FC Winterthur 2:1 FC Aarau: Challenge League Match Result

Match report

Winterthur claimed a narrow 2:1 victory over Aarau in the Challenge League's ninth round on Friday evening. The hosts took an early lead through a penalty before Aarau equalised from the spot, but a late strike from T. Golliard secured all three points for the home side. And here's the thing — you could trace the shift in momentum back to minute twenty. D. Acquah picked up his first yellow card then, and by the time the half was through he'd added another. To be fair, it wasn't just the booking that mattered; it was how the match unfolded after that second caution and the subsequent red in the fifty-sixth minute. A. Marchesano converted a penalty at the fifteen-minute mark to give Winterthur the advantage, but S. Muller levelled from twelve yards forty minutes in. The game changed shape when Acquah was shown his second yellow and then sent off in the fifty-sixth, leaving Aarau reduced to ten men for the final thirty-four minutes. Golliard's seventeenth-minute goal in the second half proved decisive. Winterthur dominated possession at sixty-three per cent and registered fourteen key passes against eight for their visitors. They took thirteen shots inside the penalty area and created four big chances, while Aarau managed only one. The hosts completed 499 passes to Aarau's 254, and their twelve clearances tell you they rarely found themselves under sustained pressure. The result keeps Winterthur in second place on fourteen points from eight games, while Aarau drop to fifth on eleven points after seven matches. The visitors had shown resilience in their recent fixtures — drawing with Kryens and Villars, beating Neuchâtel Xamax — but they couldn't hold on here. Winterthur's form continues to build, and this was another example of their ability to see out a difficult situation.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 63 – 37

Shots on target 4 – 1

Shots off target 9 – 7

Big chances 4 – 1

⇄ 7' Z. Tairi — Substitution ⚽ 15' A. Marchesano — Penalty 🟨 20' D. Acquah — Yellow card 🟨 33' S. Camara — Yellow card 🟨 38' T. Citherlet — Yellow card ⚽ 40' S. Muller — Penalty 🟨 56' D. Acquah — Yellow card 🟥 56' D. Acquah — Red card ⇄ 64' A. Jankewitz — Substitution ⇄ 64' F. Rohner — Substitution 🟨 65' S. Ottiger — Yellow card ⇄ 68' M. Guindo — Substitution ⇄ 73' B. Beyer — Substitution ⇄ 73' R. Arnold — Substitution ⚽ 76' T. Golliard — Goal ⇄ 84' V. Petit-Viretti — Substitution ⇄ 84' K. Ndau — Substitution ⇄ 84' L. Obexer — Substitution ⇄ 85' A. Marchesano — Substitution 🟨 90' D. Coric — Yellow card

Match events

7' 0:0 FC Aarau Substitution Z. Tairi off: V. Petit-Viretti
15' 1:0 FC Winterthur Penalty A. Marchesano
20' 1:0 FC Aarau Yellow card D. Acquah
33' 1:0 FC Winterthur Yellow card S. Camara
38' 1:0 FC Winterthur Yellow card T. Citherlet
40' 1:1 FC Aarau Penalty S. Muller
56' 1:1 FC Aarau Yellow card D. Acquah
56' 1:1 FC Aarau Red card D. Acquah
64' 1:1 FC Winterthur Substitution A. Jankewitz off: Y. Odin
64' 1:1 FC Winterthur Substitution F. Rohner off: S. Ottiger
65' 1:1 FC Winterthur Yellow card S. Ottiger
68' 1:1 FC Aarau Substitution M. Guindo off: S. Vladi
73' 1:1 FC Winterthur Substitution B. Beyer off: A. Turkes
73' 1:1 FC Winterthur Substitution R. Arnold off: S. Diaby
76' 2:1 FC Winterthur Goal T. Golliard
84' 2:1 FC Aarau Substitution V. Petit-Viretti off: A. Beka Beka
84' 2:1 FC Aarau Substitution K. Ndau off: D. Coric
84' 2:1 FC Aarau Substitution L. Obexer off: B. Senyurt
85' 2:1 FC Winterthur Substitution A. Marchesano off: R. Buess
90' 2:1 FC Aarau Yellow card D. Coric

Statistics

63 Possession, % 37

4 Shots on target 1

9 Shots off target 7

4 Big chances 1

135 Attacks 74

5 Corners 0

11 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

9 Goal kicks 13

20 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

11/2544% Aerial duels 13/2552%

83 Backward passes 60

5 Blocked shots 4

12 Clearances 32

5/2322% Crosses 1/333%

5/1729% Dribbles 4/944%

78 Failed passes 86

0 Goalkeeper saves 3

18 Interceptions 4

14 Key passes 8

54/8266% Long passes 21/6532%

172 Passes into the final third 63

411 Passes in the opposition half 191

189 Passes in own half 152

0.22 Shot accuracy 0.08

13 Shots inside the box 7

8/1080% Tackles 11/2152%

577 Total passes 340

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