Three days after its success against Basel, Young Boys was unable to string together a second victory in a row for the first time this season during its trip to Zurich on Saturday (0-0). However, the opportunity was great for Joël Magnin and his men to steal 9th place from FC Sion, who ultimately remained ahead by one unit (14 points against 13).
If the Bernese can congratulate themselves on not having conceded a goal – a first in this exercise -, they also know that they still have all the difficulty in the world controlling their emotions. In 13 days, YB finished a ten-a-side match for the fifth time on Saturday. And this time, it was Joël Monteiro who joined the locker room earlier than expected.
Not content with not being awarded a penalty – perhaps rightly so – after a full-on rush into the area in the 78th minute, the striker removed one of his two shoes before throwing it into the tunes. The problem was that it fell a dozen meters further on FCZ player Mirlind Kryeziu.
Even though he immediately realized his mistake before apologizing, the Valaisan was sent off by referee Urs Schnyder. At 25, Monteiro is not known for being a virulent player and this is even his first career red card. But he will at least miss the Lugano reception next Sunday.
