Challenge League

Thun replace Aarau as leaders again

Etoile Carouge's Oscar Correia in a duel with Aarau captain Valon Fazliu

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FC Aarau squandered a 2-0 lead in their home game against Etoile Carouge and lost the Challenge League lead to FC Thun after the draw in the 27th round.

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28.03.2025, 22:21•28.03.2025, 22:24

Aarau were all set to return to winning ways after the draw in Wil before the international break, which ended a run of nine wins. Valon Fazliu with his eleventh goal of the season and Henri Koide with his ninth ensured a well-deserved 2:0 lead going into the 63rd minute. The spoilsport at Brügglifeld was 37-year-old Vincent Rüfli, whose late goals earned Geneva a surprise point.

FC Thun celebrated a 2:1 home win against Neuchâtel Xamax. Englishman Layton Stewart scored the winner after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute. The Bernese side are now one point ahead of Aarau. Third-placed Etoile Carouge are eight points behind the FCA.

Telegram and table:

Stade Nyonnais - Bellinzona 3:0 (2:0). - 640 spectators. - SR Berchier. - Goals: 19th Pasche 1:0. 38th Sylvestre-Brac 2:0. 67th Sylvestre-Brac 3:0.

Vaduz - Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 0:1 (0:0). - 1118 spectators. - SR Prskalo - Goal: 59 Beney 0:1.

Thun - Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 2:1 (1:0). - 4015 spectators. - SR Wolfensberger. - Goals: 41. Bertone 1:0. 67. Mulaj 1:1. 83. Stewart 2:1. - Remarks: 50. Omeragic (Neuchâtel Xamax FCS) saves penalty from Ibayi.

Aarau - Etoile Carouge 2:2 (1:0). - 6435 spectators. - SR Dudic. - Goals: 11. Fazliu 1:0. 63. Koide 2:0. 68. Rüfli 2:1. 78. Rüfli (penalty) 2:2. - Remarks: 88. Yellow-red card against Marculino Ninte (Etoile Carouge).

Schaffhausen - Wil 1:3 (0:1). - 926 spectators. - Ref Turkes. - Goals: 3. Schmid 0:1. 63. Chiappetta 1:1. 77. Maier 1:2. 92. Bytyqi 1:3.

1. Thun 27/53 (49:29). 2. Aarau 27/52 (49:30). 3. Etoile Carouge 27/44 (43:34). 4. Wil 27/39 (44:34). 5. Vaduz 27/37 (35:37). 6. Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 27/35 (39:36). 7. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 27/33 (42:49). 8. Stade Nyonnais 27/26 (35:55). 9. Bellinzona 27/23 (28:43). 10. Schaffhausen 27/21 (29:46).