FC Zurich vs. Guimaraes: Portuguese side secures convincing win
Zurich, Switzerland – Guimaraes secured a convincing 3-0 victory over FC Zurich in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round. The match, played at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, was dominated by the Portuguese team from the start.
The first goal arrived in the 54th minute, when R. Mangas opened the scoring with a quality finish. The Zurich struggled to recover from this blow and couldn’t find a way back into the match.
Guimaraes not only dominated the game but also capitalized on the chances that came their way. In the 88th minute, M. Gomez scored an own goal, further extending Guimaraes’ lead. To complete the rout, N. Oliveira scored the third goal in the 90th minute, sealing victory for his team.
FC Zurich had few scoring opportunities and failed to create any danger for the Guimaraes goal. Despite the defeat, the Swiss team showed a good performance in defense and had good control of the ball in some phases of the match.
Statistics:
* FC Zurich: 37% possession, 7 shots (1 on target, 5 off target), 3 corners, 13 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
* Guimaraes: 63% possession, 18 shots (5 on target, 6 off target), 12 corners, 10 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards.
Key events of the match:
* 38′: FC Zurich – Yellow card for N. Katic.
* 54′: Guimaraes – Goal by R. Mangas, assist by none.
* 58′: FC Zurich – Yellow card for M. Kryeziu.
* 63′: Guimaraes – Yellow card for T. Borevkovic.
* 88′: Guimaraes – Own goal by M. Gomez, assist by none.
* 90′: Guimaraes – Goal by N. Oliveira, assist by none.
Guimaraes progresses to the next round of the competition with a convincing victory.
Substitutions fc zurich: at minute 46 J. Okita came in and I. Matthew went out., at minute 63 L. Bajrami came in and J. Perea went out., at minute 63 A. Okoflex came in and J. Okita went out., at minute 89 L. Kamberi came in and U. Emmanuel went out.
Substitutions guimaraes: at minute 69 N. Oliveira came in and J. Ramirez went out., at minute 78 T. Arcanjo came in and R. Mangas went out., at minute 78 N. Santos came in and Samu went out., at minute 89 Manu came in and Tiago Silva went out., at minute 90 Ze Carlos came in and Kaio Cesar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Zurich
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