St. Gallen tops Grasshopper 3-1

ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen tops Grasshopper 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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St. Gallen tops Grasshopper 3-1

ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen prevails over Grasshopper 3-1.

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer who had the assistance of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.52 degrees Celsius or 58.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Gallen

3 - 1

Team 1

Grasshopper

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 19 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 111
  • 78 Dangerous attack 80
  • 51 Ball safe 49
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 3
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. St. Gallen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Grasshopper that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Grasshopper was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Gallen succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

St. Gallen shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Grasshopper shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (Richard van der Venne, Fabian Schubert and Jordi Quintillà). On the other side, Grasshopper didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Chadrac Akolo(goal)Mattia Zanotti
1'
11'
Tsiy Ndenge(goal)Giotto Morandi
Richard van der Venne- Yellow
22'
Albin Krasniqi- sub ->Chadrac Akolo
26'
Willem Geubbels(goal)Mattia Zanotti
35'
M. Zanotti(goal)Gregory Karlen
40'
46'
46'
63'
B. Fink- sub ->Awer Mabil
71'
Fabian Schubert- sub ->Willem Geubbels
72'
M. Stevanović- sub ->Gregory Karlen
72'
82'
F. de Carvalho- sub ->Dorian Babunski
Richard van der Venne- sub ->Christian Witzig
83'
Justin Janitzek- sub ->Chima Okoroji
83'
Fabian Schubert- Yellow
84'
Jordi Quintillà - Yellow
90'

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 this match, St. Gallen will have 21 points like Young Boys to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper will stay with 11 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

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

Grasshopper will host Lausanne Sport on the 2nd of December with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Grasshopper (9 draws).

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
6.3
D
J. Stanić 4.Croatia
6.7
D
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
7.7
D
Chima Okoroji 36.Germany
6.8
83'
D
M. Zanotti 46.Italy
9.5
Goals40'
M
Jordi Quintillà  8.Spain
7.3
90'
M
Grégory Karlen 13.Switzerland
7.5
72'
M
Bastien Toma 24.Switzerland
7.1
M
Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland
7.3
83'
F
Willem Geubbels 9.France
7.5
72' Goals35'
F
Chadrac Akolo 10.DR Congo
7.0
26' Goals1'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
D
Justin Janitzek 5.Germany
6.8
83'
D
Patrick Sutter 6.Switzerland
M
Richard van der Venne 31.Netherlands
6.8
83' 22'
M
M. Stevanović 64.Serbia
7.0
72'
F
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
6.4
72' 84'
F
Felix Mambimbi  18.Switzerland
F
Nikolaj Möller 19.Sweden
F
Albin Krasniqi 61.Switzerland
7.0
26'

St. Gallen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati (6.3), Mattia Zanotti (9.5), Jozo Stanić (6.7), Chima Okoroji (6.8), Isaac Schmidt (7.7), Gregory Karlen (7.5), Jordi Quintillà (7.3), Bastien Toma (7.1), Christian Witzig (7.3), Willem Geubbels (7.5) and Chadrac Akolo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Justin Janitzek (6.8), Patrick Sutter, Fabian Schubert (6.4), Felix Mambimbi, Nikolaj Moller, Lukas Watkowiak, Richard van der Venne (6.8), Albin Krasniqi (7.0) and Mihailo Stevanović (7.0).

St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of Albin Krasniqi (injured).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: Chadrac Akolo for Albin Krasniqi (26′), Willem Geubbels for Fabian Schubert (72′), Gregory Karlen for Mihailo Stevanović (72′), Christian Witzig for Richard van der Venne (83′) and Chima Okoroji for Justin Janitzek (83′).

Best player: Mattia Zanotti​

The most impressive player for St. Gallen was Mattia Zanotti.

His rating is (9.5) with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
Manuel Kuttin  29.Austria
7.1
D
Kristers Tobers 4.Latvia
6.4
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 14.France
6.0
D
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.4
D
Maksim Paskotsi 26.Estonia
6.6
46'
M
Amir Abrashi  6.Albania
6.3
71'
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
7.8
Goals11'
M
Giotto Morandi  8.Switzerland
7.0
46'
M
Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland
7.0
M
Awer Mabil  21.Australia
6.3
63'
F
Dorian Babunski 99.Macedonia
6.8
82'
Substitutes
G
Nicolas Glaus 23.Switzerland
D
Nigel Lonwijk 3.Netherlands
7.5
46'
D
Elvir Zukaj 57.Switzerland
D
Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo
M
Dion Kacuri 17.Switzerland
6.7
71'
M
Theo Corbeanu 19.Canada
6.6
46'
M
F. de Carvalho 77.Switzerland
6.4
82'
F
B. Fink 9.Switzerland
6.8
63'
F
Elmin Rastoder 74.Switzerland

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

Bruno Berner played with: Manuel Kuttin (7.1), Maksim Paskotsi (6.6), Kristers Tobers (6.4), Ayumu Seko (6.4), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.0), Amir Abrashi (6.3), Tsiy Ndenge (7.8), Awer Mabil (6.3), Giotto Morandi (7.0), Pascal Schürpf  (7.0) and Dorian Babunski (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Nigel Lonwijk  (7.5), Bradley Fink (6.8), Dion Kacuri (6.7), Theo Corbeanu (6.6), Nicolas Glaus, Elvir Zukaj, Florian Hoxha, Elmin Rastoder and Filipe de Carvalho (6.4).

Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of Dion Kacuri (injured).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Amir Abrashi for Dion Kacuri (71′), Awer Mabil for Bradley Fink (63′), Maksim Paskotsi for Nigel Lonwijk  (46′), Giotto Morandi for Theo Corbeanu (46′) and Dorian Babunski for Filipe de Carvalho (82′).

Best player: Tsiy Ndenge​

The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Tsiy Ndenge.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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