

7.3

69'

21'

Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo

7.8

Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo

7.0

60'

18'

Substitutes

Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland

Jaouen Hadjam 3.Algeria

Anel Husic 5.Switzerland

6.4

74'

Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland

6.8

61'

Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal

Darian Males 39.Switzerland

6.7

69'

M. Deme 47.Switzerland

Cedric Itten 9.Switzerland

6.8

60'

J. Mvuka 32.Norway

6.7

60'

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

The manager Joël Patrick Magnin decided to play with the following team: David von Ballmoos (7.3), Saidy Janko (7.3), Mohamed Camara (7.5), A. Amenda (7.7), N. Persson (7.1), Ebrima Colley (6.6), Sandro Lauper (7.0), Lukasz Lakomy (7.1), Joël Monteiro (7.3), Meschack Elia (7.8) and Silvere Ganvoula (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Jaouen Hadjam, Anel Husic (6.4), Cedric Itten (6.8), Cheikh Niasse, Lewin Blum (6.8), J. Mvuka (6.7), Darian Males (6.7) and M. Deme.

Young Boys could not rely on the presence of Anel Husic (injured).

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: Silvere Ganvoula for Cedric Itten (60′), Ebrima Colley for J. Mvuka (60′), Saidy Janko for Lewin Blum (61′), Joël Monteiro for Darian Males (69′) and Sandro Lauper for Anel Husic (74′).

Player of the match: Meschack Elia

The most impressive player for Young Boys was Meschack Elia.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 11 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper

Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland

6.3

Joshua Laws 5.Australia

6.4

46'

Ayumu Seko 15.Japan

6.8

78'

Maksim Paskotsi 26.Estonia

6.4

Dirk Abels 2.Netherlands

6.7

Amir Abrashi 6.Albania

7.0

65'

Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany

6.8

Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo

6.8

Giotto Morandi 8.Switzerland

7.3

66'

Francis Momoh 22.Nigeria

7.5

F. de Carvalho 77.Switzerland

7.0

78'

Substitutes

Manuel Kuttin 29.Austria

Théo Ndicka Matam 14.France

Tim Meyer 53.Switzerland

7.5

46'

Elvir Zukaj 57.Switzerland

6.8

78'

Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland

7.1

78'

Oliver Batista Meier 70.Germany

B. Fink 9.Switzerland

6.4

65'

Asumah Abubakar 27.Portugal

6.7

66'

Dorian Babunski 99.Macedonia

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

Bruno Berner played with: Justin Hammel (6.3), Maksim Paskotsi (6.4), Ayumu Seko (6.8), Joshua Laws (6.4), Dirk Abels (6.7), Tsiy Ndenge (6.8), Amir Abrashi (7.0), Florian Hoxha (6.8), Giotto Morandi (7.3), Francis Momoh (7.5) and F. de Carvalho (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: B. Fink (6.4), Pascal Schürpf (7.1), Théo Ndicka Matam, Asumah Abubakar (6.7), Manuel Kuttin , Tim Meyer (7.5), Elvir Zukaj (6.8), Oliver Batista Meier and Dorian Babunski.

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Giotto Morandi for Asumah Abubakar (66′), Joshua Laws for Tim Meyer (46′), Amir Abrashi for B. Fink (65′), F. de Carvalho for Pascal Schürpf (78′) and Ayumu Seko for Elvir Zukaj (78′).