ZüRICH. Grasshopper and St. Gallen draw 1-1. T. Ndenge scored the first goal (25′) for Grasshopper. B. Fazliji equalized (72′). St. Gallen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Stefan Horisberger assisted by Matthias Sbrissa and . The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.36 degrees Celsius or 61.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 5 Total 14
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 109 Attack 102
- 80 Dangerous attack 78
- 47 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
St. Gallen had a superior ball possession 57% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grasshopper was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Grasshopper to win the match.
Grasshopper shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Gallen shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Grasshopper received 2 yellow cards (Dirk Abels and Tsiy Ndenge). On the opposite side, St. Gallen received 1 yellow card (Julian Von Moos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Grasshopper will have 5 points like Lausanne Sport to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, St. Gallen will have 12 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will host Lausanne Sport on the 2nd of December with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of Grasshopper (9 draws).
St. Gallen will play away agasint Lausanne Sport on the 20th of January with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of St. Gallen (3 draws).
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bruno Berner decided to play with the following team: Justin Hammel , Dirk Abels , Kristers Tobers , Ayumu Seko , Théo Ndicka Matam , Theo Corbeanu , Amir Abrashi , Tsiy Ndenge , Filipe de Carvalho , Giotto Morandi and Dorian Babunski .
The home team had on the bench: Joshua Laws , Bradley Fink , Meritan Shabani , Awer Mabil , Francis Momoh, Maksim Paskotsi , Manuel Kuttin, Florian Hoxha and Elmin Rastoder.
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: Filipe de Carvalho for Awer Mabil (46′), Dorian Babunski for Bradley Fink (68′), Theo Corbeanu for Meritan Shabani (78′), Tsiy Ndenge for Joshua Laws (84′) and Théo Ndicka Matam for Maksim Paskotsi (84′).
Best player: Tsiy Ndenge
The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Tsiy Ndenge.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
St. Gallen – Formation
St. Gallen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Zeidler played with: Lawrence Ati , Mattia Zanotti , Albert Vallci , Abdoulaye Diaby , Isaac Schmidt , Betim Fazliji , Jordi Quintillà , Christian Witzig , Julian Von Moos , Willem Geubbels and Chadrac Akolo .
They had on the bench: Jozo Stanić, Patrick Sutter, Fabian Schubert , Gregory Karlen, Felix Mambimbi , Bastien Toma, Lukas Watkowiak, Chima Okoroji and Mihailo Stevanović.
Substitutions
St. Gallen made 3 changes: Willem Geubbels for Fabian Schubert (65′), Chadrac Akolo for Felix Mambimbi (78′) and Isaac Schmidt for Chima Okoroji (84′).
Best player: Julian Von Moos
The most impressive player for St. Gallen was Julian Von Moos.
His rating is with 26 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Winterthur – Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – 2-1
- Lausanne Sport – Zürich – 0-0
- Grasshopper – St. Gallen – 1-1