“Simon Lengen gives Thun a shock early lead after sustained pressure from a corner”
Pivotal“Kevin Spadanuda levels for Zürich after a goalmouth scramble from a corner, assisted by Umeh Emmanuel”
Pivotal“Bledian Krasniqi fires Zürich in front just minutes after the equalizer, completing a rapid swing in momentum”
Pivotal“Philippe Paulin Keny makes it 4-1, assisted by Doron Lichtenstein, putting the result beyond doubt”
Zürich
Thun
Outstanding performance
Zürich•MidfielderThun stunned the hosts inside 16 minutes through Simon Lengen, but Zürich's superior control soon told as they racked up 63% possession and 443 passes at 83% accuracy compared to Thun's scrappier 64%. Kevin Spadanuda's equalizer and Bledian Krasniqi's quickfire follow-up turned the game inside ten minutes either side of the half-hour mark, and Jan Bamert's 67th-minute red card for Thun effectively ended any hope of a comeback as Zürich added two more through Lichtenstein and Philippe Paulin Keny. Dorian Derbaci's stoppage-time consolation came too late to matter, capping a game that swung from Thun's bright start to a one-sided second-half procession once they were reduced to ten men. The result lifts Zürich's form heading into a congested mid-table picture, while Thun will rue a promising opening that unraveled through indiscipline and defensive fragility down the stretch.
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Dorian DerbaciDorian Derbaci scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Fabio Fehr
Goal! Dorian Derbaci scores, making it 4-2, assisted by Fabio Fehr.
Jorge Segura comes on for Leandro Schodler.
Corner awarded.
Bangoura M. comes on for Kevin Spadanuda.
Jill Stiel replaces Bledian Krasniqi.
Din Ramic is on, and Philippe Paulin Keny is off.
Fabio Fehr takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Louis Immanuel Passavant replaces Nassim Zoukit.
Riccardo BraschiRiccardo Braschi takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Bledian Krasniqi's header is saved.
Nevio Di Giusto is on, and Miguel Reichmuth is off.
Shot! Philippe Paulin Keny scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Doron Lichtenstein
Goal! Philippe Paulin Keny scores with an assist from Doron Lichtenstein. The score is now 4-1.
Corner awarded.
Furkan DursunRiccardo Braschi is on, and Furkan Dursun is off.
On comes Dorian Derbaci, off goes Nico Maier.
Umeh Emmanuel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jan BamertRed CardRed card shown to Jan Bamert.
Jan BamertVAR decision results in a change of card for Jan Bamert.
Jan BamertYellow CardJan Bamert receives a yellow card.
Doron LichtensteinDoron Lichtenstein scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Kevin Spadanuda
Goal! Doron Lichtenstein scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Kevin Spadanuda.
Nils Reichmuth takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Lindrit Kamberi's header is blocked.
Lindrit Kamberi attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Nils Reichmuth is substituted for Adam Ilic.
Noah Christoffersson comes on for Simon Lengen.
Simon LengenYellow CardYellow card issued to Simon Lengen.
Nassim Zoukit takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fabio Fehr takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Bledian Krasniqi takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with a score of 2-1.
Philippe Paulin Keny takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fabio Fehr takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Adam IlicYellow CardAdam Ilic receives a yellow card.
Bledian KrasniqiBledian Krasniqi scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Bledian Krasniqi scores, making it 2-1.
Kevin SpadanudaKevin Spadanuda takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Umeh Emmanuel
Goal! Kevin Spadanuda scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Umeh Emmanuel.
Leandro Schodler attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Fabio Fehr takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kevin Spadanuda takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Fabio Fehr takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Umeh Emmanuel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Simon LengenShot by Simon Lengen with his left foot results in a goal.
Corner awarded.
Furkan Dursun attempts a header but misses the shot.
Goal! Simon Lengen scores, making it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Fabio Fehr takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Adam Ilic takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Hajrim Qovanaj.
