- FC Luzern is having a hard time at Bellinzona and wins the round of 16 of the Swiss Cup 1-0 in extra time.
- Etoile Carouge leads against St. Gallen for a while, but ultimately loses 4-2.
- YB only got the golden goal in the 66th minute in a 1-0 win over Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy.
- GC also had to endure an anxious moment against third division team Goldstern, but won 3-0.
- FC Winterthur is in the round of 16 thanks to a 4-0 win at FC Meyrin.
- Sion and Servette win their games 2:0.
Bellinzona (Challenge League) – Lucerne 0:1 aet
From Lucerne’s point of view, that just went well again. The central Swiss, cup winners in 2021, could not get through Bellinzona’s defense for a long time. The Ticino team created the 3 best chances of the game in the second half. Rodrigo Pollero hit the bar with a header in the 83rd minute. The winning goal, however, came in injury time in the first half of extra time from Lucerne’s Dejan Sorgic, who had been offside on the second-to-last pass of the attack. In addition, the Lucerne team shouldn’t have complained about a hand penalty in the added time of the second half of extra time. But as it was, the people of Lucerne got away with a black eye.
Etoile Carouge (Promotion League) – St Gallen 2: 4
St. Gallen really felt the strength of the promotion league leader. The fact that the eastern Swiss took their opponents seriously showed that they had started with the starting eleven. With Chadrac Akolos 1-0 (14th), the game seemed to be going on the expected path. But Etoile Carouge wasn’t impressed: Usman Simbakoli (39′) and Oscar Correia (43′) turned the game around within 4 minutes. A back and forth developed, Simbakoli scored several chances, but St. Gallen was back to score goals: Matej Maglica (55th) and Lukas Görtler (71st / 90th + 1) finally took out the coals for the favorite the fire. Ex-Nati player Vincent Rüfli lost his nerve on Carouge’s side and complained to yellow-red.
Stade Lausanne Ouchy (Challenge League) – YB 0:1
Super League leader YB also learned that the 2nd round of the cup is not a Sunday stroll. At Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy, the Bernese prevailed 1-0. After a good hour, Cedric Itten, who was called up to the national team again, scored a header after a corner kick by Filip Ugrinic. In the first half, however, YB had also claimed luck when Lausanne-Ouchy had hit the post.
Gold Star (3rd division) – Grasshoppers 0:3
After 54 minutes, Bremgarten near Bern suddenly smelled like a big surprise. GC defender Ayumu Seko was sent off immediately after an assault when the score was 0-0. The Japanese was sent off in the last game in Basel. But the dismissal seemed to have woken up the record cup winner. Just two minutes later, Petar Pusic scored to make it 1-0, after 65 minutes Shkelqim Demhasaj decided the game 2-0. In the 80th minute, GC junior Noah Blasucci made it 3-0. The third division team Goldstern did well and missed chances for the consolation goal – but it didn’t want to succeed.
Meyrin (1st division) – Winterthur 0:4
Despite the relatively clear result, the game was exciting at the beginning. Winterthur started energetically, but the guests were vulnerable at the back. However, Meyrin was unable to take advantage of the opportunities. Winterthur’s Thibault Corbaz was undeterred by 2 blocked attempts and scored to make it 1-0 (22′). The longer the game lasted, the more superior the team from the Super League became. After Samuel Ballet made it 2-0 (52′) and Meyrin’s Herolind Fazliji was sent off with a yellow card (62′), Roman Buess gained some self-confidence and put together a brace (79’/85′).
Rapperswil-Jona (Promotion League) – Sion 0:2
With the last attack in the first half, relief came for Sion. Goalgetter Filip Stojilkovic made it 1-0 and scored for the 5th time in the last 6 games. A buck from Francesco Bolzoni was supposed to consolidate the lead: the Rapperswil player didn’t know where to put the ball in the penalty area and wanted to clear it. He hit Sion striker Itaitinga, from whom the ball rolled into the goal. That was enough for a relatively calm Sion victory, even without Mario Balotelli, who was rested. Who needs a Balotelli when you’ve got a Stojilkovic in top form?
La Chaux-de-Fonds (1st division) – Servette 0:2
2 header hits take Servette to the next round. Central defender Steve Rouiller (49th) and striker Enzo Crivelli were successful in the aerial duels. From the game, Geneva found it difficult to create chances. But it should be enough to defeat the first division club La Chaux-de-Fonds.