Memories of the ‘Sionation’: Lower-class Valais have already irritated YB

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The Poster became a Valaisian party. Memories are awakened before the quarter-final of the cup between Sion and YB (Thursday, 8:30 p.m.). The Challenge League club against the upper division favourites. That was the match on April 17, 2006. But then it was in the final in Bern. Sion defeated YB after a penalty shootout.

The Bernese were of course not yet double winners at that time. But in the middle of their self-titled, thirty-year dry spell. The lower division team still traveled to Wankdorf as outsiders – and celebrated their tenth victory in their tenth participation in the cup final. The next day ‘The Sionsation of Bern’ was on the front page of Blick.

Sion turned the Wankdorf final into a home game

“In the sea of ​​Valais flags, tears rolled down my eyes even before the race,” wrote Zermatt ski racer Fränzi Aufdenblatten (43) in her guest commentary. And a report from the special train stated that the conductor had himself painted red and white on the outward journey and did not say no when offered a beer. “The home cup final became a nightmare away match for YB,” wrote Blick reporter Alain Kunz.

Immediately after the triumph in 2006, Sion stood up. In the following season there was an exit in the round of 16 against YB. But in 2009, Sion beat YB again in the cup final. 3:2 victory after a 0:2 deficit. The coach was then, just like in 2015, triumph against Basel (3-0) and today in his fourth term in the Tourbillon: Didier Tholot (59).

Source : Blick