FC Zurich leads 1-0 after one minute in the derby against GC, but has to settle for a point in the end. After a red card against FCZ, Grasshoppers earn an important point in the relegation battle.
FC Zurich failed to draw level with leaders Basel in the 287th Zurich city derby. The match between FCZ and Grasshoppers ends 1-1. Unusual events unfold in the stands and in front of the stadium.
In the initially spooky atmosphere, Mounir Chouiar scored for FCZ after just 36 seconds. However, things did not go the way of the third-placed team, who could have drawn level with leaders Basel with a win, but failed to win for the fourth time in a row.
The Grasshoppers, who had been winless since the end of September, equalized in the 41st minute through Tsiy Ndenge, and because Zurich's Umeh Emmanuel carelessly picked up two cautions between the 38th and 45th minutes, GC played more than a half with a superior number of players. It was the fourth sending-off in the ranks of the recently undisciplined Zurich side in the last five games.
Katic saves in extremis
The game changed noticeably as a result. FCZ's initial dominance led to a second half in which the Grasshoppers had around 80 percent possession and only missed out on victory thanks to a save by Nikola Katic. In the 71st minute, after a cross from Giotto Morandi, Katic just managed to get his toe to the ball before Lee Young-jun, who was ready to shoot from close range.
Incidentally, Chouiar was still 28 seconds away from scoring the fastest Super League goal. Former Sion players Ermir Lenjani (2019 against Luzern) and Moussa Konaté (2015 against St. Gallen) share the record with their goals after eight seconds each.
Empty GC sector and silent south curve
Immense security precautions and a large police contingent prevented a confrontation between the two fan camps before the match. However, they ensured that chaotic conditions prevailed outside the stadium hours before kick-off, the GC fans' guest sector at Letzigrund initially remained empty and the derby initially took place in an eerie atmosphere.
The GC fans' corner remained empty at first because many visitors were stopped and intensively searched by the police outside the stadium and the rest of the block stayed outside in solidarity. It also remained quiet temporarily in the home team's south curve. The FCZ fans were demonstrating against collective punishment.
The two teams will meet again on Tuesday (20:00) in the round of 16 of the Swiss Cup at the Letzigrund. GC will be the home team in the upcoming reunion.
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Zurich - Grasshoppers 1:1 (1:1)
18,537 spectators. - SR Piccolo. - Goals: 1. (0:36) Chouiar 1:0. 41. Ndenge (Lee) 1:1.
Zurich: Brecher; Katic, Gómez, Kryeziu; Kamberi, Mathew (61. Conde), Krasniqi, Rodrigo Conceição (88. Markelo); Ballet (22. Sabobo/88. Marchesano), Emmanuel, Chouiar (61. Ligue).
Grasshoppers: Hammel; Abels, Paskotsi, Seko, Persson; Morandi, Abrashi (79. Meyer), Kittel (87. Schürpf); Maurin (46. Muci), Ndenge; Lee (87. Turhan).
Remarks: 45th yellow-red card against Emmanuel. Cautions: 9th Maurin, 38th Emmanuel, 38th Morandi, 45th Seko, 61st Abrashi, 67th Rodrigo Conceição, 94th Meyer, 94th Kamberi.
FC Zurich
Grasshopper Club Zurich
- Mounir Chouiar - 1:0 (1.)
- (41.) 1:1 - Tsiy-William Ndenge
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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72.
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45.
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41.
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1.
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90.+4.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tim Meyer
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90.+4.End of 2nd half
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88.Substitution in FC Zurich
Antonio Marchesano
Midfielder
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88.Substitution out FC Zurich
Joseph Sabobo
Striker
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88.Substitution in FC Zurich
Jahnoah Markelo
Striker
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88.Substitution out FC Zurich
Rodrigo Conceição
Midfielder
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87.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Pascal Schürpf
Midfielder
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87.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Sonny Kittel
Striker
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87.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tugra Turhan
Striker
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87.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Lee Young Joon
Striker
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79.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tim Meyer
Midfielder
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79.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Amir Abrashi
Midfielder
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67.Yellow card FC Zurich
Rodrigo Conceição
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61.Substitution in FC Zurich
Cheick Oumar Conde
Midfielder
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61.Substitution out FC Zurich
Ifeanyi Mathew
Midfielder
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61.Substitution in FC Zurich
Calixte Ligue
Striker
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61.Substitution out FC Zurich
Mounir Chouiar
Striker
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61.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Amir Abrashi
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46.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nikolas Muci
Striker
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46.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Evans Maurin
Striker
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45.+3.End of 1st half
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45.+2.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Ayumu Seko
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45.Red card FC Zurich (as a result of two yellow cards)
Umeh Emmanuel
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41.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 1:1 through Tsiy-William Ndenge (Lee Young Joon)
Tsiy-William Ndenge
Midfielder
Assist: Lee Young Joon
Striker
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38.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Giotto Morandi
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38.Yellow card FC Zurich
Umeh Emmanuel
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22.Substitution in FC Zurich
Joseph Sabobo
Striker
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22.Substitution out FC Zurich
Samuel Ballet
Striker
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9.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Evans Maurin
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Yellow card FC Zurich
Lindrit Kamberi
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1.Goal for FC Zurich, 1:0 through Mounir Chouiar
Mounir Chouiar
Striker
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1.Start of the match
