The Young Boys have already taken off. Victorious 3-0 in Sion, the Bernese are the only ones to have two victories on the evening of the second day of the Super League.
At Tourbillon, the Young Boys struck straight away. After less than six minutes of play, Wilfried Kanga scored twice to establish the success of his team. He opened the scoring with a header from a Fabian Rieder corner before extending his foot on a serve from Cedric Itten. It was Moumi Ngamaleu who sealed the score in the 87th minute on a personal feat.
Last year, such a start to the match would undoubtedly have led FC Sion to deliver a performance as sad as an endless winter. But even if they might not come back to the score, the Sédunois showed real bravery. Success did not accompany them with a header on the post from Filip Stojilkovic (26th) and a duel lost by Grégory Karlen when he had just entered once morest David Von Ballmoos (64th).
We feel a new breath carries this team which had so disappointed this spring. Before that hoped for but so improbable of Mario Balotelli, the arrival of Numa Lavanchy proves to be very precious. The Vaudois is able to energize the right flank to cause imbalances. It remains for its president to find its counterpart on the left side.
Future opponents of the Young Boys next Sunday at the Wankdorf, the Grasshoppers have started their season victoriously. At Letzigrund, they won 2-1 ahead of Lugano on a double from Japanese Hayao Kawabe, once more on loan from Wolverhampton. Beaten by Sion on the first day, Lugano is alone in last place in the standings. His trainer Mattia Croci Torti is going through his first storms since his induction. Sunday’s match in Winterthur is already shaping up to be a turning point for the Swiss Cup winner.
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