Zurich win, GC denied victory late on

Jahnoah Markelo celebrates his first goal for FCZ

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After two recent defeats, FC Zurich secure a 2:1 home win against Yverdon. City rivals GC miss out on victory in Lausanne at the last second.

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22.02.2025, 20:03•22.02.2025, 20:07

FCZ made the difference in the 74th minute with the 2:1. Two players who had come on as substitutes shortly beforehand were decisive: Benjamin Mendy provided the pass to goalscorer Jahnoah Markelo. Long-serving FCZ player Antonio Marchesano had equalized for Yverdon with a penalty in the 58th minute. FCZ made it 1-0 after nine minutes through Steven Zuber.

For Grasshoppers, the 2:2 draw against Lausanne-Sport was a repeat of the misfortune of just under three weeks ago. The Zurich side initially managed to turn the game around against the Vaud side to make it 2-1 before conceding a late equalizer through Fabricio Oviedo. Oviedo struck in the 85th minute at the Letzigrund and in the 96th minute in Lausanne on Saturday evening. Adama Bojan had previously put GC 2-1 ahead with goals in the 55th and 60th minutes.

Results and table:

Saturday: Lausanne-Sport - Grasshoppers 2:2 (1:0). Zurich - Yverdon 2:1 (1:0). St. Gallen - Basel 20.30. - Sunday: Lucerne - Sion 14.15. Servette - Winterthur 16.30. Young Boys - Lugano 16.30.

1. Lugano 24/42 (42:33). 2. Basel 24/41 (51:26). 3. Lucerne 24/39 (42:37). 4. Servette 24/39 (38:34). 5. Lausanne-Sport 25/37 (43:33). 6. Zurich 25/36 (32:34). 7. St. Gallen 24/35 (37:31). 8. Young Boys 24/34 (38:33). 9. Sion 24/30 (34:38). 10. Yverdon 25/24 (23:41). 11. Grasshoppers 25/23 (25:35). 12. Winterthur 24/17 (21:51).