Winterthur and Lugano draw 2-2 on Saturday

WINTERTHUR. Winterthur finds the way to recover against Lugano with a goal on the J. Espinoza 83' and a goal on the Y. Cimignani 48'.

Winterthur and Lugano draw 2-2 on Saturday

WINTERTHUR. Winterthur recovers against Lugano with a goal on the J. Espinoza 83′ and a goal on the Y. Cimignani 48′. Lugano was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stadion Schützenwiese stadium in Winterthur on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 8,100 spectators.​ The referee was Johannes von Mandach with the support of Jonas Erni and Claudio dos Santos. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.76 degrees Celsius or 72.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 13 Total 19
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 8
  • 88 Attack 88
  • 85 Dangerous attack 66
  • 60 Ball safe 79
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano had a superior ball possession 57% while Winterthur was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Winterthur was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Winterthur to win the match​.

Winterthur shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lugano shot 19 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Winterthur received 1 yellow card (Remo Arnold). On the opposite side, Lugano received 2 yellow cards (A. Hajdari and Anto Grgic).

Match Timeline

46'
Jhon Espinoza- sub ->Hicham Mahou
48'
Yanis Cimignani(goal)
58'
Anto Grgic- Yellow
Matteo Di Giusto- sub ->Adrian Durrer
59'
Aldin Turkes- sub ->Antoine Baroan
59'
Adrian Gantenbein(VAR)
60'
Randy Schneider(goal)Matteo Di Giusto
63'
64'
Uran Bislimi- sub ->Roman Macek
64'
Mattia Bottani- sub ->Yanis Cimignani
77'
Shkelqim Vladi- sub ->Zan Celar
Nishan Burkart- sub ->Adrian Gantenbein
78'
78'
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud- sub ->Jonathan Sabbatini 
Boubacar Fofana- sub ->Sayfallah Ltaief
78'
Remo Arnold- Yellow
82'
83'
Jhon Espinoza(goal)Anto Grgic
Aldin Turkes(goal)Boubacar Fofana
84'
Thibault Corbaz- sub ->Basil Stillhart
86'
87'
A. Hajdari- Yellow

Standings

After this match, Winterthur has 46 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Lugano will has 53 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur
G
M. Keller 33.Switzerland
7.3
D
Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland
7.1
82'
D
S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Granit Lekaj  23.Switzerland
6.7
D
Silvan Sidler 24.Switzerland
7.7
M
Basil Stillhart 4.Switzerland
6.4
86'
M
Randy Schneider 6.Switzerland
7.3
Goals63'
M
Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland
7.1
78'
M
Adrian Durrer 22.Switzerland
6.4
59'
M
Sayfallah Ltaief 70.Switzerland
7.9
78'
F
Antoine Baroan 28.France
7.3
59'
Substitutes
G
Markus Kuster 30.Austria
D
Michael Gonçalves 15.Switzerland
D
Loïc Lüthi 21.Switzerland
D
Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland
M
Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland
7.0
59'
M
Thibault Corbaz 14.Switzerland
6.7
86'
F
Aldin Turkes 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
59' Goals84'
F
Boubacar Fofana 29.France
7.0
78'
F
Nishan Burkart 99.Switzerland
6.4
78'

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

The manager Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: M. Keller (7.3), Silvan Sidler (7.7), Granit Lekaj  (6.7), Remo Arnold (7.1), S. Diaby (7.0), Adrian Durrer (6.4), Basil Stillhart (6.4), Adrian Gantenbein (7.1), Randy Schneider (7.3), Sayfallah Ltaief (7.9) and Antoine Baroan (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Matteo Di Giusto (7.0), Aldin Turkes (7.3), Thibault Corbaz (6.7), Michael Gonçalves, Loïc Lüthi, Yannick Schmid, Boubacar Fofana (7.0), Markus Kuster and Nishan Burkart (6.4).

Substitutions

Winterthur made 5 changes: Adrian Durrer for Matteo Di Giusto (59′), Antoine Baroan for Aldin Turkes (59′), Adrian Gantenbein for Nishan Burkart (78′), Sayfallah Ltaief for Boubacar Fofana (78′) and Basil Stillhart for Thibault Corbaz (86′).

Player of the match: Sayfallah Ltaief​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Winterthur was Sayfallah Ltaief.

His rating is 7.9 with 33 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
7.5
D
A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland
7.1
87'
D
Lukas Mai 17.Germany
6.8
D
Ousmane Doumbia  20.Ivory Coast
7.3
D
Yanis Cimignani 21.France
7.5
64' Goals48'
D
Martim Marques 26.Portugal
6.4
M
Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic
7.0
64'
M
7.7
78'
M
Anto Grgic 16.Switzerland
7.3
58'
M
Hicham Mahou 18.France
6.4
46'
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
7.0
77'
Substitutes
G
Serif Berbic 13.Switzerland
D
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
7.3
46' Goals83'
D
A. El Wafi 22.Morocco
D
Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
7.0
64'
M
6.4
78'
F
Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland
7.0
64'
F
Shkelqim Vladi 19.Kosovo
6.7
77'
F
Kacper Przybylko 93.Poland

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

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (7.5), Yanis Cimignani (7.5), Lukas Mai (6.8), Ousmane Doumbia  (7.3), A. Hajdari (7.1), Martim Marques (6.4), Anto Grgic (7.3), Jonathan Sabbatini  (7.7), Roman Macek (7.0), Zan Celar (7.0) and Hicham Mahou (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jhon Espinoza (7.3), Mattia Bottani (7.0), Serif Berbic, Shkelqim Vladi (6.7), A. El Wafi, Milton Valenzuela, Uran Bislimi (7.0), Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (6.4) and Kacper Przybylko.

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Hicham Mahou for Jhon Espinoza (46′), Zan Celar for Shkelqim Vladi (77′), Roman Macek for Uran Bislimi (64′), Yanis Cimignani for Mattia Bottani (64′) and Jonathan Sabbatini  for Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (78′).

Player of the match: Jonathan Sabbatini ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Jonathan Sabbatini .

His rating is 7.7 with 62 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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