Grasshopper wipes out St. Gallen 5-2 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

ZüRICH. Grasshopper demolishes St. Gallen 5-2 with goals of

October 3, 2021

ZüRICH. Grasshopper demolishes St. Gallen 5-2 with goals of M. K. Sene (9′), L. Bonatini (23′), M. K. Sene (50′), B. Bolla (70′) and D. Diani (85′). On the other side, St. Gallen scored with N. Luchinger (46′), K. Duah (54′ pen).

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San with the assistance of Jean-Yves Wicht and Christopher Chaillet. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Grasshopper

5 - 2

St. Gallen

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

13 Total 12
6 On Target 6
7 Off Target 6
1 Shots blocked 2

104 Attack 117
70 Dangerous attack 79
109 Ball safe 98

0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 5
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

St. Gallen was in firm control of the ball 55% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

St. Gallen was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Grasshopper succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Grasshopper shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, St. Gallen shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 2 yellow cards (H. Kawabe and P. Pusic). On the other side, St. Gallen received 2 yellow cards (N. Luchinger and J. Guillemenot).

Match Timeline

14'

23'

28'

Nicolas Lüchinger- Yellow

46'

Nicolas Lüchinger(goal)K. Duah

46'

50'

54'

55'

58'

59'

65'

68'

70'

73'

Isaac Schmidt- sub ->M. Kempter

76'

Francis Momoh- sub ->M. K. Sene

76'

85'

87'

Patrick Sutter- sub ->L. Munst

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Grasshopper will have 13 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, St. Gallen will stay with 6 points to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will play away with Lausanne Sport on the 17th of October with a 11-1 head to head in favor of Grasshopper (8 draws).

St. Gallen will host Servette on the 17th of October with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of St. Gallen (3 draws).

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper

André Moreira 1.Portugal

7.1

Georg Margreitter 33.Austria

6.3

Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland

6.3

Toti 24.Portugal

6.6

Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland

6.8

76'

Bendegúz Bolla 77.Hungary

7.2

70'

Hayao Kawabe 40.Japan

6.8

59'

14'

Christián Herc 28.Slovakia

7.1

Petar Pusic 10.Switzerland

6.7

68'

58'

Léo Bonatini 11.Brazil

8.4

68'

23'

Kaly Sène 17.Senegal

9.6

76'

9', 50'

Substitutes

Mateo Matić 27.Switzerland

Ermir Lenjani 3.Albania

7.2

59'

Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland

6.2

76'

Nuno Filipe Da Silva 7.Portugal

Djibril Diani 29.France

7.4

68'

85'

Nikola Gjorgjev 23.Switzerland

Francis Momoh 59.Nigeria

6.2

76'

Shkelqim Demhasaj 9.Kosovo

Leonardo Campana 19.Ecuador

6.2

68'

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

The manager Giorgio Contini decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (7.1), Noah Loosli (6.3), Georg Margreitter (6.3), Toti Gomes (6.6), Bendegúz Bolla (7.2), Christián Herc (7.1), Hayao Kawabe (6.8), Dominik Schmid (6.8), Petar Pušić (6.7), Mamadou Kaly Sene (9.6) and Léo Bonatini (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ermir Lenjani (7.2), Nuno Filipe Da Silva, Francis Momoh (6.2), Allan Arigoni (6.2), Shkelqim Demhasaj, Mateo Matić, Djibril Diani (7.4), Nikola Gjorgjev and Leonardo Campana (6.2).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: H. Kawabe for E. Lenjani (59′), P. Pusic for D. Diani (68′), L. Bonatini for L. Campana (68′), D. Schmid for A. Arigoni (76′) and M. K. Sene for F. Momoh (76′).

Best player: Mamadou Kaly Sene

The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Mamadou Kaly Sene.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen

Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana

5.4

Nicolas Lüchinger 50.Switzerland

5.9

28'

46'

Michael Kempter 24.Philippines

6.4

73'

Leonidas Stergiou 4.Switzerland

6.8

Betim Fazliji 23.Kosovo

6.1

Basil Stillhart 6.Switzerland

6.2

46'

Lukas Görtler 16.Germany

6.5

Leonhard Munst 13.Germany

6.2

87'

Élie Youan 20.France

6.6

Kwadwo Duah 11.Switzerland

7.4

73'

54'

Fabian Schubert 7.Austria

6.4

65'

Substitutes

Lukas Watkowiak 18.Germany

E. Cabral 15.Portugal

Musah Nuhu 3.Ghana

Tim Staubli 26.Switzerland

Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland

6.8

73'

Patrick Sutter 30.Switzerland

87'

Alessio Besio 31.Switzerland

6.6

65'

Jérémy Guillemenot 9.Switzerland

6.7

46'

55'

B. Traorè 25.Senegal

6.8

73'

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

On the opposite side, Peter Zeidler played with: Lawrence Ati (5.4), Nicolas Lüchinger (5.9), Leonidas Stergiou (6.8), Betim Fazliji (6.1), Michael Kempter (6.4), Lukas Görtler (6.5), Leonhard Munst (6.2), Thody Elie Youan (6.6), Basil Stillhart (6.2), Kwadwo Duah (7.4) and Fabian Schubert (6.4).

They had on the bench: Patrick Sutter, Alessio Besio (6.6), Euclides Cabral, Tim Staubli, Musah Nuhu, Isaac Schmidt (6.8), Lukas Watkowiak, Jérémy Guillemenot (6.7) and Boubacar Traorè (6.8).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: B. Stillhart for J. Guillemenot (46′), F. Schubert for A. Besio (65′), K. Duah for B. Traore (73′), M. Kempter for I. Schmidt (73′) and L. Munst for P. Sutter (87′).