The year is off to a very bad start for FC Sion. At Tourbillon, the Sédunois lost 1-0 to the Grasshoppers while they played in numerical superiority from the 4th minute…
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Trapped by a success from the Argentinian Tomas Veron Lupi in the 64th minute in an action which revealed all the limits of captain Reto Ziegler, FC Sion, of course, exercised unchallenged domination against the Zurich side reduced to 10 after the justified expulsion of Saulo Decarli for an elbow. He could have made it happen in the 71st without a miracle from goalkeeper Justin Hammel in front of Dejan Sorgic or in the 79th without a… double save on the line from Dirk Abels.
-With a defense made up of four left-handers and a midfielder too quickly deprived of Kevin Bua who injured his shoulder just before the half-hour mark, FC Sion did not, however, deliver the goods. This defeat is a stain as Didier Thiolot’s team had picked up 13 points in the last six matches before the break. It also does not suit Yverdon who sees the Grasshoppers ahead of him to virtually find themselves in the shoes of the roadblocker.
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The second match played at 6 p.m. also resulted in a surprise. For the premiere of Uli Forte, FC Winterthur spoiled the… premiere of Giorgio Contini at the head of Young Boys. Forced to a 0-0 draw against an opponent who was able to rely on a goalkeeper in a state of grace in the person of the Greek Stefanos Kapino, the Bernese missed a lot. Above all, they let two precious points slip away for a team who dream of an impossible comeback and who risk finding themselves on Sunday 10 points behind the leader and 6 behind the bar.
