Young Boys prevails over St. Gallen 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ST. GALLEN. Young Boys prevails over St. Gallen with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Itten (53') and a goal from J. Nsame (83').

Mark Hall

May 7, 2023

ST. GALLEN. Young Boys overcomes St. Gallen with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Itten (53′) and a goal from J. Nsame (83′).

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Piccolo who was helped by Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic.

Match Statistics

St. Gallen

0 - 2

Young Boys

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

17 Total 17
4 On Target 6
11 Off Target 11
7 Shots blocked 4

102 Attack 102
74 Dangerous attack 78
84 Ball safe 80

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. St. Gallen was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Young Boys that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Young Boys won the match.

St. Gallen shot 17 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Young Boys shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (J. von Moos, Albert Vallci and Michael Kempter). On the other side, Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (F. Rieder and M. Chaiwa).

Match Timeline

Julian Von Moos- Yellow

42'

46'

Albert Vallci- Yellow

48'

53'

Cedric Itten(penalty)

58'

Jordi Quintillà - sub ->Albert Vallci

64'

65'

Lewin Blum- sub ->M. Chaiwa

65'

Meschack Elia- sub ->Donat Rrudhani

70'

Isaac Schmidt- sub ->Michael Kempter

71'

75'

Chadrac Akolo- sub ->Christian Witzig

80'

Fabian Schubert- sub ->J. von Moos

80'

83'

86'

Cheikh Niasse- sub ->Ulisses Garcia

86'

Loris Benito - sub ->Ulisses Garcia

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, St. Gallen will stay with 37 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Young Boys will have 67 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will host Sion on the 29th of May with a 28-20 head to head in favor of St. Gallen (10 draws).

Young Boys will host Winterthur on the 29th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Young Boys (1 draw).

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen

Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana

7.0

Michael Kempter 24.Philippines

6.9

71'

70'

Leonidas Stergiou 4.Switzerland

6.8

Patrick Sutter 30.Switzerland

6.2

Matej Maglica 5.Croatia

7.0

Albert Vallci 20.Austria

6.1

64'

48'

Lukas Görtler 16.Germany

6.3

Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland

7.0

80'

Jérémy Guillemenot 9.Switzerland

7.0

Willem Geubbels 69.France

7.0

46'

Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland

7.0

80'

42'

Substitutes

Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany

Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain

7.3

64'

Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland

6.8

71'

Randy Schneider 27.Switzerland

Grégory Karlen 23.Switzerland

Basil Stillhart 6.Switzerland

Leon Dajaku 77.Germany

6.1

46'

Chadrac Akolo 10.DR Congo

80'

Fabian Schubert 7.Austria

80'

St. Gallen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati (7.0), Patrick Sutter (6.2), Leonidas Stergiou (6.8), Matej Maglica (7.0), Michael Kempter (6.9), Lukas Görtler (6.3), Albert Vallci (6.1), Christian Witzig (7.0), Julian Von Moos (7.0), Willem Geubbels (7.0) and Jérémy Guillemenot (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jordi Quintillà (7.3), Leon Dajaku (6.1), Isaac Schmidt (6.8), Randy Schneider, Chadrac Akolo, Gregory Karlen, Lukas Watkowiak, Fabian Schubert and Basil Stillhart.

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: Willem Geubbels for Leon Dajaku (46′), Albert Vallci for Jordi Quintillà (64′), Michael Kempter for I. Schmidt (71′), J. von Moos for Fabian Schubert (80′) and Christian Witzig for Chadrac Akolo (80′).

Best player: Jordi Quintillà

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was Jordi Quintillà.

His rating is (7.3) with 15 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys

Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland

7.1

Ulisses Garcia 21.Switzerland

7.1

86'

Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland

7.3

A. Amenda 4.Switzerland

6.9

Miguel Chaiwa 14.Zambia

7.0

65'

58'

Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland

7.3

Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland

7.3

Fabian Rieder 32.Switzerland

7.3

42'

Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo

6.8

65'

Cedric Itten 11.Switzerland

7.0

75'

53'

Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal

6.8

Substitutes

M. Keller 33.Switzerland

Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland

Kevin Rüegg 17.Switzerland

Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland

6.8

65'

Quentin Maceiras 24.Switzerland

Loris Benito 23.Switzerland

86'

Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal

86'

Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon

7.4

75'

83'

Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo

6.6

65'

Young Boys started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Raphaël Wicky played with: Anthony Racioppi (7.1), Miguel Changa Chaiwa (7.0), Aurele Amenda (6.9), Cedric Zesiger (7.3), Ulisses Garcia (7.1), Donat Rrudhani (6.8), Sandro Lauper (7.3), Filip Ugrinic (7.3), Fabian Rieder (7.3), Joel Monteiro (6.8) and Cédric Itten (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabian Lustenberger, Jean-Pierre Nsame (7.4), Kevin Rüegg, Lewin Blum (6.8), Quentin Maceiras, Cheikh Niasse, Marvin Keller, Meschack Elia (6.6) and Loris Benito.

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: M. Chaiwa for Lewin Blum (65′), Donat Rrudhani for Meschack Elia (65′), Cedric Itten for Jean-Pierre Nsame (75′), Ulisses Garcia for Cheikh Niasse (86′) and Ulisses Garcia for Loris Benito (86′).