FC Lugano win the top match in the 17th round of the Super League in Lucerne 4:1. Efficiency on the one hand and an abundance of chances on the other take the Ticino side to the top of the table.
Lugano had been waiting for an away win since mid-September. Now coach Mattia Croci-Torti's team have ended their six-game drought. And in Lucerne of all places. The Central Swiss side inflicted Lugano's only home defeat to date when they turned the game around with two late goals at the Cornaredo on matchday 4.
On Saturday evening, the young Lucerne side failed to stage a comeback against the experienced Ticino side. The visitors were already 3:0 ahead after 64 minutes. Anto Grgic confidently scored from the spot after a harsh penalty (35') and Mahmoud Belhadj just three minutes later stifled Lucerne's hopes of catching up with leaders Basel in the first half.
Finally, after just over an hour, Renato Steffen also gave Lucerne goalkeeper Pascal Loretz no chance from eleven meters. Unlike before the first penalty, the video referee did not intervene, although Bung Meng Freimann's foul was clearly committed outside the penalty area.
As efficient as the visitors were, the home team were wasteful with their chances. Kevin Spadanuda and Thibault Klidjé alone had a handful of good opportunities. The only result was a goal at the far post. Lucerne-born Sebastian Osigwe made several strong saves. He stood in for the injured goalkeeper Amir Saipi and only had to be beaten once. Donat Rrudhani scored a quarter of an hour before the end when two Ticino players were lying on the ground after being hit in the head, but referee Mirel Turkes allowed play to continue. Mattia Bottani scored his first goal of the season deep into stoppage time.
With the win, Lugano took over at the top of the table, at least after Nach. Basel can overtake them again with a win at St. Gallen on Sunday.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match: Mattia Zanotti (Lugano)
A source of danger on the right for 90 minutes. The Lucerne defense couldn't keep him under control. An absolute key player for the visitors today.
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Lucerne - Lugano 1:4 (0:2)
9444 spectators. - SR Turkes. - Goals: 35. Grgic (penalty) 0:1. 38. Mahmoud (Zanotti) 0:2. 64. Steffen (penalty) 0:3. 76. Rrudhani (Spadanuda) 1:3. 98. Bottani (Valenzuela) 1:4.
Lucerne: Loretz; Spadanuda, Jaquez, Freimann (89. Ulrich), Ciganiks (61. Knezevic); Stankovic; Dorn, Rrudhani (78. Owusu), Winkler (61. Ottiger); Klidje, Villiger (61. Grbic).
Lugano: Osigwe; Zanotti (93. Brault-Guillard), Papadopoulos, Hajdari, Martim Marques (83. Valenzuela); Mahmoud, Grgic; Steffen (78. Bottani), Bislimi (78. Daniel Dos Santos), Cimignani (83. Mai); Przybylko.
Remarks: Cautions: 20th Spadanuda, 34th Stankovic, 42nd Grgic, 49th Papadopoulos, 76th Hajdari.
FC Luzern
FC Lugano
- Donat Rrudhani - 1:3 (76.)
- (35.) 0:1 - Anto Grgic
- (38.) 0:2 - Hadj Mahmoud
- (64.) 0:3 - Renato Steffen
- (90.+8.) 1:4 - Mattia Bottani
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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90.+8.
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76.
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64.
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58.
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49.
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38.
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35.
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90.+9.End of 2nd half
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90.+8.Goal for FC Lugano, 1:4 through Mattia Bottani (Milton Valenzuela)
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
Assist: Milton Valenzuela
Defender
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90.+2.Substitution in FC Lugano
Zachary Brault-Guillard
Defender
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90.+2.Substitution out FC Lugano
Mattia Zanotti
Defender
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89.Substitution in FC Luzern
Dario Ulrich
Defender
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89.Substitution out FC Luzern
Bung Meng Freimann
Defender
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83.Substitution in FC Lugano
Milton Valenzuela
Defender
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83.Substitution out FC Lugano
Martim Marques
Defender
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83.Substitution in FC Lugano
Lars Lukas Mai
Defender
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83.Substitution out FC Lugano
Yanis Cimignani
Midfielder
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78.Substitution in FC Luzern
Tyron Owusu
Midfielder
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78.Substitution out FC Luzern
Donat Rrudhani
Midfielder
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78.Substitution in FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
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78.Substitution out FC Lugano
Uran Bislimi
Midfielder
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78.Substitution in FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
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78.Substitution out FC Lugano
Renato Steffen
Midfielder
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76.Yellow card FC Lugano
Albian Hajdari
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76.Goal for FC Luzern, 1:3 through Donat Rrudhani (Kevin Spadanuda)
Donat Rrudhani
Midfielder
Assist: Kevin Spadanuda
Defender
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64.Goal for FC Lugano, 0:3 through penalties from Renato Steffen
Renato Steffen
Midfielder
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61.Substitution in FC Luzern
Adrian Grbic
Striker
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61.Substitution out FC Luzern
Lars Villiger
Striker
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61.Substitution in FC Luzern
Stefan Knezevic
Defender
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61.Substitution out FC Luzern
Andrejs Ciganiks
Defender
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61.Substitution in FC Luzern
Severin Ottiger
Defender
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61.Substitution out FC Luzern
Levin Winkler
Midfielder
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49.Yellow card FC Lugano
Antonios Papadopoulos
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+6.End of 1st half
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42.Yellow card FC Lugano
Anto Grgic
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38.Goal for FC Lugano, 0:2 through Hadj Mahmoud (Mattia Zanotti)
Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
Assist: Mattia Zanotti
Defender
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35.Goal for FC Lugano, 0:1 through penalties from Anto Grgic
Anto Grgic
Midfielder
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34.Yellow card FC Luzern
Aleksandar Stankovic
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20.Yellow card FC Luzern
Kevin Spadanuda
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1.Start of the match