Super League: St. Gallen prevails over Young Boys 2-1
ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen conquered Young Boys to win 2-1.
ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen overcome Young Boys to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was St. Gallen to strike first with a goal of D. Guindo at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Schmidt gave the win to St. Gallen in the 64′ minute with a goal. St. Gallen was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Also, Young Boys had 2 players sent off: U. Garcia (21′ for a red card) and C. Zesiger (72′ for a double yellow card).
The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San who was helped by Sladan Josipovic and Leroy Hartmann. The 4th official was David Huwiler.
Match Statistics
St. Gallen was in firm control of the ball 63% while Young Boys was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
St. Gallen was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons St. Gallen won the encounter.
St. Gallen shot 15 times, 11 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Young Boys shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (C. Witzig, J. Quintilla and D. Guindo). On the other side, Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (C. Itten and C. Zesiger).
Also, Young Boys didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Zesiger (Young Boys) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (72′).
U. Garcia (Young Boys) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (21′).
After playing this contest, St. Gallen will have 12 points to move up in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Young Boys will stay with 14 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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17'17'
C. Witzig
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21'21'
U. Garcia
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22'22'
J. Von Moos
F. Schubert
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28'28'
J. Quintilla
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28'28'
C. Itten
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28'28'
L. Benito
V. Sierro
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46'46'
L. Blum
K. Ruegg
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47'47'
C. Zesiger
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54'54'
D. Guindo
C. Witzig
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62'62'
C. Zesiger
F. Ugrinic
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63'63'
R. Schneider
J. Guillemenot
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63'63'
E. Latte Lath
C. Akolo
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63'63'
I. Schmidt
C. Witzig
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64'64'
I. Schmidt
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69'69'
D. Guindo
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71'71'
J. Nsame
C. Itten
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71'71'
N. Moumi Ngamaleu
C. Niasse
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72'72'
C. Zesiger
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76'76'
F. Lustenberger
F. Ugrinic
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81'81'
M. Maglica
P. Sutter
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, St. Gallen will host Sion on the 10th of September with a 26-19 head to head stats in favor of St. Gallen (10 draws).
Young Boys will host Lugano on the 11th of September with a 18-5 head to head in favor of Young Boys (5 draws).
St. Gallen: Formation and Lineups
St. Gallen adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Peter Zeidler chose to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati , Patrick Sutter , Leonidas Stergiou , Basil Stillhart , Daouda Guindo , Lukas Görtler , Jordi Quintillà , Christian Witzig , Fabian Schubert , Chadrac Akolo and Jérémy Guillemenot .
St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of J. Quintilla (injured).
Substitutes
St. Gallen made 5 changes: F. Schubert for J. Von Moos (22′), J. Guillemenot for R. Schneider (63′), C. Akolo for E. Latte Lath (63′), C. Witzig for I. Schmidt (63′) and P. Sutter for M. Maglica (81′).
Top player: Lukas Görtler
The player who no doubt impressed St. Gallen the most was Lukas Görtler even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 50 passes (70% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.Young Boys: Formation and Lineups
Also Young Boys adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Raphaël Wicky played with: David von Ballmoos , Kevin Rüegg , Mohamed Camara , Cedric Zesiger , Ulisses Garcia , Vincent Sierro , Cheikh Niasse , Filip Ugrinic , Fabian Rieder , Meschack Elia and Cédric Itten .
Substitutes
Young Boys made 5 changes: V. Sierro for L. Benito (28′), K. Ruegg for L. Blum (46′), C. Itten for J. Nsame (71′), C. Niasse for N. Moumi Ngamaleu (71′) and F. Ugrinic for F. Lustenberger (76′).
Top player: Filip Ugrinic
The player who no doubt impressed Young Boys the most was Filip Ugrinic.
His rating is
with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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