- FC Zürich defeated FC St. Gallen 1-0 at home in the Letzigrund in the 29th round of the Super League.
- A constant source of trouble is Jonathan Okita, who hits the bar first from offside, then regularly and finally.
- The FCSG remains in the 8th game in a row and has not won for 2 months.
- The other Sunday games: Lucerne wins in Basel, Lugano defeats Sion.
The inclined football connoisseur knows: It is typical for a mixed game that it is decided by a set piece. The game between Zurich and St. Gallen even needed their second in the 57th minute. First, FCZ giant Mirlind Kryeziu nipped the ball away lightly after a corner kick, but FCSG joker Willem Geubbels pulled through and came too late. Verdict: Penalty for Zurich.
Jonathan Okita converted this by looking out for the goalie. The Congolese was generally a source of trouble in the game: in the 30th minute his goal didn’t count because of a narrow offside, in the 79th minute he flicked the ball onto the crossbar after tunneling Jordi Quintilla.
FCZ better but shaky
Seen over the entire season, the Zurich victory is okay. The home team had their guest well under control until the opening goal and occasionally had small chances. It rarely became mandatory. After that, the eastern Swiss even had chances to equalize.
An even more oppressive superiority in the closing stages prevented indiscipline. Substitute Leon Dajaku allowed himself to be carried away after a rencontre with Selmin Hodza and saw a red card (85th). Interesting: In all 4 season duels between Zurich and St. Gallen there was a dismissal.
Return to victory against Lugano?
Nothing countable looked out for St. Gallen, it remained a 0-1 defeat. Coach Peter Zeidler’s team has now gone 8 games without a win – most recently on February 25 in Sion (4-0). The turnaround could already happen on Wednesday at home against Lugano.
The FCZ then plays for Servette. After the 3 points, which give some breathing room in the relegation battle, coach Bo Henriksen’s players will probably play a little easier than in the last 3 duels without a win.