FC Lugano, Club Brugge's opponent in the next European tie on Thursday, got stuck at a 1-1 draw in a Swiss league game vs Young Boys Bern. Beşiktaş and Bodø/Glimt however, both came out on top.
FC Lugano - Young Boys Bern 1-1
The fixture against Young Boys Bern ended in a draw for Lugano, pinning the team on sixth place in the Swiss league. After an uneventful first half, the visitors opened the score in the 60th minute through a Ugrinic goal, only to see Cimignani draw level in the 78th minute. The score remained unchanged, leaving both teams frustrated with just the one point. (EV)
FC Lugano: Saipi, Arigoni (76’ Espinoza), Hajrizi, Hajdari, Grgic (61’ Steffen), Cimignani (85’ Mahou), Belhadj, Macek (61’ Bislimi, Marques, Celar (61’ Sabbatini), Vladi.
Goals: 60’ Ugrinic (0-1), 78’ Cimignani (1-1).
Beşiktaş – Gaziantepspor 2-0
On Monday night, Beşiktaş earned a 2-0 win at the hands of Gaziantepspor. The home team had all the trouble in the world getting through the visiting organisation, but twenty minutes into the second half,Salih Uçan finally managed to break the deadlock. With fifteen minutes left to play, Cenk Tosun followed up with the hosts' second. The two outfits went down to ten, with both Hadziahmetovic and Soyalp sent off after a second booking. The win puts Beşiktaş in fourth place, 11 points behind unbowed leaders Fenerbahçe. (SF)
Beşiktaş: Destanoglu, Bulut, Bailly (81’ Jean Onana), Uysal, Zaynutdinov, Uçan (67’ Hadziahmetovic), Fernandes, Ghezzal (21’ Kilic, 81’ Muleka), Oxlade-Chamberlain (81’ Tiknaz), Rashica, Tosun.
Goals: 63’ Uçan (1-0), 75’ Tosun (2-0).
Bodø/Glimt - Lillestrøm 3-1
Also on Monday evening, Bodø/Glimt sent Lillestrøm packing 3-1, goals courtesy of Moe, Wembangomo and Pellegrino.
After Sorli missed out on a waning opportunity, central defender Moe opened the score. A cleared ball came to Berg, sending it back in the box where it was deviated in goal by Brede Moe. A bad throw-in by the visitors was capitalised upon, as Amahl Pellegrino showed up in front of goal and aimed it off the post in goal. Lillestrøm also created some minor threats, and even managed to make it 2-1, Roseth heading in a corner kick past goalie Haikin. The hosts immediately replied, however, with Brice Wembangomo aiming a long range effort in the top hand corner to make it a more confident 3-1.
The win puts Bodø/Glimt well underway to crown itself as Norwegian champions. With four games to go, the Norwegian leaders now have a seven point gap with Tromsø. (KN)
Bodø/Glimt: Nikita Haikin - Brice Wembangomo (81’ Frederik Sjovold), Brede Moe, Odin Bjortuft, Frederik Bjorkan - Ulrik Saltnes (81’ Sondre Fet), Pattrick Berg, Albert Gronbaek (89’ Tobias Gulliksen) - Sondre Sorli (46’ Nino Zugelj), Faris Moumbagna, Amahl Pellegrino (90’ Daniel Bassi).
Goals: 7’ Moe (1-0), 62’ Pellegrino (2-0), 68’ Roseth (2-1), 76’ Wembangomo (3-1).