Ciganiks Subbed In and Booked, Lucerne Great Start but Loss to Thun
In the Swiss league, Andrejs Ciganiks came on as a substitute for Lucerne in the 74th minute and received a yellow card in the 83rd, but his team lost to Thun. Meanwhile, Roberts Uldrikis played the second half for Arminia Bielefeld in a 1-1 draw against Duisburg.
Lucerne suffered a 2-3 defeat to Thun in the Swiss football championship on Saturday, despite a strong start. Stefan Knežević scored in the second minute to give Lucerne a 1-0 lead. Thun, who made their UEFA Champions League debut this week with a 1-1 draw against Dinamo Zagreb, equalized in the eighth minute through Nico Maier.
Mark Guttub restored Lucerne's lead (2-1) in the 51st minute, but Latvian national team left-back Andrejs Ciganiks entered the match as a substitute in the 74th minute. He received a yellow card in the 83rd minute, and in the very next minute, Nicolas Burghy made it 3-2 for Thun. Over the past two seasons with Lucerne, Ciganiks has scored one goal and provided four assists in 35 and 26 league appearances respectively.
In Germany's 2. Bundesliga, Arminia Bielefeld drew 1-1 with Duisburg in a friendly, following a 4-0 win over Bologna. Latvian striker Roberts Uldrikis came on after halftime.
