ZüRICH. Grasshopper had a astounding comeback against St. Gallen. St. Gallen lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

L. A. Zigi received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why St. Gallen lost the match.

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 Luca Piccolo assisted by Benjamin Zürcher and Nicolas Müller. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Grasshopper

3 - 2

St. Gallen

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 7 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 10
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 89 Attack 117
  • 67 Dangerous attack 89
  • 67 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 9
  • 6 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 21
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

St. Gallen had a strong ball possession 59% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Gallen was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. Anyhow, Grasshopper was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Grasshopper shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Gallen shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (B. Bolla, G. Margreitter and P. Pusic). Talking about the opposition, St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (M. Maglica, C. Witzig and E. Latte Lath).

Also, St. Gallen didn’t end the match with 11 players after L. A. Zigi (St. Gallen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

5'
12'
Fabian Schubert(goal)J. Von Moos
15'
16'
Francis Momoh(goal)B. Bolla
20'
34'
Christian Witzig- Yellow
Tsiy Ndenge(goal)R. Dadashov
45'
46'
62'
Tsiy Ndenge(goal)F. Momoh
69'
73'
73'
76'
76'
84'
84'
Grégory Karlen- sub ->F. Schubert
85'
Meritan Shabani - sub ->R. Dadashov
90'
90'
90'
90'
Lawrence Ati Zigi- Red

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
74
36
Servette
58
36
Lugano
57
36
Luzern
50
36
Basel
47
36
St. Gallen
45
36
Grasshopper
44
36
Zürich
44
36
Winterthur
32
36
Sion
31
36

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will host Zürich on the 1st of October with a 29-16 head to head in favor of Zürich (11 draws).

St. Gallen will play away agasint Basel on the 1st of October with a 33-14 head to head record in favor of Basel (13 draws).

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
7.4
D
Georg Margreitter 33.Austria
6.7
90' 85'
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
6.1
D
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.8
M
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
7.6
M
Bendegúz Bolla 77.Hungary
7.0
15'
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
6.4
62'
M
Hayao Kawabe 40.Japan
7.2
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
9.1
45', 69'
F
Renat Dadashov 27.Azerbaijan
7.6
90'
F
Francis Momoh 22.Nigeria
7.9
76' 20'
Substitutes
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
D
Tomás Ribeiro 14.Portugal
6.4
90'
D
Nadjack 25.Guinea-Bissau
D
Lei Li 4.China
M
Petar Pusic 10.Switzerland
6.1
76' 90'
M
Meritan Shabani 23.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Christián Herc 28.Slovakia
6.6
62'
F
F. de Carvalho 57.Switzerland

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

The manager Giorgio Contini decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (7.4), Noah Loosli (6.1), Georg Margreitter (6.7), Ayumu Seko (6.8), Tsiy William Ndenge (9.1), Bendegúz Bolla (7.0), Amir Abrashi (6.4), Hayao Kawabe (7.2), Dominik Schmid (7.6), Renat Dadaşov (7.6) and Francis Momoh (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira, Tomás Ribeiro (6.4), Petar Pušić (6.1), Nadjack, Meritan Shabani (6.8), Christián Herc (6.6), Justin Hammel and Lei Li.

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 4 changes: A. Abrashi for C. Herc (62′), F. Momoh for P. Pusic (76′), R. Dadashov for M. Shabani (90′) and G. Margreitter for T. Ribeiro (90′).

Best player: Tsiy William Ndenge​

The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Tsiy William Ndenge.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13.

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
6.2
90'
D
Patrick Sutter 30.Switzerland
6.6
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
6.4
16'
D
Daouda Guindo 19.Mali
7.3
D
Basil Stillhart 6.Switzerland
6.7
84'
M
Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain
7.1
M
Lukas Görtler 16.Germany
6.6
73'
M
Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland
6.5
73' 34'
M
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
7.2
84' 12'
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 22.Ivory Coast
7.5
76' 46' 5'
F
Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland
7.8
Substitutes
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
D
Leonidas Stergiou 4.Switzerland
6.2
84'
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
D
Alessandro Kräuchi 29.Switzerland
M
Randy Schneider 27.Switzerland
6.5
73'
M
David Jacovic 32.Switzerland
M
Grégory Karlen 23.Switzerland
6.8
84'
F
Alessio Besio 31.Switzerland
6.5
76'
F
Jérémy Guillemenot 9.Switzerland
6.6
73'

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

Peter Zeidler played with: Lawrence Ati (6.2), Patrick Sutter (6.6), Basil Stillhart (6.7), Matej Maglica (6.4), Daouda Guindo (7.3), Lukas Görtler (6.6), Jordi Quintillà (7.1), Christian Witzig (6.5), Fabian Schubert (7.2), Emmanuel Latte Lath (7.5) and Julian Von Moos (7.8).

They had on the bench: Randy Schneider (6.5), David Jacovic, Leonidas Stergiou (6.2), Alessio Besio (6.5), Jérémy Guillemenot (6.6), Albert Vallci, Lukas Watkowiak, Alessandro Kräuchi and Gregory Karlen (6.8).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: L. Gortler for R. Schneider (73′), C. Witzig for J. Guillemenot (73′), E. Latte Lath for A. Besio (76′), B. Stillhart for L. Stergiou (84′) and F. Schubert for G. Karlen (84′).

Best player: Julian Von Moos​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Gallen was Julian Von Moos.

His rating is (7.8) with 18 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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