“Brandon Soppy booked early for a foul, setting a combative tone for the match.”
“Lukas Görtler converts a penalty after a goalmouth scramble from a corner, giving St. Gallen the lead.”
Pivotal“Two late yellow cards for Florent Mollet and Christian Witzig after a heated argument as frustrations boiled over in stoppage time.”
St. Gallen
Lausanne Sport
Outstanding performance
St. Gallen•MidfielderSt. Gallen rode an early penalty from Lukas Görtler to a narrow win despite being thoroughly outplayed on the ball, finishing with just 41% possession and 298 passes compared to Lausanne's 413. The hosts were clinical when it mattered, converting their lone big spot-kick chance while Lausanne, despite enjoying more territory and creating 42 dangerous attacks to St. Gallen's 33, could not find a breakthrough and managed zero big chances all match. A flurry of ten substitutions after the hour mark as both sides chased changes in rhythm failed to produce a second goal, and the game instead descended into a card-strewn, foul-heavy affair with seven bookings, including two in stoppage time for arguments. St. Gallen's defensive discipline, evidenced by 18 tackles, held firm to protect a slender lead that will lift them out of the relegation picture, while Lausanne's wasteful final third continues to cost them points despite dominant underlying numbers.
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Betim Fazliji takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Florent MolletYellow CardYellow card issued to Florent Mollet.
Christian WitzigYellow CardYellow card shown to Christian Witzig.
Florent Mollet takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
On comes Betim Fazliji, off goes Lukas Gortler.
Olivier CustodioYellow CardOlivier Custodio receives a yellow card.
Enzo Molebe takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Ibrahim Bah Mendes is substituted off for Dircsi Ngonzo.
Etienne Youte Kinkoue takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Omar Janneh's header is saved.
Nicolas Cozza's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Christian Witzig takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot by Nevio Scherrer with his left foot is saved.
Tom Gaal takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Yellow card shown to Souleymane NDiaye.
Corner awarded.
Hugo Vandermersch takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On Neziri Behar replaces Lukas Gortler.
Nevio Scherrer comes on for Aliou Balde.
Enzo Molebe comes on for Levy Nene.
Joel Ruiz is on, and Mostafa Heydari is off.
Carlo Boukhalfa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Aliou Balde takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Souleymane NDiaye comes on for Alexis Blin.
Omar Janneh is on, and Alban Ajdini is off.
Olivier Custodio comes on for Brandon Soppy.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Hugo Vandermersch takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Levy Nene takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mostafa Heydari receives a yellow card.
Carlo Boukhalfa is substituted off for Mihailo Stevanovic.
Alban Ajdini takes a header shot but misses.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Shot by Aliou Balde with his right foot is saved.
Shot - Jozo Stanic Head Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Lukas Görtler Lukas Gortler takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Lukas Gortler scores, making it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Andrin Hunziker takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Levy Nene takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Alban Ajdini takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Mihailo StevanovicYellow CardYellow card issued to Mihailo Stevanovic.
Lukas Gortler takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Brandon SoppyYellow CardBrandon Soppy receives a yellow card.
Kick-off! The referee is Hüseyin Sanli.
