Grasshoppers vs BSC Young Boys 0-2

BSC Young Boys left Letzigrund with a 2-0 win after scoring twice in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Grasshoppers stayed level until the break, then were beaten by Samuel Essende and Christian Fassnacht.

The first half brought bookings for Armin Gigovic in the 17th minute, Lewin Blum on 26 minutes and Cedric Zesiger on 35, while BSC Young Boys made an early change on 30 minutes, sending on Bahereba Guirassy for Alan Virginius. Grasshoppers then made two half-time substitutions, with Allan Arigoni replacing Lee Young-Jun and Nikolas Marcel Cristiano Muci coming on for Óscar Clemente. It was 0-0 at the break.

BSC Young Boys took the lead in the 49th minute when Samuel Essende, set up by Isaac Schmidt, made it 1-0. Three minutes later Christian Fassnacht struck to make it 2-0. Grasshoppers responded with changes on 63 and 67 minutes, then another on 77, while BSC Young Boys made two more switches on 67 minutes and a further two on 84, with Fassnacht and Essende both going off. The visitors kept control of the scoreline from there, although Edimilson Fernandes was booked on 76 minutes and Simone Stroscio saw yellow in stoppage time.

The numbers pointed towards a BSC Young Boys win. They had 52% of the ball and 464 passes to Grasshoppers' 427, with 21 shots to 8, 6 on target to 2 and 2.43 expected goals to 0.36. BSC Young Boys also won 5 corners to 3 and 13 fouls to 11.

BSC Young Boys were booked four times, for Armin Gigovic, Lewin Blum, Cedric Zesiger and Edimilson Fernandes. Grasshoppers had one yellow card, for Simone Stroscio in first-half stoppage time.