ZüRICH. Lugano overcomes Grasshopper 1-0 after Z. Celar scored a penalty (10′). Lugano was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Lugano remained in 10 after Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud received a red card in the 76′. Still, Lugano still managed to win this match playing only with 10 players.
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 5,449 spectators. The referee was Mirel Turkes with the help of Jonas Erni and . The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.99 degrees Celsius or 71.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 1 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 100 Attack 106
- 53 Dangerous attack 30
- 61 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Lugano had a superior ball possession 63% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grasshopper was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lugano managed to find the solution to win this match.
Grasshopper shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Lugano shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Grasshopper received 2 yellow cards (Giotto Morandi and Milton Valenzuela). On the other side, Lugano received 4 yellow cards (A. El Wafi, Zan Celar, Milton Valenzuela and Jhon Espinoza).
Also, Lugano didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (Lugano) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grasshopper stays with 30 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Lugano will has 56 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper
79'
64'
Grasshopper started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Schallibaum decided to play with the following team: Steven Deana , Dirk Abels , Maksim Paskotsi , Ayumu Seko , Florian Hoxha , Amir Abrashi , Tsiy Ndenge , Asumah Abubakar , Giotto Morandi , Pascal Schürpf and Francis Momoh .
The home team had on the bench: B. Fink , Théo Ndicka Matam, Awer Mabil , Nicolas Glaus, Tim Meyer , Elvir Zukaj, Oliver Batista Meier, F. de Carvalho and Dorian Babunski .
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: Amir Abrashi for Tim Meyer (79′), Asumah Abubakar for Dorian Babunski (58′), Francis Momoh for B. Fink (58′), Pascal Schürpf for F. de Carvalho (72′) and Tsiy Ndenge for Awer Mabil (71′).
Player of the match: Dirk Abels
The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Dirk Abels .
His rating is with 39 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Lugano – Formation
Lugano
76'
10'
Lugano started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi , Ousmane Doumbia , Lukas Mai , A. El Wafi , Milton Valenzuela , Uran Bislimi , Anto Grgic , Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud , Renato Steffen , Zan Celar and Mattia Bottani .
They had on the bench: Jhon Espinoza, Roman Macek, Jonathan Sabbatini , Hicham Mahou, Yanis Cimignani , Martim Marques, Ignacio Aliseda , Kacper Przybylko and D. Mina.
Lugano could not rely on the presence of Ignacio Aliseda (injured).
Substitutions
Lugano made 4 changes: Mattia Bottani for Yanis Cimignani (57′), Renato Steffen for Jhon Espinoza (90′), Zan Celar for Ignacio Aliseda (82′) and Uran Bislimi for Jonathan Sabbatini (82′).
Player of the match: Lukas Mai
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Lukas Mai even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 75 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Grasshopper – Lugano – 0-1
- Lausanne Sport – Zürich – 1-0
- St. Gallen – Yverdon Sport – 5-1
