Büll moved further clear at the summit of the 1. Liga Promotion Group Stage with a 4-1 victory over Lugano II on Saturday. The visitors, already sitting first in the table, added another three points to their tally while the hosts dropped deeper into trouble.
The opening exchanges belonged to Lugano II, who struck first through A. Ukmata in the twentieth minute — a moment the home supporters clearly felt they could build on. Büll responded quickly with M. Amirzade's equaliser just three minutes later before E. Petignat gave them the lead before half-time with a third goal in the thirty-fourth minute.
By then, the visitors were well in control and showed no signs of easing off. M. Giordano added a fourth in the seventy-third minute, and Ukmata pulled one back for Lugano II in the seventy-ninth. The match ended with a red card in the eighty-sixth minute, though the identity of the dismissed player was not recorded.
The result extends Büll's advantage at the top of the table to eight points over their nearest challengers. With seven games played and fourteen points, the leaders have won four, drawn twice and lost just once — a record that suggests they are the team to beat this season.
Lugano II's form continues to worry. Six defeats in six matches would be unthinkable, but four losses and two wins leave them on six points in sixteenth place. Their recent run has been unkind: a 1-0 loss to Juventus, a draw with Kreuzlingen, and a heavy 4-2 defeat to Schaffhausen among the results.
Büll's latest outing was a 1-3 loss to Amical Saint-Pré, but that result does little to dent their confidence. They had won their previous four league games and this victory keeps them in the hunt for promotion. The gap at the top is growing and there is unrest in the dressing room at Lugano II if the pattern continues.