“Samuele Bengondo scores from close range after a corner kick causes chaos in the Thun box, giving Grasshopper a shock lead.”
Pivotal“Grasshopper make a double substitution just after the hour mark, reshuffling their ten men to shore up the defensive shape and manage the remaining minutes.”
“A flurry of late bookings, including two on Manex Guibelalde, underline the tension as Thun push desperately for a leveller that never comes.”
Thun
Grasshopper
Outstanding performance
Grasshopper•DefenderThun dominated the ball and territory throughout, racking up 61% possession, 20 shots and 10 corners, but somehow failed to register a single shot on target across the full 90 minutes. Grasshopper, by contrast, made their limited opportunities count, with Samuele Bengondo pouncing on a loose ball from a corner in the 23rd minute to open the scoring. The visitors were reduced to ten men just 15 minutes later when Marco Bürki was sent off for violent conduct, but rather than crumble, Grasshopper dug in and rode out wave after wave of Thun pressure. Nine yellow cards were shown across a bruising and increasingly tense second half as Thun's frustration grew, but their profligacy in front of goal - three big chances missed - proved fatal, handing Grasshopper a huge three points in what looks to be a tight relegation and title-adjacent scrap this season.
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Luke Plange's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Nils Reichmuth takes a shot with his head but misses.
On Lucien Dahler, off Fabio Fehr.
Mattias Kait comes on for Fabio Saiz.
Giotto Morandi is on, and Oscar Clemente is off.
Corner awarded.
Olivier Mambwa takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Luke Plange receives a yellow card.
Nassim ZoukitYellow CardYellow card shown to Nassim Zoukit.
Jan Bamert takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kenzo GoudmijnYellow CardYellow card for Kenzo Goudmijn.
Corner awarded.
Olivier MambwaYellow CardOlivier Mambwa receives a yellow card.
Samuel Krasniqi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Noah Christoffersson is on, and Furkan Dursun is off.
Substitution: Olivier Mambwa replaces Tom Strannegard.
Shot taken by Manex Gibelalde with a header, but it misses the target.
Luke Plange is on, and Samuele Bengondo is off.
Young-Jun Lee is substituted for Nikolas Muci.
Kenzo Goudmijn is on, and Amir Abrashi is off.
Fabio Fehr attempts a header but misses the shot.
Fabio Fehr takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Brighton Labeau takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Fabio Fehr takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot by Samuele Bengondo with his right foot is saved.
Furkan Dursun takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Samuele Bengondo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Bujar Pllana's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Nikolas Muci took a right-footed shot but missed.
Samuel Krasniqi takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Samuele Bengondo takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Marco Bürki Red CardRed card shown to Marco Burki.
Fabio Saiz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nassim Zoukit takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fabio Saiz takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Nils Reichmuth's left-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Oscar Clemente takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Brighton's Labeau has a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
Samuele BengondoShot by Samuele Bengondo with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Manex Gibelalde takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Goal! Samuele Bengondo scores, making it 1-0.
Brighton Labeau takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Fabio Saiz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Yannick Bettkober attempts a header but misses the shot.
Simone Stroscio takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Nikolas Muci takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Brighton Labeau takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Fabio Saiz takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Marco Burki attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Anojen Kanagasingam.
