In the 77th minute there was still some excitement in the tourbillon. Servette’s Steve Rouiller knocked Ilyas Chouaref off his feet in the penalty area, referee Sven Wolfensberger rightly pointed to the point and also penalized Rouiller with a yellow card. But Sion didn’t get a penalty. The VAR got in touch. Because: Immediately before the penalty scene, Denis Poha illegally conquered the ball against Timothé Cognat. The penalty decision was reversed.
It stayed 0-0 – and that was a good thing. Because this game had no winner and somehow deserved no goals. It had been a game marked by countless bad passes and inadequacies between the two long-time rivals. Only in the first 20 minutes and between the 73rd and 78th minute was there some action in Valais.
Bauer causes excitement early on
The game had actually started cheerfully. It became dangerous in the Servette penalty area after just 7 minutes after Moritz Bauer failed to hit the ball twice. In the 19th minute, only the Latte Servettes prevented Patrick Plücke’s goal from making it 1-0. And in return, Geneva keeper Jérémy Frick had to save in extremis.
After that, idle time was announced – disturbed only by a Pyro interruption caused by Servette’s fans at the beginning of the 2nd half. In the 73rd minute, Sion suddenly had a double chance. But Frick was at his post. After the VAR scene, Sion still pressed the “lucky punch” a little, but it was no longer successful.
This is how it goes
Servette remains undefeated (one win, two draws). After 3 rounds the goal difference of Geneva is 2:1. Sion kept a clean sheet for the first time this season and is one place behind Geneva in fourth place.
Both teams will face Zurich opponents in the next round. Servette welcomes newly promoted Winterthur on Saturday, Sion makes a guest appearance at Swiss champions FCZ on Sunday.