“Dereck Moncada booked for a foul as Servette's disciplined but combative defensive approach begins to take shape.”
“Substitute Albian Ajeti finds the net in the dying seconds to give Lugano a deserved but long-awaited breakthrough.”
Pivotal
Lugano
Servette
Outstanding performance
Servette•DefenderLugano dominated territory and possession from the first whistle, racking up 66% of the ball and 21 shots to Servette's 10, but were made to work until the very end for the breakthrough. Samuel Mráz's saved penalty in the 20th minute summed up the frustration of a first half that produced plenty of half-chances but no breakthrough, with Lugano's 3.5-to-1 shot advantage failing to translate into goals despite four big chances created. Servette dug in defensively, matching Lugano in tackles and fouls, and looked set to snatch a hard-earned point until Albian Ajeti, introduced as a substitute, struck in the 90th minute to seal it. The win keeps Lugano's title challenge alive and extends their strong home form, while Servette will rue the missed penalty and their inability to create anything meaningful going forward with just two shots on target all match.
How entertaining was this match?
Kingstone Mutandwa takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Beckham Castro is on, and Yanis Cimignani is off.
Antonios Papadopoulos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Kingstone Mutandwa takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Antonios Papadopoulos attempts a header but misses the shot.
David Datro Fofana is on, and Lilian Njoh is off.
Houboulang Mendes is substituted off for Quentin Maceiras.
Kingstone Mutandwa takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Uran Bislimi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Elias Pihlstrom comes on for Daniel dos Santos Barros.
Corner awarded.
Uran Bislimi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Substitution: David Douline comes on for Pedro Henrique Naressi Machado. Pedrinho is also substituted.
Thomas Lopes is substituted for Tiemoko Ouattara.
Hannes Delcroix takes a shot with another body part but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Albian Ajeti comes on for Dereck Moncada.
Mattia Zanotti comes on for Bekhruzjon Karimov.
Antonios Papadopoulos takes a header shot but misses.
Kingstone Mutandwa is on, and Samuel Mraz is off.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Timothé CognatYellow CardTimothe Cognat receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Tiemoko Ouattara takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Bekhruzjon Karimov takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Daniel dos Santos Barros takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Tiemoko Ouattara takes a shot with his right foot but misses.
Bekhruzjon Karimov takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Antonios Papadopoulos takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Anto Grgic is on, and Ahmed Kendouci is off.
Hannes Delcroix's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Daniel dos Santos Barros takes a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Pedro NaressiYellow CardYellow card for Pedro Henrique Naressi Machado, known as Pedrinho.
Shot taken by Dereck Moncada, but he misses with a header.
Tiemoko Ouattara takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Miroslav Stevanovic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dereck MoncadaYellow CardYellow card issued to Dereck Moncada.
Hannes Delcroix takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Dereck Moncada takes a shot, but it's blocked.
Samuel Mraz takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Samuel Mraz takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Samuel MrázPenalty saved! Samuel Mraz's attempt is stopped.
Ahmed KendouciYellow CardYellow card shown to Ahmed Kendouci.
VAR decision confirms a penalty awarded to Tiemoko Ouattara.
Daniel dos Santos Barros takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Dereck Moncada takes a shot, but it's saved.
Shot by Bekhruzjon Karimov with his left foot is blocked.
Daniel dos Santos Barros takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Pedro Henrique Naressi Machado, known as Pedrinho, takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Hüseyin Sanli.
Table-topping Lugano ride a four-game winning streak into a home derby against a struggling Servette side that has won just once in its last four outings. With momentum firmly on their side, Lugano look to extend their dominant home form at Stadio di Cornaredo.
