Young Boys show morale in their last game before the winter break and end their poor first half of the season with a 2-1 home win against Servette. Darian Males shines with a brace.
It has been a difficult few days for Young Boys since the tragedy of Meschack Elia's son. Football faded into the background, even before kick-off in the Wankdorf. The deceased four-year-old was remembered with a minute's silence after the Servette players had all entered the stadium wearing Elia's number 15 shirt.
The Bernese were probably not quite in the mood for football, the list of absentees was long and their energy reserves were already quite depleted after the long, hectic last few months. All the more remarkable was YB's reaction to the false start to the game after the early 0:1. Darian Males was in the right place twice, after a feed from Cedric Itten in the 37th minute and after a corner kick just seconds after the break.
After going 1-0 up in the 6th minute, Servette came up short. Dereck Kutesa's dribble followed by a low shot for the Swiss international's eleventh goal of the season was for a long time the lone highlight of the game for Geneva, who were without the injured Alexis Antunes as well as the suspended Timothé Cognat. The big opportunity for a second goal only came in the 83rd minute, when Jérémy Guillemenot hit the post.
YB get closer again - what next with Magnin?
With just one win from their last seven games, Geneva have somewhat carelessly squandered a better starting position for the second part of the season in recent weeks. The lead over YB is now only six points. For the Bernese, these are interesting prospects for next year. Whether Joël Magnin will still be coach then remains to be seen.
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Young Boys - Servette 2:1 (1:1)
29'215 spectators. - SR Cibelli. - Goals: 6th Kutesa (Simbakoli) 0:1. 37th Males (Itten) 1:1. 46th Males (Lauper) 2:1.
Young Boys: von Ballmoos; Athekame, Lauper, Benito, Blum; Males (91. Imeri), Lakomy, Ugrinic (91. Husic), Virginius (39. Monteiro); Ganvoula (79. Tsimba), Itten.
Servette: Frick; Tsunemoto, Adams, Severin (50. Baron), Mazikou; Rouiller, Ondoua (63. Guillemenot); Magnin, Stevanovic (75. Crivelli), Kutesa; Simbakoli (64. Ouattara).
Remarks: Cautions: 68 Athekame, 82 Males.
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BSC Young Boys
Servette FC
- Darian Males - 1:1 (37.)
- Darian Males - 2:1 (46.)
- (6.) 0:1 - Dereck Kutesa
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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83.
YB in luck - Guillemenot only hits the post
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46.
Males turns the game around for YB
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37.
Males equalizes for YB
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6.
Kutesa puts Servette in the lead
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90.+4.End of 2nd half
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90.+2.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
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90.+2.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Darian Males
Midfielder
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90.+2.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Anel Husic
Defender
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90.+2.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Filip Ugrinic
Midfielder
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82.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Darian Males
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79.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Felix Tsimba
Striker
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79.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Silvère Ganvoula
Striker
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75.Substitution in Servette FC
Enzo Crivelli
Striker
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75.Substitution out Servette FC
Miroslav Stevanovic
Midfielder
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68.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Zachary Athekame
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64.Substitution in Servette FC
Tiemoko Ouattara
Striker
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64.Substitution out Servette FC
Mamadou Usman Simbakoli
Striker
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63.Substitution in Servette FC
Jeremy Guillemenot
Striker
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63.Substitution out Servette FC
Gaël Ondoua
Midfielder
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49.Substitution in Servette FC
Anthony Baron
Defender
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49.Substitution out Servette FC
Yoan Severin
Defender
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46.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:1 through Darian Males (Sandro Lauper)
Darian Males
Midfielder
Assist: Sandro Lauper
Defender
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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39.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Joël Monteiro
Striker
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39.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Alan Virginius
Midfielder
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37.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 1:1 through Darian Males (Cédric Itten)
Darian Males
Midfielder
Assist: Cédric Itten
Striker
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6.Goal for Servette FC, 0:1 through Dereck Kutesa (Mamadou Usman Simbakoli)
Dereck Kutesa
Midfielder
Assist: Mamadou Usman Simbakoli
Striker
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1.Start of the match
