In the framework of the 32nd day of Hoval Promotion League, Lugano U21 runs into a very bitter home setback against Vevey, which was concrete in taking advantage of the opportunities that happened to them to impose itself with the result of 3-2.
VAUDOIS PENALIZED BY THREE POINTS
At the Al Maglio Sports Center in Canobbio comes an opponent not yet mathematically safe, as it was punished on Friday by the Disciplinary Commission of the First League with a three-point deduction in the standings. As per the statement issued by the Federation itself, the cause is "violation of the provisions relating to the certification of payments of salaries and social security contributions." The whole thing is based on Article 18 of the First League Playing Regulations.
HCL TERRITORIAL DOMINANCE
For Saturday afternoon's duel, coach Andrea Vitali is forced to give up the disqualified Gianluca Pizzagalli, whose place on the right side of the midfield is taken by young Yuri Peverelli. From the opening whistle of match director Marco Helbling, it was the young bianconeri who controlled operations through a dominant ball possession in the opponent's half. During the opening quarter of an hour, the two outside lanes are more exploited thanks to the sprints of Damiano Plisko and a very proactive Peverelli. Attempts were made by Romeo Morandi (dish over the crossbar), Yannis Ryter (powerful right-footed shot with Michel Fohouo starring with a decisive dive) and Ilija Maslarov (left-footed shot deflected by the Romanian extreme defender).
SURPRISING YELLOW-BLUE ADVANTAGE
The Jean-Philippe Lebeau-led team, supported by a dozen or so proper young supporters armed with drums and flags, found itself leading in scoring once the half had passed. A seemingly innocuous cross to the center for Marvin Louisius was exploited by the visiting captain himself, who impaled the ball with his chest, caught Diego Mina on the counterattack and unlocked the contest.
YANNIS RYTER FOR BETTER OR WORSE
After a trip to the edge of the box against Dion Dermaku and a right-footed shot by David Piffero, the Lugano trequartist lives five minutes as the absolute star. First, he wins a penalty kick, but gets hypnotized twice by Fohouo, as the opposing goalkeeper rejects the two attempts. Then, after a takedown by Piffero and the subsequent second penalty awarded in a short time, he appears again on the penalty spot. This time, #16 displaces the counterparty and puts the contest back into perfect parity. The joy is ephemeral, as Ilion Ssebunya breaks free of Dermaku, centralizes and blasts a right-footed shot past Mina. In the fraction's end there was time for another Lugano opportunity, with Morandi dunking a precise cross from Peverelli over the bottom.
RESUMED WITH A NEW "BACK-AND-FORTH"
The second half began with a thrill, eliminated by Plisko's providential postponement. Having regained their composure, the hosts made their fans rejoice on the fifty-third lap of the clock. Great work by Piffero allows Ryter to control the ball inside the small area, make a feint on the defender and kick a winning goal. It is the point of the well-deserved two-on-two. At this point, the Swiss-French were looking for a new lunge and, after a short rebound by Mina, they put the lead back forward thanks to Luca Jaquenoud, rapacious in inserting himself between the meshes of the Lugano rearguard and registering the point that will deliver the three points to Vevey.
OTHER OFFENSIVE ACTIONS WITHOUT LUCK
The Vaud defender's goal was a hard blow from which Andrea Maccoppi and his teammates struggled to recover, risking a little later on the right-footed shot by newcomer Allan Eleouet, which was blocked on the ground by Mina. Who again saves his own with a footwork intervention on Louisius' diagonal. On the opposite front, Ryter came close to a personal hat trick. First, he is anticipated at the finest moment just a step away from the goal line after a cross by Peverelli and a "splash" by Niccolo Spinelli. After that, he forces Fohouo to the decisive rebound with his fists. Between these two chances, Eleouet did not close the accounts, sending high a conclusion from a favorable position. The last attempts, without luck, are signed about ten minutes from the triple whistle by Elijah Okafor.
A STEP BACK IN THE RANKINGS
The home knockout leaves coach Vitali's protégés on 33 points, reflexively dropping them one position (from 16th to 17th). This is because of Baden's narrow victory (1-0) over Delémont in the direct clash, which raises the Aargavians above the line (35), with the Jurassians the new "red lantern" because of a worse goal-difference than the young Ticino (33).
LAST TRIP TO CANTON VAUD
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, the HCL second team will make its last trip of the season. At 4 p.m. it is scheduled to face the Bulle under the vaults of the Stade de Bouleyres.
COACH VITALI'S ANALYSIS: 'WE MUST FIGHT TO THE END'
"Given Baden's victory over Delémont, and regardless of what comes out of today's Bavois challenge in Biel today, we compulsorily need six points in the next two games. The one against Vevey was a completely different match from the one last Sunday in Delémont. The Vaudois were waiting for us and restarting. If we go back and review their goals, the first came via a rebound, on the second we were placed, and the third came from a corner kick situation. The problem with this duel is that we were always forced to chase. But I am proud of the boys. What punished us on this occasion was the result. It did not turn out the way we wanted. It is destiny that we have to fight until the last second. Yannis Ryter? He comes from two very good performances. He is a first team player and is a help to all of us. I hope that in the last hundred and eighty minutes of the season he will confirm himself.".
FC LUGANO U21-VEVEY-SPORTS 2-3 (1-2)
Al Maglio Sports Center, 200 spectators.
Networks: 23′ Louisius 0-1, 39′ Ryter 1-1 (penalty), 41′ Ssebunya 1-2, 53′ Ryter 2-2, 60′ Jaquenoud 2-3.
Admonished: 30′ Mayingi, 37′ Díaz, 84′ Shala.
FC Lugano U21: Mina; Dermaku (54′ Gamba), Gecaj (69′ Shala), Molino; Maccoppi; Peverelli, Maslarov, Maccoppi, Morandi, Plisko (77′ Okafor); Ryter, Piffero (69′ Spinelli). Coach: Vitali.
Vevey-Sports: Fohouo; Louisius, Jaquenoud, Baumann, Díaz, Ssebunya (61′ Eleouet); Correa, Fouley (86′ Mehmeti), Mayingi; Munishi (61′ Laouini), Yana (78′ Khiari). Coach: Lebeau.
Referee: Helbling. Assistants: Pereira and Himmelspach.
