Young Boys' race to catch up in the second part of the season gets off to a slow start. In their first game under coach Giorgio Contini, the Swiss champions only managed a goalless draw at home against Winterthur.
YB dominated the game and had chances to score to secure the three points. The Bernese offense already missed one or two promising opportunities in the opening minutes. Winterthur goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino made several strong saves, including a header from Ebrima Colley in the 4th minute, although it could have been more precise. Young Boys' play lacked the accuracy and pace to be even more compelling.
FC Winterthur, who picked up only their second point in their tenth Super League encounter with YB, did well. The team newly led by Uli Forte stood compactly, defended skillfully and made the task difficult for the hosts. The fact that Forte's squad did little going forward and rarely challenged Marvin Keller in his new role as YB's main keeper was of little consequence to the bottom team. A point in the Wankdorf is a good result for FCW.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match: Stefanos Kapino (FC Winterthur)
Winterthur's goalkeeper shone with half a dozen saves. A rock in the surf. He makes YB and its new coach Giorgio Contini despair.
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Young Boys - Winterthur 0:0
27'396 spectators. - SR Schnyder.
Young Boys: Keller; Blum, Zoukrou, Benito, Hadjam; Ugrinic (74. Niasse), Lakomy; Males (65. Virginius), Colley (74. Imeri), Monteiro (83. Elia); Itten (65. Ganvoula).
Winterthur: Kapino; Sidler, Arnold, Lüthi, Schättin (88. Stillhart); Schneider, Zuffi (68. Cueni); Ulrich, Di Giusto (76. Durrer), Frei (68. Diaby); Baroan (68. Bajrami).
Remarks: Cautions: 57. Zoukrou, 93. Ganvoula.
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90.+7.End of 2nd half
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90.+3.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Silvère Ganvoula
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88.Substitution in FC Winterthur
Basil Stillhart
Defender
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88.Substitution out FC Winterthur
Tobias Schättin
Defender
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83.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Meschack Elia
Striker
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83.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Joël Monteiro
Midfielder
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76.Substitution in FC Winterthur
Adrian Durrer
Midfielder
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76.Substitution out FC Winterthur
Matteo Di Giusto
Midfielder
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74.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
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74.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Ebrima Colley
Midfielder
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74.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Cheikh Niasse
Midfielder
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74.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Filip Ugrinic
Midfielder
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68.Substitution in FC Winterthur
Stéphane Cueni
Midfielder
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68.Substitution out FC Winterthur
Luca Zuffi
Midfielder
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68.Substitution in FC Winterthur
Souleymane Diaby
Defender
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68.Substitution out FC Winterthur
Fabian Frei
Midfielder
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68.Substitution in FC Winterthur
Labinot Bajrami
Striker
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68.Substitution out FC Winterthur
Antoine Baroan
Striker
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65.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Silvère Ganvoula
Striker
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65.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Cédric Itten
Striker
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65.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Alan Virginius
Striker
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65.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Darian Males
Midfielder
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57.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Tanguy Zoukrou
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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1.Start of the match