THUN, Switzerland (Interstat) — Young Boys routed Thun 8‑3 on Thursday at Stockhorn Arena, opening their Swiss Super League campaign with a goal-filled victory.
(Interstat) — Samuel Essende, a substitute, scored three goals and added an assist. Forward Elmin Rastoder notched two goals in the first half, and substitute Christian Fassnacht added two goals. Leonardo Bertone, a midfielder, scored once and set up another. Substitutes Alvyn Sanches, Alan Virginius and Chris Bédia each tallied one goal.
Goals came rapidly: Essende in the 1st minute, Rastoder in the 11th and 13th, Sanches in the 43rd, Virginius in the 64th, Fassnacht in the 68th, Bertone in the 79th and Fassnacht again in the 81st.
Discipline was costly for Young Boys. Midfielder Marco Bürki received a red card in first-half stoppage time, and defender Jan Bamert was sent off in the 76th minute. Yellow cards were issued to Christopher Ibayi, Ebrima Colley, Bertone, Sandro Lauper, Essende and goalkeeper Niklas Steffen. Steffen also recorded an assist, as did Ibayi, Lauper and Colley.
Young Boys improved to 1-0-0 in all competitions; Thun fell to 0-1-0.