YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland (Interstat) — Yverdon Sport defeated Rapperswil-Jona 3-1 on Monday in a Challenge League match at Stade Municipal. Ranjan Neelakandan opened the scoring in the 57th minute for Yverdon. Rapperswil-Jona equalized seven minutes later through Elias Pasche. Lois Mbongué restored Yverdon’s lead in the 84th minute, with Yannis Ryter providing the assist. Yverdon improved to 20-9-3 in the Challenge League and 23-9-4 across all competitions. Rapperswil-Jona fell to 13-20-1 in league play and 17-21-2 overall. Lorik Emini, Berkay Dabanlı, Lorenzo Bittarelli and Ryter each received yellow cards in a physical encounter. Yverdon has now won three consecutive matches against Rapperswil-Jona dating to last season. The victory keeps Yverdon in contention near the top of the table. Rapperswil-Jona next faces Stade Nyonnais on May 15, while Yverdon travels to Aarau the same day.