ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen overcame Young Boys to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was St. Gallen to strike first with a goal of D. Guindo at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Schmidt gave the win to St. Gallen in the 64′ minute with a goal. St. Gallen was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Also, Young Boys had 2 players sent off: U. Garcia (21′ for a red card) and C. Zesiger (72′ for a double yellow card).

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San with the help of Sladan Josipovic and Leroy Hartmann. The 4th official was David Huwiler.

Match Statistics​

St. Gallen

2 - 1

Young Boys

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 11 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 113 Attack 92
  • 80 Dangerous attack 44
  • 98 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

St. Gallen had a superior ball possession 63% while Young Boys was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Gallen was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Gallen won the match​.

St. Gallen shot 15 times, 11 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Young Boys shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (C. Witzig, J. Quintilla and D. Guindo). Regarding the opposition, Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (C. Itten and C. Zesiger).

Also, Young Boys didn’t end the match with 11 players after C. Zesiger (Young Boys) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (72′).

U. Garcia (Young Boys) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (21′).

Match Timeline

Christian Witzig- Yellow
17'
21'
Julian Von Moos- sub ->F. Schubert
22'
Jordi Quintillà - Yellow
28'
28'
Cedric Itten- Yellow
28'
Loris Benito - sub ->V. Sierro
46'
Lewin Blum- sub ->K. Ruegg
47'
54'
62'
63'
63'
Isaac Schmidt- sub ->C. Witzig
63'
Isaac Schmidt(goal)
64'
69'
71'
71'
72'
76'
Fabian Lustenberger - sub ->F. Ugrinic
81'

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

After this match, St. Gallen will have 15 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Young Boys will stay with 14 points like Servette to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will play away against Basel on the 1st of October with a 33-14 head to head in favor of Basel (13 draws).

Young Boys will play away agasint Luzern on the 2nd of October with a 36-11 head to head in favor of Young Boys (16 draws).

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
6.8
D
Leonidas Stergiou 4.Switzerland
7.5
D
Patrick Sutter 30.Switzerland
6.3
81'
D
Daouda Guindo 19.Mali
7.2
69' 54'
D
Basil Stillhart 6.Switzerland
7.1
M
Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain
6.5
28'
M
Lukas Görtler 16.Germany
7.8
M
Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland
7.1
63' 17'
M
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
6.2
22'
F
Chadrac Akolo 77.DR Congo
6.8
63'
F
Jérémy Guillemenot 9.Switzerland
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
6.7
81'
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
M
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
7.9
63' 64'
M
Ricardo Alves 28.Switzerland
M
Grégory Karlen 23.Switzerland
M
Randy Schneider 27.Switzerland
6.6
63'
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 22.Ivory Coast
6.9
63'
F
Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland
6.2
22'

St. Gallen adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati (6.8), Patrick Sutter (6.3), Leonidas Stergiou (7.5), Basil Stillhart (7.1), Daouda Guindo (7.2), Lukas Görtler (7.8), Jordi Quintillà (6.5), Christian Witzig (7.1), Fabian Schubert (6.2), Chadrac Akolo (6.8) and Jérémy Guillemenot (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Isaac Schmidt (7.9), Matej Maglica (6.7), Emmanuel Latte Lath (6.9), Julian Von Moos (6.2), R. Azevedo, G. Karlen, Randy Schneider (6.6), L. Watkowiak and Albert Vallci.

St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of J. Von Moos (injured) and J. Quintilla (injured).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: F. Schubert for J. Von Moos (22′), J. Guillemenot for R. Schneider (63′), C. Akolo for E. Latte Lath (63′), C. Witzig for I. Schmidt (63′) and P. Sutter for M. Maglica (81′).

Best player: Isaac Schmidt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was Isaac Schmidt.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 14 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys
G
David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland
6.9
D
Ulisses Garcia 21.Switzerland
4.3
21'
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
6.6
72' 62'
D
Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea
6.7
D
Kevin Rüegg 17.Switzerland
6.6
46'
M
Vincent Sierro 8.Switzerland
6.5
28'
M
Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland
7.2
76'
M
Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal
6.8
71'
M
Fabian Rieder 32.Switzerland
7.3
F
Cedric Itten 11.Switzerland
6.6
71' 28'
F
Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo
6.2
Substitutes
G
Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland
D
Loris Benito 23.Switzerland
6.4
28'
D
Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland
7.0
76'
D
Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland
6.3
46'
M
Kastriot Imeri 29.Switzerland
M
Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo
M
M. Ngamaleu 10.Cameroon
6.2
71'
F
Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon
6.6
71'
F
Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal

Also Young Boys adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Raphaël Wicky played with: David von Ballmoos (6.9), Kevin Rüegg (6.6), Mohamed Camara (6.7), Cedric Zesiger (6.6), Ulisses Garcia (4.3), Vincent Sierro (6.5), Cheikh Niasse (6.8), Filip Ugrinic (7.2), Fabian Rieder (7.3), Meschack Elia (6.2) and Cédric Itten (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Kastriot Imeri, Jean-Pierre Nsame (6.6), Loris Benito (6.4), Joel Monteiro, Fabian Lustenberger (7.0), Donat Rrudhani, Lewin Blum (6.3), Nicolas Moumie Ngamaleu (6.2) and Anthony Racioppi.

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: V. Sierro for L. Benito (28′), K. Ruegg for L. Blum (46′), C. Itten for J. Nsame (71′), C. Niasse for N. Moumi Ngamaleu (71′) and F. Ugrinic for F. Lustenberger (76′).

Best player: Fabian Rieder​

The player that probably impressed the most for Young Boys was Fabian Rieder.

His rating is (7.3) with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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