Grasshoppers and Young Boys draw 3-3 in a wild game at Zurich's Letzigrund. Chris Bedia saves a point for Bern with a last-minute penalty.
Young Boys are currently playing their Letzigrund week. On Sunday, they secured a fortunate 3-2 win at FC Zurich, but four days later they were unable to secure another three points at the same venue against Grasshoppers. At the end of a wild game, the score was 3:3.
However, for a long time it did not look like Giorgio Contini's team would be able to leave Zurich with anything worthwhile. The Bernese were 2-0 down after 25 minutes. Simone Stroscio with a shot from an acute angle and Oscar Clemente with a well-placed finish from distance got Gerald Scheiblehner's team off to a dream start.
And the Austrian's team did not allow themselves to be rattled by Sergio Cordova's almost immediate follow-up goal and were closer to a third goal than Young Boys were to an equalizer. However, the equalizer came after just over an hour when Christian Fassnacht, after a pass from Bedia, found himself alone in front of Justin Hammel, who had no chance of defending.
YB come back while short-handed
In Jonathan Asp-Jensen, the Grasshoppers have an exceptionally talented player in their ranks, and the loanee from Bayern Munich seemed to have shot Zurich into fortune after 74 minutes with his shot. All the more so when Tanguy Zoukrou committed an assault shortly afterwards and was sent off with a red card.
But after a foul, Chris Bedia made the most of what was probably Bern's last golden chance to score from eleven meters. Young Boys, who have only picked up two points in their last four games against GC, will probably be relatively satisfied with this point, especially as a second Bernese player, Saidy Janko, was sent to the showers with a second yellow card in stoppage time.
Nevertheless, Contini's team would certainly have preferred to go into Sunday's prestigious clash against FC Basel with three points.
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Grasshoppers - Young Boys 3:3 (2:1)
3866 spectators. - SR Gianforte. - Goals: 16. Stroscio (Jensen) 1:0. 25. Clemente (Jensen) 2:0. 27. Monteiro (Janko) 2:1. 67. Fassnacht (Bedia) 2:2. 74. Jensen (Diarrassouba) 3:2. 89. Bedia (penalty) 3:3.
Grasshoppers: Hammel; Hassane, Abels, Paloschi; Marques, Zvonarek, Meyer, Stroscio (86. Giandomenico); Clemente (65. Diarrassouba), Muci (86. Bettkober), Jensen.
Young Boys: Keller; Janko, Zoukrou, Lauper, Andrews (67. Hadjam); Raveloson, Gigovic (68. Sanches); Fassnacht (84. Colley), Pech (46. Fernandes), Monteiro; Córdova (46. Bedia).
Comments: 81st red card against Zoukrou (assault). 91st yellow card to Janko. Cautions: 22nd Muci, 43rd Lauper, 79th Janko.
Comments on the match
The video ticker
Grasshopper Club Zurich
BSC Young Boys
- Simone Stroscio - 1:0 (16.)
- Óscar Clemente - 2:0 (25.)
- Jonathan Asp-Jensen - 3:2 (74.)
- (27.) 2:1 - Joël Monteiro
- (67.) 2:2 - Christian Fassnacht
- (89.) 3:3 - Chris Bedia
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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90.+2.
Janko also sent off
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89.
Bedia converts penalty with ice-cold precision - YB equalize
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81.
Zoukrou sent off - YB now outnumbered
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74.
Asp-Jensen scores wonderfully - GC go ahead again
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67.
Fassnacht finishes after a dream pass from Bedia - YB equalize
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39.
Keller saves YB from a 3-1 defeat in extremis
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27.
Monteiro shortens the lead - YB hit back immediately
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25.
Clemente increases for GC - YB cold showered
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16.
Stroscio strikes ice-cold after a counterattack - GC goes ahead against YB
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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90.+2.Red card BSC Young Boys (as a result of two yellow cards)
Saidy Janko
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89.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 3:3 through penalties from Chris Bedia
Chris Bedia
Striker
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86.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Loris Giandomenico
Defender
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86.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Simone Stroscio
Midfielder
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86.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Yannick Bettkober
Defender
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86.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nikolas Muci
Striker
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84.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Ebrima Colley
Striker
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84.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder
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82.Red card BSC Young Boys (direct)
Tanguy Zoukrou
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79.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Saidy Janko
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74.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 3:2 through Jonathan Asp-Jensen (Salifou Diarrassouba)
Jonathan Asp-Jensen
Striker
Assist: Salifou Diarrassouba
Midfielder
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68.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Alvyn Sanches
Midfielder
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68.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Armin Gigovic
Midfielder
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68.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Jaouen Hadjam
Defender
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68.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Ryan Andrews
Defender
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67.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:2 through Christian Fassnacht (Chris Bedia)
Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder
Assist: Chris Bedia
Striker
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66.Substitution in Grasshopper Club Zurich
Salifou Diarrassouba
Midfielder
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66.Substitution out Grasshopper Club Zurich
Óscar Clemente
Striker
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46.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Chris Bedia
Striker
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46.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Sergio Córdova
Striker
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46.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Edimilson Fernandes
Midfielder
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46.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Dominik Pech
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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43.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Sandro Lauper
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27.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 2:1 through Joël Monteiro (Saidy Janko)
Joël Monteiro
Midfielder
Assist: Saidy Janko
Defender
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25.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 2:0 through Óscar Clemente (Jonathan Asp-Jensen)
Óscar Clemente
Striker
Assist: Jonathan Asp-Jensen
Striker
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22.Yellow card Grasshopper Club Zurich
Nikolas Muci
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16.Goal for Grasshopper Club Zurich, 1:0 through Simone Stroscio (Jonathan Asp-Jensen)
Simone Stroscio
Midfielder
Assist: Jonathan Asp-Jensen
Striker
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1.Start of the match