With a lot of luck has avoided the FC Zürich , for the first time in seven years against a-class opponents out of the Swiss Cup to excrete. The FCZ defeated Kriens at home 2:1. In the semi-final of the Zurich meeting with FC Basel.

Kriens long better

As Adrian Winter, in the 82. Minute recovered a short pass from Stephen Odey in the second experiment, 2:1, were allowed to Zurich lucky. The now emerging, widely expected victory had been observed in any Phase of the game. Only the small SC Kriens, the only class in the quarter-finals, would have deserved to go Further.

Chihadeh hits to compensate (source: SRF)

The Zurich-based have can the break do not complain if you are located with two goals behind and with a man less on the pitch would have been. Instead, it was 1:1, and Zurich was complete. The players of the SC Kriens, modest third last in the Challenge and in the back of the minds of the Super a little underestimated-League club, perhaps, dominated for long stretches, obtained after 44 minutes, the Palestinian striker Saleh Chihadeh a magnificent gateway to the 1:1, with a slat and a post shot of bad luck and were disadvantaged by the referee in two scenes.

Zürich with luck

Lionel Tschudi overlooked in the Zurich penalty area a Foul by FCZ defender Umaru Bangura, the Chihadeh held back. After a malicious Foul Tschudi showed the first Zurich scorer Salim Khelifi only a Yellow card, although Khelifi nachtrat on the ground.

Khelifi brings the FCZ in leadership (source: SRF)

In the second half, the Zurich condensed by the pale Benjamin Kololli substitute Assan Ceesay in relation to the battens and posts shots at 1:2. But the better scenes and the far better scoring chances had continue to the Lucerne. In the championship of the Challenge Cup-novice is in relegation danger. But with services such as those in the Letzigrund would have to have the SC Kriens soon to say goodbye.

In the season of 2011/12, Zurich for the last time in the Cup to a lower-class opponent stuck. At that time, they lost to FC St. Gallen in the eighth-finals 2:4.

Zurich – Kriens 2:1 (1:1)
3650 spectators. – SR Tschudi.

goals: 16. Khelifi (Domgjoni) 1:0. 44. Chihadeh (Siegrist) 1:1. 82. Winter (Odey) Of 2:1.

Zurich: Vanins; Rüegg, Bangura, Mirlind Kryeziu, Charabadse; Sertic, Domgjoni (46. Hekuran Kryeziu); Winter, Khelifi, Kololli (46. Ceesay); Odey (86. Maxsö).

installed: Osigwe; Urtic, Elvedi, Fanger, Mijatovic; Sukacev (66. Rüedi), Wiget (73. Cirelli), Sadrjaj, Costa; Siegrist; Chihadeh (80. Sulejmani).

remarks: in Zurich without Marchesano, undersea, Pa Modou, Omeragic, Aliu, Andereggen and Sauter (all injured). Kriens without Dzonlagic, Hasanaj, Bürgisser, Small, Seferagic, Selmani and Bruges (all injured). 27. Vanins header but the ball is Chihadeh deflected on to the crossbar. 45. Post Shot Chihadeh. 56. Post Shot Ceesay. Cautions: 26. Khelifi (Foul), 47. Wiget (Foul), 58. Mijatovic (Foul).

The semi-final pairings in the Swiss Cup draw semi-final: Zürich – Basel, Luzern/Young Boys – Thun. Game Data: Wednesday/Thursday, 24./25. April 2019. (SDA)

Created: 28.02.2019, 19:28 PM