ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen was capable to reverse the scoreline against Young Boys to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Young Boys to strike first with a goal of Meschack Elia at the 69′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mihailo Stevanović gave the win to St. Gallen in the 75′ minute.

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukas Fähndrich with the support of Stéphane De Almeida and Bastien Lengacher. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.11 degrees Celsius or 73.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Gallen

2 - 1

Young Boys

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 103
  • 70 Dangerous attack 55
  • 68 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 9
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 3
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. St. Gallen was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Young Boys that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

St. Gallen was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Gallen won the match​.

St. Gallen shot 21 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Young Boys shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (Mihailo Stevanović, Bastien Toma and Mattia Zanotti). Regarding the opposition, Young Boys received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Camara).

Match Timeline

M. Zanotti- Yellow
57'
Bastien Toma- Yellow
58'
80'
Mohamed Camara- Yellow
61'
Silvere Ganvoula- sub ->Ebrima Colley
61'
61'
Cedric Itten- sub ->Jean-Pierre Nsame
Fabian Schubert- sub ->Willem Geubbels
61'
69'
Meschack Elia(goal)Ulisses Garcia
M. Stevanović- sub ->Bastien Toma
61'
Fabian Schubert(goal)Julian Von Moos
72'
M. Stevanović(goal)
75'
Felix Mambimbi - sub ->Julian Von Moos
80'
M. Stevanović- Yellow
90'
81'
Lukasz Lakomy- sub ->Filip Ugrinic
Grégory Karlen- sub ->Betim Fazliji
84'
Chima Okoroji- sub ->Isaac Schmidt
84'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
65
36
Servette
61
36
St. Gallen
54
36
Winterthur
49
36
Zürich
48
33
Luzern
44
33
Lausanne Sport
40
33
Basel
40
33
Yverdon Sport
40
33
Grasshopper
30
33
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
23
33

After playing this contest, St. Gallen will have 15 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Young Boys will stay with 14 points like Luzern to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will play away with Lausanne Sport on the 20th of January with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of St. Gallen (3 draws).

Young Boys will play away agasint Lausanne Sport on the 3rd of February with a 22-3 head to head statistic in favor of Young Boys (7 draws).

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
6.6
D
A. Diaby 15.Mali
7.1
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
7.0
D
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
7.8
84'
D
M. Zanotti 46.Italy
7.5
57'
M
Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain
7.3
M
Betim Fazliji 23.Kosovo
7.3
84'
M
Bastien Toma 24.Switzerland
7.5
61' 58'
F
Willem Geubbels 9.France
6.7
61'
F
Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland
7.5
80'
F
Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland
7.3
Substitutes
G
Bela Dumrath 35.Germany
D
J. Stanić 4.Croatia
D
Patrick Sutter 6.Switzerland
D
Chima Okoroji 36.Germany
6.7
84'
M
Grégory Karlen 13.Switzerland
6.3
84'
M
M. Stevanović 64.Serbia
7.5
61' 90' 75'
F
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
7.3
61' 72'
F
Chadrac Akolo 10.DR Congo
F
Felix Mambimbi 18.Switzerland
6.7
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 (6.6), Mattia Zanotti (7.5), Albert Vallci (7.0), Abdoulaye Diaby (7.1), Isaac Schmidt (7.8), Bastien Toma (7.5), Jordi Quintillà (7.3), Betim Fazliji (7.3), Julian Von Moos (7.5), Willem Geubbels (6.7) and Christian Witzig (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jozo Stanić, Patrick Sutter, Fabian Schubert (7.3), Chadrac Akolo, Gregory Karlen (6.3), Felix Mambimbi (6.7), Bela Dumrath, Chima Okoroji (6.7) and Mihailo Stevanović (7.5).

St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of Gregory Karlen (injured).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: Bastien Toma for Mihailo Stevanović (61′), Willem Geubbels for Fabian Schubert (61′), Julian Von Moos for Felix Mambimbi (80′), Betim Fazliji for Gregory Karlen (84′) and Isaac Schmidt for Chima Okoroji (84′).

Best player: Isaac Schmidt​

The most impressive player for St. Gallen was Isaac Schmidt even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 33 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys
G
David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland
7.3
D
A. Amenda 4.Switzerland
6.8
D
Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea
6.4
80'
D
Saidy Janko 17.Gambia
7.5
D
N. Persson 19.Sweden
7.0
61'
M
Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland
6.6
81'
M
Ebrima Colley 11.Gambia
6.8
61'
M
Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland
6.6
M
Darian Males 39.Switzerland
7.0
85'
F
Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo
7.7
69'
F
Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon
6.4
61'
Substitutes
G
Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland
D
Ulisses Garcia 21.Switzerland
6.6
61'
D
Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland
M
Lukasz Lakomy 8.Poland
7.0
81'
M
Miguel Chaiwa 14.Zambia
M
Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal
M
Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo
7.0
85'
F
Cedric Itten 9.Switzerland
6.3
61'
F
Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo
7.1
61'

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

Raphaël Wicky played with: David von Ballmoos  (7.3), Saidy Janko (7.5), Mohamed Camara (6.4), Aurèle Amenda (6.8), Noah Persson (7.0), Ebrima Colley (6.8), Sandro Lauper  (6.6), Darian Males (7.0), Filip Ugrinic (6.6), Meschack Elia (7.7) and Jean-Pierre Nsame (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Lukasz Lakomy (7.0), Cedric Itten (6.3), Miguel Chaiwa, Cheikh Niasse, Ulisses Garcia  (6.6), Donat Rrudhani (7.0), Fabian Lustenberger and Silvère Ganvoula (7.1).

Young Boys could not rely on the presence of Ulisses Garcia  (injured).

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: Filip Ugrinic for Lukasz Lakomy (81′), Ebrima Colley for Silvère Ganvoula (61′), Noah Persson for Ulisses Garcia  (61′), Jean-Pierre Nsame for Cedric Itten (61′) and Darian Males for Donat Rrudhani (85′).

Best player: Meschack Elia​

The most impressive player for Young Boys was Meschack Elia.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​