SION. Sion bounces back against Grasshopper with a goal on the T. Ribeiro 56′ and a goal on the R. Dadashov 63′.
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Stefan Horisberger with the assistance of Bekim Zogaj and Benjamin Zürcher. The 4th official was Vladimir Ovcharov. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.4 degrees Celsius or 84.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 5 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 85
- 91 Dangerous attack 57
- 79 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sion was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Grasshopper that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sion was putting more pressure with 91 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Sion to win the match.
Sion shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Grasshopper shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sion received 2 yellow cards (F. Stojilkovic and M. Araz). Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper received 2 yellow cards (F. Momoh and Nadjack).
(Sion) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (54′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Sion will host Winterthur on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Grasshopper will host Zürich on the 1st of October with a 29-16 head to head record in favor of Zürich (11 draws).
Sion – Formation
Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paolo Tramezzani decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner , Numa Lavanchy , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Baltazar , Musa Araz , Anto Grgić , Denis Will Poha , Itaitinga , Filip Stojilković and Kevin Bua .
The home team had on the bench: Ylyas Chouaref , Kevin Fickentscher, Kevin Halabaku, Gaetan Karlen , Luca Zuffi, Jose Aguilar Martinez, Joel Schmied , Nicky Cleșcenco and Dennis Iapichino.
Substitutions
Sion made 3 changes: K. Bua for J. Schmied (59′), Itaitinga for Y. Chouaref (65′) and F. Stojilkovic for G. Karlen (65′).
Best player: Denis Will Poha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Denis Will Poha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira , Ayumu Seko , Noah Loosli , Tomás Ribeiro , Tsiy William Ndenge , Bendegúz Bolla , Meritan Shabani , Christián Herc , Dominik Schmid , Francis Momoh and Giotto Morandi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dion Kacuri, Nadjack , Justin Hammel, Petar Pušić , Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira , Renat Dadaşov and Simone Stroscio.
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: M. Shabani for R. Dadashov (46′), T. Ndenge for P. Pusic (46′), T. Ribeiro for Nadjack (66′), F. Momoh for F. De Carvalho (74′) and G. Morandi for D. Kacuri (90′).
Best player: Tomás Ribeiro
The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Tomás Ribeiro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- St. Gallen – Luzern – 4-1
- Sion – Grasshopper – 2-2