Lausanne 2:2 BSC Young Boys: Super League Match Result

Match report

Lausanne and Young Boys played out a 2:2 draw in the Swiss Super League's third round on Friday evening. The hosts took the lead through C. Zesiger in the forty-eighth minute before D. Pech doubled their advantage with a goal in the seventy-fifth. Young Boys responded with two quick strikes from F. Mollet and N. Butler-Oyedeji to salvage a point.

It was a match that swung between control and chaos. E. Fernandes saw red in the fifty-eighth minute, leaving Young Boys to chase the game for the final thirty minutes. The visitors kept knocking on the door despite being a man short, and by then Lausanne were defending deep. Butler-Oyedeji ended a barren spell with the eightieth-minute equaliser, though the momentum was already shifting back towards the hosts.

The statistics tell a different story from the final score. Lausanne held 57 percent possession and completed 473 passes compared to their opponents' 361. They created three big chances just like the visitors, but their shot accuracy of 36 percent meant they wasted more opportunities. Young Boys were more direct with 23 dribbles and 72 passes into the final third, yet they needed six shots on target to find the net twice.

What this result means for both sides is worth noting. Lausanne move off the bottom of the table to ten places with seven games played and six points. They beat Basel earlier this month and have now drawn with Young Boys, who have not lost a game all season. The visitors remain second with fifteen points, but losing Fernandes will be a concern for their next fixture.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 4 – 6

Shots off target 6 – 6

Big chances 3 – 3

🟨 22' K. Imeri — Yellow card 🟨 25' L. Blum — Yellow card ⇄ 37' K. Imeri — Substitution ⚽ 48' C. Zesiger — Goal ⇄ 52' T. Bergvall — Substitution 🟥 58' E. Fernandes — Red card 🟨 61' A. Gigovic — Yellow card 🟨 63' O. Custodio — Yellow card ⇄ 68' A. Sanches — Substitution ⇄ 68' O. Custodio — Substitution ⚽ 75' D. Pech — Goal ⚽ 77' F. Mollet — Goal 🟨 82' I. Bah Mendes — Yellow card ⇄ 83' S. Kone — Substitution ⇄ 86' A. Gigovic — Substitution ⚽ 89' N. Butler-Oyedeji — Goal 🟨 90+5' N. Butler-Oyedeji — Yellow card

Match events

22' 0:0 BSC Young Boys Yellow card K. Imeri
25' 0:0 BSC Young Boys Yellow card L. Blum
37' 0:0 BSC Young Boys Substitution K. Imeri off: C. Fassnacht
48' 0:1 BSC Young Boys Goal C. Zesiger assist: A. Sanches
52' 0:1 Lausanne Substitution T. Bergvall off: I. Bah Mendes
58' 0:1 BSC Young Boys Red card E. Fernandes
61' 0:1 BSC Young Boys Yellow card A. Gigovic
63' 0:1 Lausanne Yellow card O. Custodio
68' 0:1 BSC Young Boys Substitution A. Sanches off: D. Pech
68' 0:1 Lausanne Substitution O. Custodio off: N. Butler-Oyedeji
75' 0:2 BSC Young Boys Goal D. Pech assist: S. Essende
77' 1:2 Lausanne Goal F. Mollet assist: S. Kone
82' 1:2 Lausanne Yellow card I. Bah Mendes
83' 1:2 Lausanne Substitution S. Kone off: I. Despotovic
86' 1:2 BSC Young Boys Substitution A. Gigovic off: S. Lauper
89' 2:2 Lausanne Goal N. Butler-Oyedeji assist: I. Despotovic
90+5' 2:2 Lausanne Yellow card N. Butler-Oyedeji

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

4 Shots on target 6

6 Shots off target 6

3 Big chances 3

86 Attacks 96

3 Corners 2

14 Fouls 13

12 Free kicks 14

2 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 1

8 Goal kicks 8

26 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

13/2162% Aerial duels 8/2138%

80 Backward passes 33

1 Blocked shots 5

18 Clearances 19

2/1020% Crosses 3/743%

2/450% Dribbles 7/2330%

83 Failed passes 77

4 Goalkeeper saves 2

4 Interceptions 14

9 Key passes 11

28/5947% Long passes 16/5032%

68 Passes into the final third 72

243 Passes in the opposition half 205

240 Passes in own half 163

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.35

5 Shots from outside the box 9

6 Shots inside the box 8

14/2070% Tackles 10/1377%

473 Total passes 361

Line-ups

Lausanne

Starting XI
#	Player	number
90	Melvin Mastil	90
6	T. Bergvall	6
14	Kévin Mouanga	14
18	Morgan Poaty	18
71	Abdou Karim Sow	71
8	Jamie John Roche	8
10	Olivier da Costa Custodio	10
80	S. Kone	80
2	Brandon Soppy	2
78	Omar Genne	78
91	Florent Mollet	91

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Thomas Castella	1
3	Tyler Fredricson	3
5	Dixsi Ngongo	5
48	Eren Batuhan Ozcan	48
11	Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Butler-Oyedeji	11
17	Seydou Traore	17
49	Ilija Despotovic	49
51	I. Ba Mendes	51

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BSC Young Boys

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Marvin Keller	1
3	Jaouen Djimmy Hadjam	3
5	Gregory Wüthrich	5
15	Cédric Adrian Zesiger	15
27	Lewin Blum	27
6	Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro	6
8	Armin Gigović	8
10	Alvyn Antonio Sanches	10
11	Joël Almada Monteiro	11
29	Kastriot Imeri	29
99	Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
18	Joel Mall	18
22	Isaac Schmidt	22
23	Loris Benito	23
33	Stefan Bukinac	33
13	D. Pech	13
16	Christian Fassnacht	16
30	Sandro Lauper	30
25	Felix Tsimba	25

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	FC Lugano	9	8	1	0	25
2	BSC Young Boys	9	5	4	0	19
3	FC Sion	9	6	1	2	19
4	FC Basel 1893	9	4	1	4	13
5	FC St. Gallen	9	4	1	4	13
6	FC Luzern	9	3	3	3	12
7	FC Zurich	9	3	2	4	11
8	Servette FC	9	3	1	5	10
9	FC Thun	9	3	1	5	10
10	Grasshoppers	9	2	2	5	8

Lausanne — BSC Young Boys: 2:2, Super League

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