A nail-biter in the Wankdorf YB shoot themselves out of the bottom of the table and Lucerne off the leader's throne

Syl Battistuzzi

19.10.2024

YB beat Luzern 2:1: The champions scored twice after the break, but Luzern hit back and missed the equalizer several times. YB relinquishes the red lantern, Lucerne loses its leading position.


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  • YB wins against Luzern 2:1.
  • The champions pick up their second win, while Luzern lose for the second time this season.
  • YB scores twice after the break. Lucerne only manage one goal, partly because the Central Swiss team misses good chances.

Three minutes shortly after the break were enough for YB to make a real break. Joël Monteiro in the 47th minute and Cedric Itten in the 50th minute acted more energetically in front of the Lucerne goal and scored with powerful finishes. In the end, the two goals were enough for the first home win.

The new start after the resignation of head coach Patrick Rahmen and the return of interim coach Joël Magnin, who had already successfully stepped in once in the spring, was a success. All that glitters is not suddenly gold, but as bottom of the table, only the result counts for YB at the moment.

YB earned their second full win of the current championship after a victory in Winterthur thanks to a strong first half in which YB dominated the game and forced FC Luzern, who had arrived from central Switzerland as leaders, into a defensive stance.

Magnin brought six new players into the starting eleven compared to the defeat in Basel before the national team break, and one of them, Itten, set up the 1-0 with a header and scored the 2-0.

Nevertheless, the victory was still in danger in the final half-hour. Luca Jaquez made the most of his fourth good chance within a few minutes to score the equalizer and, after a lull, Lars Villiger missed two excellent chances to equalize. The result was the second defeat of the season for the Central Swiss side in the sold-out Wankdorf - their first away from home. Bern thus remains a tough place to play for coach Mario Frick's team.

Man of the Match

Filip Ugrinic (YB): A tireless driving force up front. Can always be played on. Goes into every duel. Initiates many attacks.

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BSC Young Boys

Completed
2:1
(0:0)

FC Luzern

  • Joël Monteiro - 1:0 (47.)
  • Cédric Itten - 2:0 (50.)
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  • (70.) 2:1 - Luca Jaquez
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  • Liveticker closed
  • 89.

    YB breathe a sigh of relief: Header hits the crossbar

  • 87.

    Lucerne with a chance to equalize

  • 70.

    Jaquez heads FCL into the break

  • 64.

    Luzern sniff the connection - Von Ballmoos makes a sensational save

  • 50.

    Itten hammer lets YB cheer

  • 47.

    Monteiro scores to give YB the lead

  • 37.

    The next chance for YB

  • 34.

    Football celebrities in attendance: Christian Streich watches the game from the stands

  • 23.

    YB with the second chance of the game

  • 9.

    Loretz thwarts the first YB chance

  • 90.+6.
    End of 2nd half
  • 90.+3.
    Yellow card FC Luzern

    Aleksandar Stankovic

  • 90.+3.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    David von Ballmoos

  • 85.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Meschack Elia

  • 84.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Lukasz Lakomy

    Midfielder

  • 84.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Cheikh Niasse

    Midfielder

  • 76.
    Substitution in FC Luzern

    Kevin Spadanuda

    Midfielder

  • 76.
    Substitution out FC Luzern

    Levin Winkler

    Midfielder

  • 73.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Silvère Ganvoula

    Striker

  • 73.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Cédric Itten

    Striker

  • 73.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Jaouen Hadjam

    Defender

  • 73.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Abdu Conté

    Defender

  • 73.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Kastriot Imeri

    Midfielder

  • 73.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Darian Males

    Midfielder

  • 70.
    Goal for FC Luzern, 2:1 through Luca Jaquez (Jakub Kadák)

    Luca Jaquez

    Defender

    Assist: Jakub Kadák

    Midfielder

  • 59.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Anel Husic

    Defender

  • 59.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Loris Benito

    Defender

  • 56.
    Substitution in FC Luzern

    Severin Ottiger

    Defender

  • 56.
    Substitution out FC Luzern

    Tyron Owusu

    Midfielder

  • 56.
    Substitution in FC Luzern

    Lars Villiger

    Striker

  • 56.
    Substitution out FC Luzern

    Thibault Klidje

    Striker

  • 55.
    Substitution in FC Luzern

    Jakub Kadák

    Midfielder

  • 55.
    Substitution out FC Luzern

    Donat Rrudhani

    Midfielder

  • 50.
    Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:0 through Cédric Itten

    Cédric Itten

    Striker

  • 47.
    Goal for BSC Young Boys, 1:0 through Joël Monteiro

    Joël Monteiro

    Midfielder

  • 46.
    Kick-off 2nd half
  • 45.+5.
    End of 1st half
  • 45.+4.
    Yellow card FC Luzern

    Luca Jaquez

  • 45.+4.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Filip Ugrinic

  • 45.+2.
    Yellow card FC Luzern

    Stefan Knezevic

  • 44.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Mohamed Ali Camara

  • 42.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Cheikh Niasse

  • 26.
    Yellow card FC Luzern

    Pius Dorn

  • 23.
    Substitution in FC Luzern

    Levin Winkler

    Midfielder

  • 23.
    Substitution out FC Luzern

    Nicky Beloko

    Midfielder

  • 18.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Loris Benito

  • 1.
    Start of the match