Thun are closing in on the sensational Super League title. The promoted team wins the Bern derby against Young Boys 4:1, with Kastriot Imeri, of all people, initiating the victory.
Imeri scored 54 seconds after the second half kick-off to make it 1:0 - and thus launched Thun's decisive, extremely efficient 15-minute storm and urge phase. Mattias Käit and Elmin Rastoder, who later scored twice, increased the lead to 3:0 by the 62nd minute. Only then did Young Boys also score through substitute Alan Virginius.
Imeri of all people! The 25-year-old midfielder is on loan from Young Boys until the end of the season and is blossoming anew in Thun. The Bernese side paid a reported eight million francs to sign Imeri from Servette in 2022, but the technically adept playmaker failed to make a breakthrough at the league giants.
The fragile YB were unable to turn things around against the unleashed Thun after conceding goals. It was the fourth defeat in a row in the Super League. Including the 0:1 against Olympique Lyon, the negative streak now stands at five defeats.
Thun, on the other hand, took another step towards the biggest sensation in Super League history. The promoted Challenge League side extended their recent winning streak to four games and are still top of the league after the 21st round. No fewer than 17 points separate Thun and the inferior Young Boys, who have conceded 16 goals (!) in their last four league games and should gradually be looking backwards as they sit sixth in the table.
No goals were scored in the first half - which was not due to the style of play. Both teams were on the offensive, repeatedly launching quick attacks and ensuring a lively exchange of blows. Alvyn Sanches was too imprecise with his weak right foot after a fine individual effort (6'), Chris Bedia was denied his 13th goal of the season after touching his arm in the build-up to a corner (25') and Ethan Meichtry, who set up two goals after the break, hit the outside of the net (45').
The game was over for Ryan Andrews after an hour. The YB defender was ruled out with a suspected knee injury after an unfortunate tackle. The bottleneck in the YB defense thus became even more acute ahead of the upcoming Europa League match at VfB Stuttgart on Thursday and the "dash battle" at FC Zurich next weekend.
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Thun - Young Boys 4:1 (0:0)
10'014 spectators. - SR Kanagasingam. - Goals: 46. Imeri (Meichtry) 1:0. 56. Käit 2:0. 62. Rastoder (Meichtry) 3:0. 64. Virginius (Sanches) 3:1. 84. Rastoder (Fehr) 4:1.
Thun: Steffen; Fehr, Bamert, Bürki, Heule (68. Montolio); Meichtry (68. Roth), Bertone, Käit (86. Rupp), Imeri (79. Franke); Labeau, Rastoder (86. Dähler).
Young Boys: Keller; Andrews (34. Zoukrou), Wüthrich, Lauper (76. Gigovic), Benito; Fassnacht, Raveloson (76. Pech), Fernandes (60. Virginius), Monteiro (76. Córdova); Sanches; Bedia.
Comments: Cautions: 45 Bertone, 70 Raveloson, 75 Imeri.
FC Thun
BSC Young Boys
- Kastriot Imeri - 1:0 (46.)
- Mattias Käit - 2:0 (56.)
- Elmin Rastoder - 3:0 (62.)
- Elmin Rastoder - 4:1 (84.)
- (64.) 3:1 - Alan Virginius
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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Former coach Marc Schneider: "I trust Thun to win the title"
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Rolf Fringer analyzes what's going wrong at YB
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90.+5.End of 2nd half
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86.Substitution in FC Thun
Lucien Dähler
Defender
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86.Substitution out FC Thun
Elmin Rastoder
Striker
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86.Substitution in FC Thun
Noah Rupp
Midfielder
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86.Substitution out FC Thun
Mattias Käit
Midfielder
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84.Goal for FC Thun, 4:1 through Elmin Rastoder (Fabio Fehr)
Elmin Rastoder
Striker
Assist: Fabio Fehr
Defender
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79.Substitution in FC Thun
Dominik Franke
Defender
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79.Substitution out FC Thun
Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
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76.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Sergio Córdova
Striker
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76.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Joël Monteiro
Midfielder
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76.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Armin Gigovic
Midfielder
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76.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Sandro Lauper
Defender
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76.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Dominik Pech
Midfielder
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76.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Rayan Raveloson
Midfielder
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75.Yellow card FC Thun
Kastriot Imeri
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70.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Rayan Raveloson
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68.Substitution in FC Thun
Genis Montolio
Defender
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68.Substitution out FC Thun
Michael Heule
Defender
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68.Substitution in FC Thun
Justin Roth
Midfielder
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68.Substitution out FC Thun
Franz-Ethan Meichtry
Midfielder
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64.Goal for BSC Young Boys, 3:1 through Alan Virginius (Alvyn Sanches)
Alan Virginius
Striker
Assist: Alvyn Sanches
Midfielder
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62.Goal for FC Thun, 3:0 through Elmin Rastoder (Franz-Ethan Meichtry)
Elmin Rastoder
Striker
Assist: Franz-Ethan Meichtry
Midfielder
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60.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Alan Virginius
Striker
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60.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Edimilson Fernandes
Midfielder
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56.Goal for FC Thun, 2:0 through Mattias Käit
Mattias Käit
Midfielder
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46.Goal for FC Thun, 1:0 through Kastriot Imeri (Franz-Ethan Meichtry)
Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
Assist: Franz-Ethan Meichtry
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+5.End of 1st half
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45.+3.Yellow card FC Thun
Leonardo Bertone
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34.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Tanguy Zoukrou
Defender
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34.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Ryan Andrews
Defender
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1.Start of the match
