2024-02-29 21:50:00
Coach Didier Tholot gets a kiss from President Christian Constantin.Image: keystone
The lower-class Sion managed the surprise in the Swiss Cup and reached the semi-finals. The Valaisians dethrone the Young Boys with a 2-1 home win.
Sion and the Swiss Cup, that’s a love story. Only the Grasshoppers (19 times) have won this competition more times than the Valais, who, like Basel, have lifted the trophy 13 times. The last triumph was nine years ago. The Sion team last made it to the final in 2017, where they lost 3-0 to Basel. It is their only defeat in a cup final so far.
The cup semi-finals
Winterthur – Servette
Sion – Lugano
A lot has happened since then, a year ago Sion was even relegated to the Challenge League. As a result, Didier Tholot took over the coaching position at the traditional club for the fourth time. Under the Frenchman’s leadership, the Sion team won the Cup in 2009 and 2015. And now they are still two wins away from the “triple” with Tholot.
That’s not absurd. Sion has only lost once in 27 competitive games this season and is clearly leading the Challenge League. In the cup, they eliminated the upper-class Grasshoppers (3-0) in the second round. And now the Sion team deservedly won once morest YB, the leader of the Super League.
Chouaref puts Sion in the lead.Video: SRF
Defended amateurishly
Ylyas Chouaref scored the important 1-0 in front of 14,200 spectators in the Tourbillon in the 19th minute. Numa Lavanchy launched the Frenchman from the side in the penalty area, whereupon he gave Bern goalie Anthony Racioppi no chance. As beautifully as the goal was played, the guests were just as amateurish. They were far too ball-oriented and Chouaref should never have been able to finish so freely.
YB’s reaction: ineffective possession of the ball. Even following the break there was no reaction for a long time. The Bernese team started the second half with a good attack, but that was it. In the 64th minute, Dean Sorgic increased the score to 2-0 following Joel Schmid had failed to beat Racioppi with a close-range header. The goal was symptomatic of the game, as Theo Bouchlarhem resolutely followed up and made the goal possible.
Sorgic makes it 2-0 for Sion.Video: SRF
Useless pronunciation
The Bernese lacked this determination for long periods of the game. So nothing more than Silvere Ganvoula’s goal (82′) was visible. The visitors were unlucky in stoppage time when Ganvoula hit the ball once morest the crossbar once more.
In recent years, YB has always been synonymous with calm. This is now finally over, following the Bernese lost the important home game once morest Servette 0-1 on Sunday, which meant that the lead over second-placed Geneva shrank to four points. Goalkeeper David von Ballmoos then criticized the attitude of some players. However, the debate did not initially bring the desired result. It is becoming increasingly likely that Raphael Wicky’s contract will not be renewed, if he even stays in office until the end of the season.
Sion – Young Boys 2:1 (1:0)
14,200 spectators. -SR San.
Torus: 19. Chouaref 1:0. 64. Sorgic 2:0. 81. Ganvoula 2:1.
Zion: File; Lavanchy, Schmied, Ziegler, Hefti; Bua, the Horseman; Berdayes, Chouaref, Bouchlarhem (79. Chipperfield); Sorgig (84. Diouf).
Young Boys: Racioppi; Blum, Camara, Amenda (86. Husic), Hadjam (46. Persson); Lauper; Joël Monteiro (67. Mvuka Mugisha), Lakomy, Males (77. Colley); Elia, Itten (67. Ganvoula).
Warnings: 38. Lavanchy. 45. Hadjam. 70. Ganvoula, 83. Amenda. (abu/sda)
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