FC St. Gallen Beats Grasshoppers in Thrilling Match
Zürich, Switzerland – FC St. Gallen emerged victorious over Grasshoppers with a 2-1 scoreline in a captivating match played at the Stadion Letzigrund. The game was a thrilling battle from start to finish, with both teams creating scoring opportunities.
St. Gallen opened the scoring in the 26th minute with a goal from A. Diaby, assisted by C. Witzig. Grasshoppers tried to respond but could only manage a yellow card for M. Paskotsi in the 31st minute.
In the second half, St. Gallen extended their lead in the 60th minute thanks to a goal from L. Gortler, again assisted by C. Witzig. However, Grasshoppers refused to give up and managed to reduce the deficit in the 84th minute with a goal from G. Morandi, assisted by Lee Young-Jun.
Despite Grasshoppers’ efforts, St. Gallen held on to their lead and secured an important victory. The match was marked by a total of 22 fouls, 3 yellow cards, and numerous substitutions.
Match statistics:
* Possession: Grasshoppers 54%, FC St. Gallen 46%
* Shots: Grasshoppers 10 (5 on target, 4 off target), FC St. Gallen 13 (4 on target, 5 off target)
* Corners: Grasshoppers 4, FC St. Gallen 5
* Fouls: Grasshoppers 13, FC St. Gallen 9
* Yellow cards: Grasshoppers 2, FC St. Gallen 1
* Red cards: None
Match summary:
* 26′: FC St. Gallen 1 – 0 Grasshoppers (A. Diaby)
* 31′: Yellow card for M. Paskotsi (Grasshoppers)
* 60′: FC St. Gallen 2 – 0 Grasshoppers (L. Gortler)
* 84′: FC St. Gallen 2 – 1 Grasshoppers (G. Morandi)
Substitutions grasshoppers: at minute 46 F. De Carvalho came in and A. Bojang went out., at minute 61 P. Schurpf came in and T. Ndenge went out., at minute 61 Lee Young-Jun came in and N. Muci went out., at minute 69 T. Meyer came in and M. Choiniere went out., at minute 78 B. Schmitz came in and D. Abels went out.
Substitutions fc st. gallen: at minute 77 B. Toma came in and C. Witzig went out., at minute 78 C. Akolo came in and K. Csoboth went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Grasshoppers
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