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FC Winterthur defeated Grasshoppers in a thrilling match played at the Stadion Schützenwiese in Winterthur. The game, corresponding to the first round of the 2024 Swiss Super League relegation round, ended with a 2-0 victory for the home team.
Despite having less possession (43%), FC Winterthur proved more effective in front of goal. The goals arrived in the second half, with J. Lukembila opening the scoring in the 47th minute and L. Luthi extending the lead in the 53rd minute, assisted by N. Burkart. The match was marked by Winterthur’s inconsistent discipline, accumulating three yellow cards (Sahitaj, Schneider, and Sidler). Grasshoppers, with 57% possession, barely threatened the opposing goal, registering only one shot on target despite having 11 attempts. The referee for the match was Lionel Tschudi.
Substitutions fc winterthur: at minute 46 J. Lukembila came in and L. Sahitaj went out., at minute 75 S. Cueni came in and R. Schneider went out., at minute 75 F. Frei came in and M. Di Giusto went out., at minute 80 L. Muhl came in and N. Burkart went out., at minute 84 R. Buess came in and C. Gomis went out.
Substitutions grasshoppers: at minute 64 S. Kittel came in and T. Meyer went out., at minute 64 N. Muci came in and Lee Young-Jun went out., at minute 72 T. Veron came in and P. Schurpf went out., at minute 78 M. Choiniere came in and A. Abrashi went out., at minute 78 A. Bojang came in and N. Irankunda went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Winterthur
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