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Yverdon Sport defeats FC Sion with a man advantage
Sion, Switzerland – Yverdon Sport secured an important victory at the Stade de Tourbillon with a 1-0 win against FC Sion, who finished the match with ten men after J. Gnakpa was sent off in the 89th minute.
The first goal of the match came in the 40th minute, when B. Cespedes capitalized on a pass from M. Rodrigues to put Yverdon Sport ahead 1-0.
FC Sion relentlessly sought an equalizer but encountered a sturdy Yverdon Sport defense. Furthermore, the home team’s situation worsened in the 89th minute when J. Gnakpa received his second yellow card and was subsequently sent off.
In the second half, D. Sorgic managed to find the back of the net for Sion in the 81st minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
FC Sion controlled possession with 56% compared to Yverdon Sport’s 44%. However, the visitors were more effective in attack, registering 3 shots on goal to Sion’s 4.
The match was characterized by the physicality of both teams, who committed 12 fouls each. FC Sion received 2 yellow cards, while Yverdon Sport received 4, plus the red card for J. Gnakpa.
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Substitutions fc sion: at minute 46 T. Bouchlarhem came in and T. Berdayes went out., at minute 46 D. Sorgic came in and D. Djokic went out., at minute 65 Marquinhos Cipriano came in and N. Hefti went out., at minute 73 C. Souza Espana came in and A. Miranchuk went out., at minute 81 M. Bouriga came in and A. Kabacalman went out.
Substitutions yverdon sport: at minute 63 M. Ake came in and M. Rodrigues went out., at minute 80 J. Gnakpa came in and M. Baradji went out., at minute 80 F. Sylla came in and M. Legowski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Sion
Yverdon Sport
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