FC Aarau

Match report

Aarau drew 1-1 with Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in the Challenge League on Friday. The result keeps both sides in their respective positions near the top of the table. Lausanne remain first on seventeen points, while Aarau sit fourth on eleven.

The opener came early. K. Ndau found the net for the hosts in the eighth minute, giving them a lead they would defend for over forty-five minutes. To be fair, Lausanne did not panic. They kept possession and looked for openings.

The equaliser arrived after the break. M. Sartoretti scored in the fifty-fourth minute, and the game opened up. By then, yellow cards had already started to accumulate. S. Muller went off the pitch in caution in the forty-fourth minute, and the count grew through the second half.

Substitutions followed the rhythm of the game. Lausanne brought on V. Petit-Viretti in the fifty-ninth minute, and Sartoretti came off himself in the sixty-fifth. Aarau introduced Z. Tairi in the seventy-third minute and replaced N. Lusuena, who had been booked in the seventieth, in the seventy-fourth. Further changes came at the end, with B. Conus and M. Dickenmann for Lausanne in the eighty-fourth and eighty-fifth minutes.

The statistics tell a different story. Lausanne controlled possession at fifty-seven per cent and attacked more frequently, recording one hundred and twenty-seven attacks against eighty-nine. Yet their shot accuracy of forty-seven per cent produced only one goal. Aarau managed fewer chances but converted their opening moment.

The draw does little to shift the standings. Lausanne extend their unbeaten run to seven games, maintaining their lead at the summit. Aarau's third draw in seven matches keeps them within striking distance of the play-off places.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 43 – 57.00

Shots on target 2 – 7

Shots off target 3 – 5

Big chances 1 – 1

⚽ 8' K. Ndau — Goal 🟨 44' S. Muller — Yellow card ⚽ 54' M. Sartoretti — Goal ⇄ 59' V. Petit-Viretti — Substitution 🟨 62' B. Senyurt — Yellow card ⇄ 65' M. Sartoretti — Substitution 🟨 70' N. Lusuena — Yellow card ⇄ 73' Z. Tairi — Substitution ⇄ 74' N. Lusuena — Substitution 🟨 78' K. Bah — Yellow card 🟨 78' D. Coric — Yellow card 🟨 84' N. Sutter — Yellow card ⇄ 84' B. Conus — Substitution ⇄ 85' M. Dickenmann — Substitution

Match events

8' 1:0 FC Aarau Goal K. Ndau
44' 1:0 FC Aarau Yellow card S. Muller
54' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Goal M. Sartoretti assist: C. Sow
59' 1:1 FC Aarau Substitution V. Petit-Viretti off: D. Coric
62' 1:1 FC Aarau Yellow card B. Senyurt
65' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Substitution M. Sartoretti off: J. Atangana
70' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Yellow card N. Lusuena
73' 1:1 FC Aarau Substitution Z. Tairi off: J. van der Werff
74' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Substitution N. Lusuena off: F. Morello
78' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Yellow card K. Bah
78' 1:1 FC Aarau Yellow card D. Coric
84' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Yellow card N. Sutter
84' 1:1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Substitution B. Conus off: J. A. Tur
85' 1:1 FC Aarau Substitution M. Dickenmann off: E. Jordan

Statistics

43 Possession, % 57.00

2 Shots on target 7

3 Shots off target 5

1 Big chances 1

89 Attacks 127

3 Corners 3

22 Fouls 20

19 Free kicks 22

0 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 6

23 Throw-ins 24

All statistics

21/4151% Aerial duels 20/4149%

35 Backward passes 68

3 Blocked shots 3

20 Clearances 19

5/1145% Crosses 3/1421%

1/911% Dribbles 15/2365%

96 Failed passes 88

6 Goalkeeper saves 1

10 Interceptions 11

7 Key passes 11

27/6641% Long passes 28/5848%

51 Passes into the final third 117

177 Passes in the opposition half 291

172 Passes in own half 180

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.47

5 Shots inside the box 8

15/2171% Tackles 10/1856%

338 Total passes 457

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