His voice is incredibly gentle. But what is Veroljub Salatic says shortly after 21 o’clock in the catacombs of the Letzigrunds, is powerful: the Captain of The Grasshoppers is acidified. And the longer he talks about the night, the clearer it becomes. Finally, he says: “Clearly, we could now say that the boys have done well. But at the end of a 0:1 is just too little.”

at the Latest, since it is established: Yes, the Grasshoppers are as under-class in these Cup-round of sixteen have increased. But you are against FC Luzern and yet there is a lot of all people. And in fact, is to discover this evening is hardly a difference in Class between the two Teams. However, this is at least as much on the appearance of the Lucerne, like that of the Grasshoppers. While about 80 minutes, the game adapts to the autumn cool rain: It ripples just in front of him. And also about Salatic angry after the game if he finds: “We had to just put more pressure on them.”

So, the impression remains that GC, although very neat, has sold for the Fifth of the Super League. That it has not but trying to, somehow, everything really, for Servette the second higher-class opponents. It benefits the Grasshoppers at the end of anything, it is benefiting for once from the local rivals. Or in the 11. Minute are probably for the first Time in its history, glad they share the stadium with FC Zurich.

Just because the FCZ plays in the Super League, is fitted to the Letzigrund with everything that needs to be a Video wizard. And he promptly comes to the use, as Mirko Salvi a shot to fall and Ibrahima Ndiaye is flying on the Zurich Goalie. First referee Lionel Tschudi sees a Penalty. But finally, a warning for Ndiaye, who has taken the flight position is out of the Situation before it can touch Salvi.

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There are evenings in which a team draws strength from such scenes. In the case of GC, but the effect fizzled out somewhere in the Void of Leichtathletikrunds in at just 2976 viewers lose. Not that Zurich don’t seem engaged. The Defensive, something of a surprise with a three-chain, is over long distances, solid and attentive. But against the front of the speed in the switching situations is usually lacking. And when the Ball comes, however, in the vicinity of the enemy Sechzehners, there are rarely more than two in Zurich to be found.

It is no coincidence that the best GC Chance through a free kick about. Central defender Baba for a few moments heads the Ball from a few metres, directly in the hands of the Lucerne Keepers Marius Müller. As the stoppage time is already up and running – and GC chasing a residue. Blessing Eleke has in the 83. Minute recovered a rebound off the head. It is one of the few scenes in which Lucerne can be something of a pressure build-up. That’s enough to reach the quarter-finals.

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Created: 30.10.2019, 23:50 PM