Grasshoppers remain unbeaten in their eighth game under coach Tomas Oral. They drew 2-2 at home against Lausanne-Sport thanks to an improved performance after the break.
Despite continuing their good run, the Grasshoppers left the pitch disappointed. They were very close to victory. In an impressive second half, they turned a 0:1 lead into a 2:1 lead. The 17-year-old Tugra Turhan scored his first Super League goal shortly after coming on as a substitute after just over an hour after linking up with Nestory Irankunda, who is a year older.
The highlight of the evening came when substitute Nikolas Muci made it 2-1 with a bicycle kick in the 79th minute, seconds after team-mate Veron Lupi, who also came on after 45 minutes, had failed to beat Lausanne keeper Karlo Letica with a penalty.
The fact that Tomas Oral's lucky hand was not rewarded with three points was down to Argentinian Fabricio Oviedo, who scored in the 85th minute to make it 2-2. For GC, the equalizer was all the more painful as the Zurich side had a crossbar goal to contend with after going 2-1 up.
However, the hosts must reproach themselves for the delay in finding their courageous game. At the break, there was little to suggest that the American GC president Stacy Johns, who was in attendance at the Letzigrund, would be able to see a point being scored that evening. Lausanne-Sport were dominant and, in Alvyn Sanches, had the player in their ranks who made the difference at the interval. The 21-year-old dribbled the ball past GC keeper Justin Hammel in the 29th minute.
Man of the Match
Nikolas Muci: What a super goal to take a 2:1 lead. A perfect overhead kick! (Dani Wyler, commentator blue Sport"
Comments on the game

Grasshopper Club Zurich

FC Lausanne-Sport
- Tugra Turhan - 1:1 (64.)
- Nikolas Muci - 2:1 (79.)
- (29.) 0:1 - Alvyn Sanches
- (85.) 2:2 - Fabricio Oviedo
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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85.
Oviedo scores the equalizer
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79.
Hammer box from Muci
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64.
Turhan equalizes
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29.
Sanches dances and scores
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90.+5.End of 2nd half
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88.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Alvyn Sanches
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86.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Noah Persson
Defender
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86.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nestory Irankunda
Striker
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85.Goal for FC Lausanne-Sport, 2:2 through Fabricio Oviedo (Morgan Poaty)
Fabricio Oviedo
Striker
Assist: Morgan Poaty
Defender
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81.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Fabricio Oviedo
Striker
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81.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Olivier Custodio
Midfielder
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79.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 2:1 through Nikolas Muci (Benno Schmitz)
Nikolas Muci
Striker
Assist: Benno Schmitz
Defender
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78.Grasshopper Club Zurich misses penalty
Tomas Veron
Striker
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70.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Kevin Mouanga
Striker
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70.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Karim Sow
Defender
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70.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Alban Ajdini
Striker
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70.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Kaly Sene
Striker
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67.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Benno Schmitz
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64.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 1:1 through Tugra Turhan (Nestory Irankunda)
Tugra Turhan
Striker
Assist: Nestory Irankunda
Striker
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62.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tugra Turhan
Striker
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62.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Adama Bojang
Striker
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59.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nikolas Muci
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56.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Noe Dussenne
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46.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nikolas Muci
Striker
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46.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Sonny Kittel
Striker
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46.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Aliou Baldé
Midfielder
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46.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Fousséni Diabaté
Striker
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46.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tomas Veron
Striker
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46.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Tsiy-William Ndenge
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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45.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Karim Sow
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29.Goal for FC Lausanne-Sport, 0:1 through Alvyn Sanches (Kaly Sene)
Alvyn Sanches
Midfielder
Assist: Kaly Sene
Striker
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1.Start of the match