The Neuchâtelois bowed very heavily (6-0) against the revengeful Young Boys.
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The Bernese took place Saturday evening at the Stade de Suisse.
KEYSTONE
Neuchâtel Xamax sank on Saturday evening for the last of a Stade de Suisse which will officially become Wankdorf on July 1. Opposed to revengeful Young Boys following their defeat on Tuesday in Thun (1-0), the Red and Black fell severely (6-0) against the double defending champion. A slap which, while awaiting the result of the Oberlanders on Sunday in St. Gallen, taps Joël Magnin and his men at the back of the class.
Regarding class, we could see all the difference between a double defending champion and a perpetual candidate for relegation. When we started to consider the fact that Xamax could reach halftime with a goalless draw, everything fell apart like a house of cards, starting with a perforated defense (Gomes-Djourou-Djuric) . Young Boys, already dangerous on several occasions, scored four goals between the 37th and 45th minutes (by Michel Aebischer, Jean-Pierre Nsame twice and Christian Fassnacht), as if in a dream. Or a nightmare, if you look at it from a Neuchâtel point of view.
To console himself and not be too gamber on this fiasco, further aggravated by the successes of Vincent Sierro (79th) and Meschack Elia (91st) during a second period in the form of filling, Neuchâtel Xamax will quickly have to project on the coming of St. Gallen, Wednesday at La Maladière. With the urgent need to tighten the bolts of a collective that has shattered.
Young Boys-Neuchâtel Xamax 6-0 (4-0)
Stade de Suisse, 1,000 spectators.
Arbitrator: M. Schnyder.
Buts: 37e Aebischer 1-0, 40e Nsame 2-0, 42e Fassnacht 3-0, 45e Nsame 4-0, 79e Sierro 5-0, 90e + 1 Elia 6-0.
Young Boys: Von Ballmoos; Janko, Camara, Lefort, Lotomba (56th Garcia); Lustenberger (cap.) (56th Sörensen), Aebischer (56th Sierro); Fassnacht, Gaudino, Sulejmani (73rd Ngamaleu); Nsame (70th Elijah). Entrepreneur: Gerardo Seoane.
Neuchâtel Xamax: Walthert (cap.); Gomes, Djourou (46th Neitzke), Djuric; Kouassi (46th Ramizi); Seydoux, Corbaz (73rd Mveng), Araz, Abanda; Nuzzolo (46th Haile-Selassie), Sakho (46th Seferi). Coach: Joël Magnin.
Notes: YB without Hoarau, Lauper and Petignat (injured). Xamax deprived of Doudin (injured) and Tafer (spared).
Corner shots: 4-2 (2-0).
Warnings: 15e Abanda, 25e Araz.
Expulsion: 82nd Abanda (2nd warning).
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