In a match in the 22nd round of the Swiss Super League that ended in the early morning of February 13, Beijing time, the Grasshoppers defeated Lausanne Sport 2-0 on the road. In this game, Li Lei, the Chinese international of the Liuyang Grasshoppers, received his first assist in Liuyang.
In this game, Li Lei did not start and sat on the bench. In the 64th minute, coach Contini made a substitution adjustment. Li Lei replaced teammate Schmid. After only 3 minutes of coming on as a substitute, Li Lei received a pass from his teammate on the side and crossed near the bottom line to help Nigerian striker Momo stage a good play.
It is worth noting that this is only Li Lei's second appearance in the Swiss Super League for the Grasshoppers, and both times he is still a substitute. It can be said that being able to gain assists in such a short period of time is undoubtedly a good start for Li Lei's career.
In addition to this assist, Li Lei also intercepted the opponent's pass in the 77th minute of the game, and ran all the way to the bottom line, and the performance was quite positive and eye-catching.
After the game, Li Lei scored 7.5 points on the authoritative foreign media sofascore, ranking third among the players who played in the grasshoppers.
In January this year, Li Lei left Beijing Guoan, who had played for many years, to join the Swiss League Grasshoppers. For Li Lei, who is already 28 years old, leaving the "comfort zone" of the Chinese Super League and bravely going to the European League to continue to improve, such courage and boldness are themselves worthy of praise by Chinese fans.
It is believed that after the outstanding performance of this substitute, Li Lei is expected to soon usher in his first opportunity to represent the Grasshoppers in the future to play in the Swiss Super League. We also expect Li Lei to continue to contribute more outstanding performances.