ST. GALLEN. Lugano tops Servette 1-0 after J. Sabbatini scored just 1 goal (35′).
The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alain Bieri assisted by Alain Heiniger and Bastien Lengacher. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Lugano was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Servette that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Servette was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Lugano was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Lugano shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Servette shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lugano received 2 yellow cards (F. Daprela and O. Doumbia). On the opposite side, Servette received 3 yellow cards (T. Valls, N. Vouilloz and M. Diallo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lugano will have 12 points like Basel to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Servette will stay with 17 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Lugano will play away with Sion on the 22nd of November with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Lugano (8 draws).
Servette will play away agasint Winterthur on the 22nd of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Servette (0 draws).
Lugano – Formation
Lugano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi , Milton Valenzuela , Lars Lukas Mai , Fabio Daprelà , Reto Ziegler , Jonathan Sabbatini , Ousmane Doumbia , Renato Steffen , Uran Bislimi , Hicham Mahou and Boris Babić .
The home team had on the bench: Roman Macek , Mohamed El Amine Amoura, Ignacio Aliseda , Adrian Durrer, Albian Hajdari, Kreshnik Hajrizi, Serif Berbic, Allan Arigoni and Maren Haile-Selassie .
Substitutions
Lugano made 4 changes: H. Mahou for M. Haile-Selassie (63′), U. Bislimi for R. Macek (64′), B. Babic for I. Aliseda (66′) and R. Steffen for E. A. Amoura M. (80′).
Best player: Reto Ziegler
The most impressive player for Lugano was Reto Ziegler even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Servette – Formation
Servette started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alain Geiger played with: Jeremy Frick , Moritz Bauer , Nicolas Vouilloz , Yoan Severin , Gaël Clichy , Alexis Antunes , Theo Valls , Timothé Cognat , Miroslav Stevanović , Ronny Rodelin and Patrick Pflücke .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dereck Kutesa , Moussa Diallo , Boris Cespedes, Sidiki Camara, Edin Omeragic, Diogo Monteiro, Steve Rouiller, Enzo Crivelli and Boubacar Fofana .
Substitutions
Servette made 5 changes: T. Valls for D. Kutesa (46′), R. Rodelin for E. Crivelli (57′), M. Bauer for M. Diallo (67′), E. Crivelli for B. Fofana (67′) and A. Antunes for B. Cespedes (82′).
Best player: Alexis Antunes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Servette was Alexis Antunes.
His rating is with 33 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 21.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Luzern – Young Boys – 1-2
- Lugano – Servette – 1-0
- Sion – Winterthur – 1-3