Showing posts with label Swiss Super League. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swiss Super League. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2019

IT CAN'T BE! NOT GRASSHOPPERS?!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

This is the first time this calamity has happened for the first time in nearly 70 years.

Monday, December 03, 2012

League-Leading Grasshoppers Back On Winning Track

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Izet Hajrovic delivered the only goal of the match with his successful penalty kick in the 21st minute on Sunday as Swiss Super League-leading Grasshoppers defeated local rivals FC Zurich 1-0 at home.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Road Draw For League-Leading Grasshoppers

At Sion, Switzerland:

Leo Itaperuna's equalizer in the 30th minute lifted FC Sion to a 1-1 Saturday Swiss Super League home draw with league-leading Grasshoppers.  Shelkzen Gashi scored in the third minute for the guests.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

League-Leading Grasshoppers Stomped Upon

At Basel, Switzerland:

Alexander Frei scored twice in the second half (72', 79') as FC Basel demolished visiting Swiss Super League-leading Grasshoppers 4-0 on Sunday.

Saturday, November 03, 2012

Home Draw For League-Leading Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Izet Hajrovic scored the equalizer in the 35th minute for Grasshoppers as the Swiss Super League leaders gained a 1-1 Saturday home draw with Lausanne-Sport.  Abraham Guie Gneki scored in the 13th minute for the visitors.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Basement Residents Cool Off Hot Grasshoppers, End Visitors' Nine-Match Winning Streak

At Carouge, Switzerland:

Steven Lang (9') and Alexandre Pasche (87') provided the scoring touch as basement-occupying Servette stunned visiting Swiss Super League-Grasshoppers 2-0 on Sunday, ending the guests' nine-match winning and 12-game unbeaten streaks.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Chalk Up Another Win For Piping Hot Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Izet Hajrovic scored twice (17', 40') and Steven Zuber scored the game winner in the 44th minute as Swiss Super League-leading Grasshoppers withstood a second-half rally from BSC Young Boys and defeated the guests 3-2 on Sunday.  Grasshoppers have run their league winning and unbeaten streaks to nine and twelve games respectively.

Saturday, October 06, 2012

Eight Wins In A Row For League-Leading Grasshoppers

At Thun, Switzerland:

Steven Zuber (50'), Nassim Ben Khalifa (56'), and Toko Bundebele (59') each scored a goal during a nine-minute stretch of the second half as piping hot Grasshoppers came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit, then held off FC Thun 3-2 on the road on Saturday for their eighth consecutive Swiss Super League victory that kept the visitors atop the league standings.

Monday, October 01, 2012

Seven Wins In A Row For League-Leading Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:

In the lone Monday Swiss Super League contest, a battle of the top two clubs in the league standings, Nassim Ben Khalifa scored the only goal of match in the 38th minute as Grasshoppers blanked visiting St. Gallen 1-0 to take over top spot in the standings.  The win was Grasshoppers seventh in a row in league play.  Thus far, the season was a far cry from last year's relegation battle.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Another Day, Another Win For Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Toko Bundebele (57') and Michael Lang (72') each scored a goal in the second half as red-hot Grasshoppers defeated visiting FC Lucerne 2-0 in Thursday Swiss Super League action. The win was Grasshoppers' sixth in a row in league play, outscoring their opponents 9-0.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Say Hello To League-Leading Grasshoppers After Zurich Derby Victory

At Zurich, Switzerland:


Red hot Grasshoppers moved into first place atop the Swiss Super League standings following their 1-0 road win over local rivals FC Zurich.  Steven Zuber scored the game-winning goal in the 54th minute.

Saturday, September 01, 2012

Four League Wins In A Row For Grasshoppers

At Lausanne, Switzerland:

Milan Vilotic (49') and Amir Abrashi (90'+4) provided the scoring as Grasshoppers grabbed their fourth straight Swiss Super League victory on Saturday, 2-0 on the road over Lausanne Sport, enabling them to move to second place in the league standings, one point in back of league-leading St. Gallen.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Three Wins In A Row For Grasshoppers

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Izet Hajrovic scored the only goal of the match in the 44th minute on Saturday as Grasshoppers climbed up to third place (two points behind front-running FC Sion) in the Swiss Super League standings following their 1-0 home triumph over FC Thun for their third straight league victory.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Road Win For Grasshoppers

At Lucerne, Switzerland:

Steven Zuber (4') and Amir Abrashi (78') provided the scoring on Sunday as Grasshoppers stretched their Swiss Super League winning and unbeaten streaks to two and four games, respectively, with their 2-0 road blanking of FC Lucerne.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Grasshoppers Up Unbeaten Run To Four Games

At Zurich, Switzerland:

Nassim Ben Khalifa scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as Grasshoppers stretched their Swiss Super League undefeated streak to four games following their 1-0 Sunday home triumph over basement-occupying Servette.

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Late Goal Denies Road Win For Grasshoppers

At St. Gallen, Switzerland:


Nico Abegglen scored the tying goal in the 90th minute to lift FC St. Gallen to a 1-1 Saturday Swiss Super League home draw with Grasshoppers, whose goal came from Izet Hajrovic in the 26th minute.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Home Draw For Grasshoppers Against Defending Champs

At Zurich, Switzerland:


With goals from Nassim Ben Khalifa (29') and Mergim Brahimi (83'), Grasshoppers gained a 2-2 Saturday Swiss Super League home draw with FC Basel, whose goals came from Alexander Frei (15') and Gilles Yapi Yapo (47').

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Grasshoppers Knock Off Young Boys In Swiss Capital

At Bern, Switzerland:


Veroljub Salatic scored the only goal of the match in the 85th minute on Sunday as Grasshoppers defeated BSC Young Boys 1-0 in Swiss Super League action.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Sluggish Grasshoppers Drop Season Opener

At  Zurich, Switzerland:


Leo Itaperuna scored both goals (39', 77') as FC Sion, coming off a points-reduction-plagued campaign from last season, blanked Grasshoppers 2-0 on the road on Sunday in the Swiss Super League season opener for both clubs.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tough End To Rough Season For Grasshoppers

At Lausanne, Switzerland:


Matt Moussilou scored the winning goal in the 87th minute on Wednesday as Lausanne Sport defeated visiting Grasshoppers 2-1 in the Swiss Super League season finale for both clubs.  Grasshoppers finished eighth in the league this year, and perhaps fortunate enough to do so (and avoid relegation) as FC Sion were docked 36 points for fielding ineligible players and Neuchatel Xamax had their license revoked for not providing the necessary financial documents and guarantees (they were demoted to the fourth division).