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Promotion League chief Etoile Carouge shook St-Gall on Saturday within the spherical of 16 of the Swiss Cup.

Thierry Cotting’s squad solely misplaced 4-2 to the third within the Tremendous League. Sion, for his half, prevented the entice at Rapperswil-Jona.

5 minutes of insanity on the finish of the primary half allowed Etoile Carouge to imagine within the feat. Led from the fifteenth minute following a hit by Chadrac Akolo, the Stelliens have certainly turned the tide due to targets from Usman Mamadou Simbakoli (thirty ninth) and Oscar Correia (forty fourth). They may even have doubled their benefit with somewhat extra realism (or luck).

Unfortunate finalist of the final two editions, St-Gall however managed to get out of this dangerous state of affairs by elevating the tone. The Brodeurs equalized within the 56th minute on a header from Matej Maglica, who got here into play on the break, earlier than regaining the benefit within the 71st minute. Writer of 3-2, Lukas Görtler additionally sealed the rating with a penalty in stoppage time.

Disadvantaged of Mario Balotelli who suffered from the onset of bronchitis, FC Sion didn’t expertise the identical difficulties at Rapperswil-Jona. Paolo Tramezzani’s males received 2-0 on the garden of the ninth within the Promotion League, due to successes from the person in type Filip Stojilkovic (45 + 4th) and Itaitinga (fiftieth).

Lucerne suffers

Lucerne, however, suffered in Bellinzona, shouldering in additional time on a purpose from Dejan Storgic (107th). Though decreased to 10 from the 54th, Grasshopper for his half compelled the choice within the second interval on the bottom of the resident of third league Goldstern (3-0).

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