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Young Boys Triumph Over Slovan Bratislava in Thrilling Bern Encounter
BSC Young Boys defeated Slovan Bratislava at the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern in a UEFA Europa League Play-off match, delivering a goal-filled and exciting spectacle. The match, played on August 28, 2025, culminated in a scoreline favorable to the home side.
Young Boys slightly dominated possession with 51% compared to Slovan Bratislava’s 49%. A. Gigovic opened the scoring for Young Boys in the 29th minute, assisted by J. Monteiro. C. Bedia extended the lead in the 37th minute, again with an assist from J. Monteiro. However, Slovan Bratislava responded before halftime with a goal from R. Mak in the 43rd minute, assisted by D. Strelec, narrowing the gap.
In the second half, A. Gigovic scored again for Young Boys in the 52nd minute, assisted by C. Bedia. D. Strelec scored for Slovan Bratislava in the 87th minute, assisted by M. Tolic, but it wasn’t enough to mount a comeback. The match, refereed by Rade Obrenovič, was intense, reflected in the 17 fouls committed in total and the two yellow cards shown to Young Boys (S. Janko in the 21st minute and J. Hadjam in the 42nd minute). Young Boys generated 8 shots, 4 of them on target, while Slovan Bratislava totaled 16 shots with 7 directed at the goal.
Substitutions slovan bratislava: at minute 56 G. Kashia came in and M. Tolic went out., at minute 74 C. Blackman came in and A. Yirajang went out., at minute 74 R. Ibrahim came in and M. Kukharevych went out., at minute 78 R. Mak came in and N. Marcelli went out., at minute 79 K. Bajric came in and S. Fogning went out.
Substitutions bsc young boys: at minute 64 A. Virginius came in and E. Colley went out., at minute 64 C. Bedia came in and S. Cordova went out., at minute 72 J. Monteiro came in and C. Fassnacht went out., at minute 85 S. Janko came in and L. Blum went out., at minute 85 A. Gigovic came in and S. Lauper went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
BSC Young Boys
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Slovan Bratislava
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