“Winsley Boteli strikes early to give Sion the lead, setting the tone for the entire evening just five minutes in.”
Pivotal“Rilind Nivokazi converts an assist from Ylyas Chouaref to double Sion's lead just before half-time, ending any realistic hope of a BATE comeback.”
Pivotal“Ali Kabacalman saves a Sion penalty, offering BATE a rare moment of defiance in an otherwise one-sided match.”
“Substitute Théo Berdayes caps the rout just three minutes after coming on, completing a 4-0 scoreline that emphatically confirms Sion's progression.”
Pivotal
Sion
BATE
Outstanding performance
Sion•MidfielderSion were ruthless from the first whistle, with Winsley Boteli's early fifth-minute strike setting the tone for what became a comprehensive dismantling of BATE Borisov. The Swiss side's dominance was reflected across every statistical category — 15 shots to BATE's four, zero shots on target conceded, and a dominance rating of 76 to 38 — painting the picture of a team fully in control from start to finish. Rilind Nivokazi added a second before the break with an assist from Ylyas Chouaref, Baltazar made it three shortly after the hour, and substitute Théo Berdayes capped the evening just three minutes after coming on, underlining the depth available to Sion's coaching staff. For BATE, a second leg they needed to turn around has instead confirmed their elimination, with their attack managing just four shots all night and their goalkeeper Ali Kabacalman — who did save a penalty — finishing as one of their few bright spots in a thoroughly one-sided contest.
How entertaining was this match?
Shot - Noe Sow Head Shot Missed
Donat Rrudhani takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued to Ales Sakhonchik.
On Plato Kolosovsky, off Ivan Mikhnyuk.
Erick Puerto takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Theo Berdayes attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Erick Puerto takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Yaroslav Khramtsevich is on, and Maksim Sakuta is off.
Adrien Llukes is on, and Rilind Nivokazi is off.
Yellow card issued.
Théo BerdayesShot on goal by Theo Berdayes with a header.
assist: Donat Rrudhani
Goal! Theo Berdayes scores, making it 4-0.
Fode Sylla comes on for Winsley Boteli.
Substitution: Donat Rrudhani comes on for Ali Kabacalman.
Josias Lukembila comes on for Franck Surdez.
Substitution: Theo Berdayes comes off for Ylyas Chouaref.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Jan Kronig Head Shot Missed
Ali Kabacalman takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Penalty saved by Ali Kabacalman.
BaltazarBaltazar takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Goal! The score is now 3-0.
Franck Surdez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
Erick Puerto comes on for Luka Djordjevic.
Ales Sakhonchik comes on for Victorien Angban.
Franck Surdez takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Nias Hefti takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Baltazar takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Winsley Boteli takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Rilind NivokaziRilind Nivokazi takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Ilyas Chouaref
Goal! Rilind Nivokazi scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Ylyas Chouaref.
Winsley Boteli's header shot misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Luka Djordjevic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Numa Lavanchy takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Franck Surdez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Pavel Dubovskiy comes on for Nikita Neskoromnyi.
Winsley BoteliWinsley Boteli scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Winsley Boteli scores to make it 1-0.
Kirill Kaplenko takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Joakim Ostling.
