YB beat Lugano 2-1 and prevented Lugano from regaining top spot in the Super League. Virginius scored the decisive goal in the closing stages, and Lugano's Vladi missed a penalty in stoppage time.
It was perhaps the starting signal for the Swiss champions' great race to catch up. At least the Bernese made a good impression in front of their own fans. The Swiss champions, who were plagued by injuries and had to replenish their bench with three U21 players, were on the offensive with a lot of energy and determination. The deserved three points came from a counter-attack at the start of the final quarter of an hour, when Lugano attacked a little too brashly. Virginius finished off a successful dribble against Lukas Mai to make it 2:1.
YB also owed it to luck that the Frenchman's first Super League goal earned them three points. Lugano had a great opportunity to equalize again in the 95th minute after Lewin Blum handled in his own penalty area. However, Shkelqim Vladi shot over the goal from the penalty spot, triggering great jubilation among the Bernese.
YB were the slightly more active team in the fast-paced and intense match and had the better chances to score. Under Joël Magnin, the team finally seems to be on the right track. The five league games under Patrick Rahmen's successor have resulted in ten points. The gap to the top teams in the balanced Super League is manageable at ten points.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match: Alan Virginus
"The Frenchman is Bern's best attacking player and rewards his great performance with his first goal in the Super League."
(blue Sport commentator Marko Vucur)
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Young Boys - Lugano 2:1 (1:1)
27'972 spectators. - SR Horisberger. - Goals: 19 Itten (penalty) 1:0. 33 Grgic (penalty) 1:1. 76 Virginius (Imeri) 2:1.
Young Boys: von Ballmoos; Athekame, Lauper, Husic, Hadjam (73. Blum); Males, Lakomy, Niasse (46. Imeri), Virginius (80. Ganvoula); Itten, Elia.
Lugano: Saipi; Zanotti, Mai, Hajdari, Valenzuela (82nd Martim Marques); Doumbia (59th Mahmoud), Grgic (82nd Daniel Dos Santos), Bislimi; Steffen, Przybylko (59th Vladi), Bottani (65th Cimignani).
Remarks: 88th yellow card against Mahmoud. 95th Vladi misses penalty. Cautions: 19th Bottani, 24th Valenzuela, 46th Elia, 54th Bislimi, 65th Lakomy, 67th Mahmoud, 67th Hadjam, 86th Zanotti.
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BSC Young Boys
FC Lugano
- Cédric Itten - 1:0 (19.)
- Alan Virginius - 2:1 (76.)
- (33.) 1:1 - Anto Grgic
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Liveticker closed
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90.+4.
Vladi in the 94th minute with a Roberto Baggio memorial penalty
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76.
Viginius puts YB ahead after a solo run
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33.
Grgic also scores from the spot and equalizes
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19.
Itten puts YB ahead with a penalty
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6.
The collision between Hajdari and Niasse
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Petric on YB: "Sobering for Swiss football"
YB have started the Champions League with four defeats. "That's sobering for Swiss football," says blue Sport expert Mladen Petric. But Alex Frei is optimistic about the Bernese team's remaining games.
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Shaktar - YB 2:1
During the week, YB lost 2-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. The highlights in the video:
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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90.+5.FC Lugano misses penalty
Shkelqim Vladi
Striker
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88.Red card FC Lugano (as a result of two yellow cards)
Hadj Mahmoud
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85.Yellow card FC Lugano
Mattia Zanotti
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82.Substitution in FC Lugano
Martim Marques
Defender
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82.Substitution out FC Lugano
Milton Valenzuela
Defender
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82.Substitution in FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
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82.Substitution out FC Lugano
Anto Grgic
Midfielder
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80.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Silvère Ganvoula
Striker
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80.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Alan Virginius
Midfielder
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76.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:1 through Alan Virginius (Kastriot Imeri)
Alan Virginius
Midfielder
Assist: Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
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73.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Lewin Blum
Defender
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73.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Jaouen Hadjam
Defender
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67.Yellow card FC Lugano
Hadj Mahmoud
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67.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Jaouen Hadjam
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65.Substitution in FC Lugano
Yanis Cimignani
Midfielder
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65.Substitution out FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Striker
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65.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Lukasz Lakomy
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59.Substitution in FC Lugano
Hadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
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59.Substitution out FC Lugano
Ousmane Doumbia
Midfielder
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59.Substitution in FC Lugano
Shkelqim Vladi
Striker
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59.Substitution out FC Lugano
Kacper Przybylko
Striker
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54.Yellow card FC Lugano
Uran Bislimi
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46.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
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46.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Cheikh Niasse
Midfielder
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46.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Meschack Elia
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+5.End of 1st half
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33.Goal for FC Lugano, 1:1 through penalties from Anto Grgic
Anto Grgic
Midfielder
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24.Yellow card FC Lugano
Milton Valenzuela
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19.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 1:0 through penalties from Cédric Itten
Cédric Itten
Striker
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19.Yellow card FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
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1.Start of the match