GRAND-LANCY. Grasshopper conquers Servette 1-0 after L. Bonatini scored a penalty (10′). Servette lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
K. Imeri didn’t convert a decisive penalty (18′). That would have allowed Servette to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stade de Marignac stadium in Grand-Lancy on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukas Fähndrich who had the assistance of Benjamin Zürcher and Bastien Lengacher. The 4th official was Esther Staubli.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 83
- 82 Dangerous attack 55
- 80 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Servette had a superior ball possession 58% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Servette was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Grasshopper managed to find the solution to win this match.
Servette shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Grasshopper shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Servette received 4 yellow cards (B. Cespedes, V. Behrami, K. Imeri and M. Bauer). On the other side, Grasshopper received 4 yellow cards (A. Arigoni, Li Lei, F. Momoh and B. Jordao).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Servette will stay with 41 points like St. Gallen to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper will have 32 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Servette will play away with Young Boys on the 23rd of April with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Servette (5 draws).
Grasshopper will host Lausanne Sport on the 24th of April with a 12-3 head to head statistic in favor of Grasshopper (8 draws).
Servette – Formation
Servette started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Alain Geiger decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Servette made 4 changes: N. Vouilloz for M. Diallo (46′), C. Bedia for D. Oberlin (63′), B. Cespedes for R. Nyakossi (63′) and V. Behrami for M. Bauer (63′).
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Giorgio Contini played with: .
Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of N. Da Silva (injured).
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: F. Momoh for B. Riascos (76′), L. Bonatini for B. Jordao (76′), C. Herc for A. Abrashi (87′), Li Lei for N. Da Silva (87′) and G. Morandi for A. Santos (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Servette – Grasshopper – 0-1
- Zürich – Young Boys – 2-1