Lugano make too many defensive mistakes in the Wankdorf and are punished by YB. Chris Bedia's brace played a big part in the 3-1 victory for the Bernese side. YB make a leap forward in the table.
After taking the lead with a foul penalty from Chris Bedia in the opening period, Lugano responded immediately with an equalizer from Martim Marques. The visitors then temporarily dictated proceedings, but YB took control after the break.
After Christian Fassnacht's header to make it 2:1 at the start of the second half, the Luganesi were unable to get back into the game on the hard-to-play-on natural turf at the Wankdorf Stadium - a relic of the Women's European Championship that will make way for artificial turf during the upcoming international break. A crossbar shot from Elias Pihlström in stoppage time remained the maximum for Ticino, who had lost their stride in recent months.
Chris Bedia doubled the lead in the 80th minute following a hair-raising loss of possession by Lugano in the build-up, following on from his valuable goals in the Europa League qualifier against Slovan Bratislava. The striker had not scored in his first four league games. Now the cogs in Bern's game seem to be gradually falling into place.
While Lugano continue to languish in the league after failing to qualify for a European competition, YB climbed back into the top 6 with their second win.
A foul by Ousmane Doumbia on Bedia led to the penalty in the 11th minute. The second YB goal was set up by a very young Super League debutant who immediately caught the eye: 16-year-old Olivier Mambwa replaced Jaouen Hadjam in the starting eleven on the right - and provided Fassnacht with a tailor-made cross in the 48th minute after a bold change of direction.
Reports that Hadjam could move abroad shortly before the transfer deadline in the major European leagues were denied by Young Boys before the game. Coach Contini emphasized that it was a matter of normal load management - and highlighted Mambwa's good training performances, his enthusiasm for the game and his "cheeky style of play".
Comments on the game
Telegram
27,086 spectators. - Refereed by Fähndrich. - Goals: 11. Bedia (penalty) 1:0. 12. Marques 1:1. 48. Fassnacht (Mambwa) 2:1. 80. Bedia 3:1.
Young Boys: Keller; Janko, Zoukrou, Benito, Mambwa (61. Hadjam); Virginius (61. Pech), Gigovic, Raveloson (76. Lauper), Monteiro (85. Tsimba); Bedia, Fassnacht (76. Colley).
Lugano: Saipi; Doumbia, Mai, El Wafi, Martim Marques (70. Alioski); Steffen (84. Behrens), Mahmoud (70. Bottani), Grgic, Daniel Dos Santos (58. Pihlström); Bislimi; Duville-Parsemain (58. Koutsias).
Remarks: Cautions: 9. Doumbia.
The ticker for review
BSC Young Boys
FC Lugano
- Chris Bedia - 1:0 (11.)
- Christian Fassnacht - 2:1 (48.)
- Chris Bedia - 3:1 (80.)
- (12.) 1:1 - Martim Marques
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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80.
Bedia takes advantage of Pihlström's lapse
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73.
El Wafi steers Gigovic's free kick onto the crossbar
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48.
Fassnacht scores after a few moments in the 2nd half
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37.
Belhadj misses great chance from a few meters out
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21.
Bislimi hits the post when the box is empty
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12.
Marques puts the ball in the net at the second attempt
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11.
Doumbia causes penalty - Bedia converts safely
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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86.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Felix Tsimba
Striker
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86.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Joël Monteiro
Midfielder
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84.Substitution in FC Lugano
Kevin Behrens
Striker
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84.Substitution out FC Lugano
Renato Steffen
Midfielder
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80.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 3:1 through Chris Bedia
Chris Bedia
Striker
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76.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Ebrima Colley
Striker
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76.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Christian Fassnacht
Striker
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76.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Sandro Lauper
Midfielder
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76.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Rayan Raveloson
Midfielder
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70.Substitution in FC Lugano
Ezgjan Alioski
Defender
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70.Substitution out FC Lugano
Martim Marques
Defender
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70.Substitution in FC Lugano
Mattia Bottani
Midfielder
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70.Substitution out FC Lugano
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Midfielder
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60.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Dominik Pech
Midfielder
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60.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Alan Virginius
Midfielder
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60.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Jaouen Hadjam
Defender
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60.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Olivier Mambwa
Defender
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58.Substitution in FC Lugano
Elias Pihlstrom
Midfielder
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58.Substitution out FC Lugano
Daniel Dos Santos
Midfielder
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58.Substitution in FC Lugano
Georgios Koutsias
Striker
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58.Substitution out FC Lugano
Alexandre Parsemain
Striker
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48.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:1 through Christian Fassnacht (Olivier Mambwa)
Christian Fassnacht
Striker
Assist: Olivier Mambwa
Defender
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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12.Goal for FC Lugano, 1:1 through Martim Marques
Martim Marques
Defender
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11.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 1:0 through penalties from Chris Bedia
Chris Bedia
Striker
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9.Yellow card FC Lugano
Ousmane Doumbia
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1.Start of the match