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Late Bertone Goal Secures Draw for Thun Against Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland – A thrilling and eventful match unfolded at the Stadio di Cornaredo, as FC Lugano and FC Thun drew in their Super League opening fixture. Lugano, enjoying 54% possession, controlled the first half and took the lead in the 16th minute with a goal from O. Doumbia, assisted by A. Grgic.
However, Thun remained resilient and persistently sought the opposing goal, albeit with initial inaccuracy. The second half saw Thun awarded a penalty, converted by L. Bertone in the 62nd minute, leveling the score. The intensity of the game resulted in several bookings, two for Lugano (A. El Wafi and Z. Brault-Guillard) and one for Thun (N. Steffen).
Just as it seemed Lugano would clinch the victory, L. Bertone struck again in the 85th minute to score his second goal and secure the final draw. Despite Lugano’s higher efficiency in shots on target (6 out of 8), Thun generated a greater number of opportunities (21 shots in total), although with less accuracy. The match, refereed by Lukas Fahndrich, left a bittersweet taste for both teams in their league debut.
Substitutions fc lugano: at minute 60 M. Bottani came in and R. Steffen went out., at minute 60 Y. Cimignani came in and E. Alioski went out., at minute 60 O. Doumbia came in and M. Belhadj went out., at minute 69 Z. Brault-Guillard came in and M. Zanotti went out., at minute 74 D. Kelvin came in and D. Dos Santos went out.
Substitutions fc thun: at minute 66 N. Reichmuth came in and V. Matoshi went out., at minute 66 F. Meichtry came in and M. Kait went out., at minute 71 C. Ibayi came in and M. Gutbub went out., at minute 79 M. Heule came in and J. Bamert went out., at minute 79 J. Roth came in and V. Janjicic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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