ZüRICH. Zürich tops Lugano 1-0 after A. Ceesay scored just 1 goal (77′).
The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San who was helped by Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Mirel Turkes. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Zürich was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Lugano that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Zürich was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zürich won the match.
Zürich shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Lugano shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Zürich received 2 yellow cards (A. Ceesay and D. Gnonto). On the other side, Lugano received 1 yellow card (K. Hajrizi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Zürich will have 20 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Lugano will stay with 14 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will play away with Grasshopper on the 23rd of October with a 28-16 head to head record in favor of Zürich (9 draws).
Lugano will play away agasint Basel on the 24th of October with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Basel (9 draws).
Zürich – Formation
Zürich
90'
52'
77'
Zürich started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher , Bećir Omeragić , Mirlind Kryeziu , Fidan Aliti , Nikola Boranijašević , Blerim Džemaili , Ousmane Doumbia , Adriá Guerrero , Bledian Krasniqi , Antonio Marchesano and Assan Ceesay .
The home team had on the bench: Akaki Gogia, Ante Ćorić , Stephan Seiler, Lindrit Kamberi, Rodrigo Pollero, Degnand Wilfried Gnonto , Fabian Rohner, Živko Kostadinović and Marc Hornschuh .
Substitutions
Zürich made 4 changes: B. Dzemaili for A. Coric (64′), B. Krasniqi for D. Gnonto (64′), A. Marchesano for M. Hornschuh (83′) and B. Omeragic for L. Kamberi (90′).
Best player: Antonio Marchesano
The most impressive player for Zürich was Antonio Marchesano even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Lugano – Formation
Lugano
Lugano started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Sebastian Osigwe , Kreshnik Hajrizi , Fabio Daprelà , Reto Ziegler , Mickaël Facchinetti , Olivier Custodio , Jonathan Sabbatini , Sandi Lovrić , Numa Lavanchy , Žan Celar and Asumah Abubakar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Phelipe , Kévin Monzialo, Mohamed Haj Mahmoud , Nikolas Muci, Leonid Srdic, Mohamed El Amine Amoura , Amir Saipi, Yuri and Christophe Lungoyi .
Substitutions
Lugano made 5 changes: Z. Celar for M. Amoura (63′), A. Abubakar for C. Lungoyi (76′), O. Custodio for L. Phelipe (81′), K. Hajrizi for M. Belhaj Mahmoud (81′) and M. Facchinetti for Yuri (81′).
Best player: Jonathan Sabbatini
The player that probably impressed the most for Lugano was Jonathan Sabbatini.
His rating is with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
