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The Stade Lausanne-Ouchy players are exuberant after the win. But there is also sadness mixed in.
The Stade Lausanne-Ouchy players celebrated exuberantly on the pitch in the first few minutes after the final whistle. Thanks to the 4-2 win in the second leg against FC Sion, the people of Vaud made the sensational promotion to the Super League perfect. The actors let themselves be hearted by the fans and hugged their family members on the Pontaise.
After he had been able to collect something, double goal scorer Liridon Mulaj said into the SRF microphone: “It’s incredible. If I’m honest, I have to admit that I didn’t believe in it when I moved here.” And Mulaj, who joined Lausanne-Ouchy from Kriens in the summer, added: “I’m super proud of the team and what we’ve achieved this season.”
“The rise also belongs to them”
Linus Obexer chose very sober words: “It’s nice and we’re happy,” said the former YB player. In addition to the rise, something else came as a surprise to the defender one day after his 26th birthday: “Normally,” he said with a wink, “there aren’t that many people here.” In fact: while an average of just over 1,000 spectators came to the home games of Lausanne-Ouchy in the Challenge League, 10,754 fans attended the Barrage second leg.
In all the promotion euphoria, the players from Lausanne-Ouchy thoughtful thoughts. After all, the team had to put up with several blows of fate during the course of the season. In December, fellow player Elia Alessandrini died in an accident while on vacation. In addition, the wife of an assistant coach died.
“All of this has welded us together,” says Mulaj. Team-mate Obexer said: “These incidents once again showed the value of life and what is really important in life. Ultimately, football is just a side issue. The rise also belongs to these two people. »