LIECHTENSTEIN club FC Vaduz were relegated from the Swiss Super League after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Bellinzona.
Mauro Lustrinelli scored in the third and 19th minutes to set Bellinzona on the way to three points, and Alessandro Ciarrocchi contributed a further goal after 23 minutes.
Fakhreddine Guelbi responded a minute later for Vaduz, however their survival chances were slim before the match and defeat left them trailing second-bottom Lucerne by nine points, with only two matches to play.
FC Sion jumped out of the relegation play-off zone, climbing above Lucerne, thanks to a 1-0 home win over Neuchatel Xamax, secured by Virgile Reset's seventh-minute goal.
Further up the table, third-placed Young Boys moved to within two points of Basle, who occupy second place, with a 1-0 victory away to Aarau.
Seydou Doumbia pounced for the only goal of the game after 50 minutes, before Young Boys had David Degen sent off in the closing stages.
Fakhreddine Guelbi responded a minute later for Vaduz, however their survival chances were slim before the match and defeat left them trailing second-bottom Lucerne by nine points, with only two matches to play.
FC Sion jumped out of the relegation play-off zone, climbing above Lucerne, thanks to a 1-0 home win over Neuchatel Xamax, secured by Virgile Reset's seventh-minute goal.
Further up the table, third-placed Young Boys moved to within two points of Basle, who occupy second place, with a 1-0 victory away to Aarau.
Seydou Doumbia pounced for the only goal of the game after 50 minutes, before Young Boys had David Degen sent off in the closing stages.
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