Lugano wins with two goals in the last minute

The first goals of the season, and important ones at that: Lugano's Giovanni Morini screams out his joy after the 2-1 win against Ajoie

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Lugano can once again hope for a conciliatory end to the season. In the relegation play-off against Ajoie, it overturned a 3-0 deficit with two goals in the last minute.

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19.03.2025, 22:48•19.03.2025, 22:55

It was not one of the many stars, but an Italian with a Swiss license from the team's own youth ranks who was the hero and author of an incredible turnaround: With two goals in the last minute, Giovanni Morini turned a 0:1 into a 2:1. These were his first scoring points of the entire season after he had been out for a long time due to a thigh injury.

Lugano thus pulled their heads out of the noose in extremis. In front of 4609 disappointed spectators, Ajoie's top scorer Philip-Michael Devos made it 1-0 in the 23rd minute with 58 seconds remaining. It would have been the second away win for the Jurassiens and probably the decisive 3:0 in the series.

With the momentum behind them, Lugano can now hope to turn the relegation play-off around and avoid the possibility of qualifying for the league if Visp become B champions. Ajoie will have to put up with a bitter setback at home on Friday.

Telegram:

Lugano - Ajoie 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 2:0)

4609 spectators. - SR Borga/Fonselius (FIN), Steenstra (CAN)/Francey. - Goals: 23rd Devos (Bellemare, Brennan/power play goal) 0:1. 60th (59:02) Morini (Zohorna) 1:1 (without goalkeeper). 60 (59:32) Morini (Jesper Peltonen) 2:1. - Penalties: 3 times 2 plus 5 minutes (Mirco Müller) plus added time (Mirco Müller) against Lugano, 1 time 2 minutes against Ajoie. - PostFinance top scorers: Fazzini; Devos.

Lugano: Huska; Aebischer, Dahlström; Jesper Peltonen, Alatalo; Guerra, Mirco Müller; Montandon; Zohorna, Thürkauf, Carr; Fazzini, Arcobello, Sekac; Zanetti, Marco Müller, Canonica; Cormier, Verboon, Morini; Patry.

Ajoie: Conz; Honka, Brennan; Fischer, Fey; Maurer, Nussbaumer; Pilet, Scheidegger; Hazen, Bellemare, Romanenghi; Palve, Devos, Pedretti; Robin, Garessus, Schmutz; Veckaktins, Rundqvist, Bozon.

Remarks: Lugano without Joly, van Pottelberghe (both injured) and Pulli (extra foreigner), Ajoie without Nättinen, Thiry and Turkulainen (all injured). Lugano without a goalkeeper from 57:32 to 59:02. Ajoie without goalkeeper from 59:32.