Young Boys rally past Servette in five-goal Super League thriller

BERN, Switzerland (Interstat) — Samuel Essende scored twice, including the 83rd-minute winner, as Young Boys erased a two-goal deficit to beat Servette 3-2 in a Super League match Saturday at Stadion Wankdorf. Servette struck first in the 13th minute when Marco Burch scored, and Kingstone Mutandwa doubled the lead in the 30th. Alan Virginius pulled one back for Young Boys in the 39th, and Essende equalized in the 69th before completing the comeback late. Virginius played 63 minutes and scored once, while Mutandwa played 84 minutes and scored once for Servette. Yellow cards went to Young Boys’ Armin Gigović in the 67th, Servette’s Mathis Lambourde in the 79th and Servette’s Miroslav Stevanović in the 90th. Young Boys improved to 5-0-4 in the competition and across all competitions, while Servette moved to 3-5-2 in both. Young Boys next visit Grasshoppers on Oct. 11, and Servette host Sion on Oct. 10.