Grasshoppers and Lugano drew 1-1 in the 12th round of the Super League. For the record champions, it was their first point after three defeats in a row.
"We're in intensive care, but we're still alive," said GC coach Marco Schällibaum before the game. His team did indeed show signs of life in the home game against top team Lugano.
Lugano started the game better, monopolized the ball and had four good opportunities between the 15th and 25th minute. However, the Ticino side were unable to capitalize on any of them. It was Nikolas Muci who gave the home team a somewhat surprising lead after half an hour. The 21-year-old beat Martim Marques in an aerial duel following a corner and scored a powerful goal. Buoyed by his second goal of the season, the center forward almost doubled his tally five minutes later. His long-range shot just missed the target.
Lugano took a long time to recover from the goal. However, the visitors equalized with their first opportunity of the second half. Ignacio Aliceda finished off a counter-attack into the far corner of the goal after Maksim Paskotsi had allowed him to do so in the penalty area. A bitter pill for the Grasshoppers: Adama Bojang had a great chance to make it 2:0 just before the equalizer. The Gambian failed to score with a header from close range against Amir Saipi.
The Grasshoppers were closer to victory in the end. The one point is of no real benefit to either team. GC remain in penultimate place, while Lugano miss out on a move to the top of the table.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match
Nikolas Muci: A beautiful header, a courageous long-range shot and a lot of fighting spirit, like the whole GC team, made the young international a valuable player against Lugano / Beat Signer, commentator blue Sport
The telegram
Grasshoppers - Lugano 1:1 (1:0)
SR Huwiler. - Goals: 30. Muci (Morandi) 1:0. 52. Aliseda (Grgic) 1:1.
Grasshoppers: Hammel; Abels, Paskotsi, Seko, Persson; Meyer, Choinière; Bojang (66. Verón Lupi), Morandi, Muci (75. Schürpf); Lee Young-Jun.
Lugano: Saipi; Brault-Guillard, Papadopoulos, Hajdari, Martim Marques; Doumbia (62. Mahmoud), Grgic (79. Bottani); Cimignani (55. Steffen), Daniel Dos Santos (55. Bislimi), Aliseda; Przybylko (62. Vladi).
Remarks: Cautions: Daniel Dos Santos (17), Bojang (36), Lee Young-Jun (68), Grgic (68), Verón Lupi (78).
Grasshopper Club Zurich
FC Lugano
- Nikolas Muci - 1:0 (30.)
- (52.) 1:1 - Ignacio Aliseda
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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51.
Aliseda equalizes for Lugano
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45.
GC captain Abrashi gives interval interview directly from the fan block
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30.
Muci heads GC into the lead
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14.
Morandi misses chance to give GC the lead
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90.+3.End of 2nd half
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79.Substitution in FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
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79.Substitution out FC Lugano
Anto Grgic
Midfielder
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78.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tomas Veron
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75.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Pascal Schürpf
Midfielder
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75.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nikolas Muci
Midfielder
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68.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Lee Young Joon
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68.Yellow card FC Lugano
Anto Grgic
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66.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tomas Veron
Striker
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66.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Adama Bojang
Midfielder
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62.Substitution in FC Lugano
Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
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62.Substitution out FC Lugano
Ousmane Doumbia
Midfielder
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62.Substitution in FC Lugano
Shkelqim Vladi
Striker
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62.Substitution out FC Lugano
Kacper Przybylko
Striker
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55.Substitution in FC Lugano
Renato Steffen
Midfielder
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55.Substitution out FC Lugano
Yanis Cimignani
Striker
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55.Substitution in FC Lugano
Uran Bislimi
Midfielder
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55.Substitution out FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
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52.Goal for FC Lugano, 1:1 through Ignacio Aliseda (Anto Grgic)
Ignacio Aliseda
Striker
Assist: Anto Grgic
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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36.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Adama Bojang
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30.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 1:0 through Nikolas Muci (Giotto Morandi)
Nikolas Muci
Midfielder
Assist: Giotto Morandi
Midfielder
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16.Yellow card FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
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1.Start of the match
