Dry of joy in the league since last Aug. 23 (and since the following week, considering the passing of the first round of the AXA Women's Cup), FC Lugano Femminile returned to savor the sweet taste of victory, routing the ground of Wädenswil thanks to two goals scored in the second half.
Ever since the group was entrusted to Andrea Antonelli, that is, since Thursday, the girls put themselves completely at their disposal, preparing the match with their usual seriousness and in a positive manner and continuing in this way also in the pre-match. From the technical-tactical point of view, but above all under the aspects of attitude and attitude against a very physical opponent with good individualities, the bianconere never disunited, remained organized and concretized the two chances created by the captain Eleonora Castellani in the first parts of the second half and by the young outside offensive player Aline Oliva in the final stages of the match. All the players provide an excellent performance and this was by no means expected after the recent negative period, culminating with last week's 6:2 kappaò in Winterthur.
"It was a game played very well and hard-fought in all aspects. The girls' strength was their lucidity in handling the various situations when some fatigue took over. What was "pulled out" was very important, both in possession and non-possession of the ball. Technically, it was a positively addressed match. What's more, if we think that the weather was really prohibitive: a universal downpour was coming down from the sky and a crazy wind was blowing. Let's file away this joy and from tomorrow we start focusing on the Cup duel in Biel. The goal will clearly be to get through the round. And if we face the next challenge, and in general those that await us in the short to medium term, with this attitude, we can say our piece against any opponent", the end-of-game analysis of coach Andrea Antonelli.
On Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at 7 p.m., FC Lugano Women's will host Biel (First League) as part of the AXA Women's Cup round of 16.
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National League B, Day 8
Sportplatz Beichlen, Wädenswil
FC WÄDENSWIL - FC LUGANO WOMEN'S 0:2 (0:0)
MARKERS: 54′ Castellani 0:1, 84′ Oliva 0:2.
FC WÄDENSWIL (4-4-1-1): Huber; L. Geiger, Färber, Tanner, Camor (81′ Krienbühl); Berger, Mächler, Henricsson, Erni (67′ Babić); Cortesi (81′ Näslund), R. Geiger.
In disp. Rispoli, Hölzle, Nydegger.
All. Remo Mayer.
WOMEN'S FC LUGANO (4-4-1-1): Audrino; Russo, Colombo, Zanaboni, Castellani; Gigante, Crapanzano, Albertini, Nascimento Sa; Di Muro (73′ Oliva); Andreoli.
In disp. Enning, Bassi, Mochi.
All. Andrea Antonelli.
REFEREE: Ersin Mesimi.
ASSISTANTS: Abdullah Süyüm and Asim Sabić.