Sion’s return to the Super League is just a formality after the 2-0 win in Bellinzona. FC Thun received a spectacular recreation in opposition to Vaduz 6-3.
Hugo Lamy (AC Bellinzona), proper, in a duel with Ilyas Chouaref (FC Sion), within the championship recreation of the Swiss Challenge League.
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(sda) The choice concerning promotion to the Super League has been postponed. Sion’s return to the highest division is just a formality after the 2-0 win in Bellinzona.
FC Sion has not received a single duel in opposition to FC Thun within the Challenge League this season. And but the Valaisians have decisively distanced themselves from their closest rivals for promotion after the second to final spherical.
Dejan Sorgic took the lead for Didier Tholot’s staff in opposition to AC Bellinzona after half an hour, and the striker doubled shortly after the restart within the second half. Even although Reto Ziegler missed a penalty after just below an hour, there was by no means any doubt in Ticino as as to whether FC Sion would take the second-to-last step in the direction of the Super League this Friday night.
FC Thun performs a superb recreation
At the identical time, FC Thun received a spectacular recreation in opposition to Vaduz 6:3 and continues to be three factors behind the Sitten staff earlier than the final spherical on Whit Monday. They ought to permit themselves a heavy defeat within the final house recreation in opposition to Schaffhausen with out endangering promotion to the Super League. Compared to Thun, Sion has a objective distinction that’s 14 objectives higher.
The Bernese Oberlanders obtained off to a superb begin of their recreation in opposition to Vaduz. Marc Gutbub scored twice and Mauro Lustrinelli’s staff was 3-0 forward at half-time. By the 67th minute, the Vaduz staff, who’re coached by former Thun coach Marc Schneider, had balanced issues out and helped Sion, a minimum of briefly, to promotion.
After a yellow-red card in opposition to Sandro Wieser (81st), the Liechtensteiners fell aside and conceded three objectives within the last section. But even these will not pave the FCT’s direct path to the Super League.
While Sion is about to return after a season within the second division, Thun must assert itself within the Barrage in opposition to the second from final within the Super League on the finish of May.