Lee Young-jun scores his second goal of the season as Grasshoppers remain winless after four matches
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At a glance
- Lee Young-jun scored Grasshoppers’ equalizer in a 5-2 loss to Vaduz in the Swiss Super League fifth round.
- The forward has scored in consecutive matches, including his first league goal of the season.
- Grasshoppers have one point from four matches and remain bottom of the 12-team league.
Lee Young-jun found the net again, but Grasshoppers’ difficult start to the Swiss Super League continued with a 5-2 defeat away to Vaduz.
The 23-year-old South Korean forward scored in the 35th minute at Rheinpark Stadion, heading in after Nicolas Muci nodded the ball down to him. The goal made it 1-1 after Vaduz’s Luthfi Dalipi opened the scoring in the 12th minute.
It was Lee’s second goal of the season and his first in the league. He had scored in Grasshoppers’ 5-0 Swiss Cup win away from home on Aug. 16, making this his second consecutive match with a goal.
Grasshoppers fell behind again before halftime when Dominik Schwyzer scored in the 43rd minute. Muci restored parity at 2-2 shortly after the interval, but Vaduz scored three more goals in the second half to secure victory.
Grasshoppers have played one fewer match than some of their rivals, but the result left them with one draw, three losses and one point. They remain last in the 12-team Super League. Vaduz, meanwhile, earned its first league win of the season after four straight defeats and moved into 11th place.
Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.