The people of Aarau still had several unfinished business with last year’s promoted team from Vaud: Aarau had only managed to emerge victorious once (in six league games) against Nyon; The 4-0 away defeat last autumn was particularly painful. At that time, trainer Alex Frei’s protégés had repeatedly failed from a promising position after a dominant initial phase. FCA was even more efficient in the second home game of the new year: Valon Fazliu scored in the fourth minute (after a blocked attempt by Shkelqim Demhasaj) in the near corner.
After around twenty minutes, Demhasaj scored for his colors after a quick counterattack via Fazliu and Nikola Gjorgjev into the open goal to make it 2-0. And finally it was Milot Avdyli (32nd) who kept an overview in a chaotic situation and was responsible for the hosts taking a clear lead at the break. Further shots from Fazliu (38th) and Isaac Pappoe (39th) were a bit too high after Gjorgjev had previously seen a supposed goal scored by the referee canceled due to an offside position – launched into the area by Noël Wetz (37th).
After the break, it became clear that FCA could also rely on the necessary luck in the game: Fazliu hit the net again just a few moments after a save from Demhasaj in his own penalty area on the goal line in the 48th minute after a pass from Pappoe. And once again the Aarau team could rely on a wide-awake goalkeeper: goalkeeper Marvin Hübel not only defused a sideways finish from Quentin Fouley (50th), but also miraculously directed a header from Jules Sylvestre-Brac from a close range corner onto the crossbar (51.).
After further chances from Tiago Escorza (61′) and Fazliu (71′), both of whom missed the target, Hübel was also there to headbutt Christian Gomis in a very strong manner (74′). But he wasn’t granted a clean sheet because Nyon suddenly brought some tension back with the double strike from Dylan Dugourd (76th) and Adriano De Pierro (78th). But finally substitute Yannick Toure (launched by Silvan Schwegler) from the left side secured the final victory (84th), combined with his first goal in the FCA jersey. Dorian Derbaci had previously been denied this by a hair’s breadth when his shot bounced off the inside post back into the field of play (82′).
Brügglifeld. – 3,872 viewers. – SR: Turkish. – Tore: 4. Fazliu 1:0. 20. Demhasaj (Gjorgjev) 2:0. 32. Avdyli (Demhasaj) 3:0. 48. Fazliu (Pappoe) 4:0. 76. Dugourd 4:1. 78. De Pierro 4:2. 84. Toure (Schwegler) 5:2.
Aarau: Hübel; Wetz, Hasani, Thaler, Theler (60. Qollaku); Jäckle; Pappoe (69. Koide), Fazliu, Avdyli (69. Schwegler); Demhasaj (79. Toure), Gjorgjev (79. Derbaci).
Nyon: Omeragic; Gazzetta (70. Dugourd), Strohbach, Sylvestre-Brac, Petit (46. De Pierro), Sawadogo (46. Pasche); Gaillard (70. Camera), Scorza, Carraro (46. Fouley); Core, Gomis.
Notes: Aarau without Conus (sick), Gebreyesus (injured) and Acquah (not qualified). Nyon without Busset (suspended), Pédat (injured), Moreira, Papavasiliou, Rodriguez and Vumbi (all not in the squad). – Gjorgjev’s 37th goal canceled for offside. 51. Goalie Hübel directs a header from Sylvestre-Brac onto the crossbar. 82. Derbaci hits the post. – Warnings: 17. Theler, 45. Carraco, 54. Demhasaj, 59. Fouley, 63. Qollaku, 75. Strohbach (all foul play).