Thanks to a clear 9:0 victory in the first round of the Swiss Cup, the Grasshoppers secured their first win of the season and qualified for the next round of the cup. Marco Schällibaum's team had no trouble against FC Regensdorf. With five assists and three goals, Awer Mabil was the man of the match. In addition, last Tuesday saw the highlight of the friendly game against FC Bayern Munich. As a rehearsal before the start of the Bundesliga, the Munich team tested against the Zurich side. The final result of 4:0 was relatively clear in favour of the Bundesliga side. GC Zurich now continue their CSSL campaign with a home match against FC Sion.
The Valais side made a strong return to the Super League, starting the new season with three wins from their first four league games. Thanks to these three victories, Sion are currently in 2nd place. In the Swiss Cup, on the other hand, the Valaisans have not been quite so convinving. Although they qualified for the 2nd round, they struggled against SR Delémont in the 1st round. It took a penalty shoot-out to make the difference and eliminate the club from the 1st Division Classic.
Head coach Marco Schällibaum will still be without Joshua Laws, Michael Kempter and Young-jun Lee against FC Sion. Dorian Babunski will also be absent, as the striker suffered an injury in the cup game against Regensdorf, more informations can be found here. New signing Young-jun Lee will be available.
Tickets for the home game against Sion can be found here. You can also follow the game as usual on 86live via live ticker and radio.
Back-to-School campaign
All children under the age of 16 (cut-off date: 24 August 2007) can attend the home match against FC Sion in Sector C free of charge. Children can gain access to the stadium directly at the turnstiles with an officially recognised ID. Parents and companions can purchase their tickets conveniently in the online shop or at the box office.
New Merchandise
A new shirt line will be presented and sold in the stadium on Saturday. The simple T-shirts of the core line are available in white and dark blue with the GC logo on the chest. Come along and get yourself a shirt.