Late goals have repeatedly deprived FC St. Gallen of the fruits of their labor in the recent past. In the home game against Yverdon-Sport, the Eastern Swiss team were for once in no danger of losing their 3-1 lead. On the contrary: in the 85th minute, Bastien Toma cleared away the last doubts with his goal to make it 4-1. Christian Witzig even scored a fifth goal with a penalty in the 90th minute.
For coach Peter Zeidler’s team, the home win, which was a little too clear, was like a liberation. The Eastern Swiss had not won since February 24th and had only gotten 4 points from 6 games during this period. Thanks to the three-pointer against Yverdon, the FCSG has the reins in their own hands in the fight for the Championship Group.
A double blow after the break put St. Gallen on the road to victory. Returnee Victor Ruiz demonstrated that he had not forgotten how to play football with his trip to Saudi Arabia. With a wonderful reception, the Spaniard overcame the entire Yverdon defense and then scored in style to make it 2-1. After a chain of failed defensive actions by the Vaudois, striker Chadrac Akolo scored to make it 3-1 in the 56th minute.
Yverdon also with a dream goal
The game started with a bang in the well-attended kybunpark. Less than 4 minutes had been played when the guest from Yverdon was able to celebrate the lead. Liziero took courage and immediately accepted a return from teammate Mauro Rodrigues. The powerful shot hit the net beyond the stunned Espen goalie Lawrence Ati Zigi.
The early goal was the start of a lively game with constant back and forth. In the 17th minute, the home team achieved a deserved equalizer through Mattia Zanotti, in which Yverdon goalie Paul Bernardoni was not exempt from all blame. The assist was provided by Akolo, who had just started offside.
St. Gallen could have turned the game around before the half-time whistle. However, Willem Geubbels’ supposed 2-1 didn’t count because the VAR saw an offside position. In the 38th minute, the Frenchman had another chance to take the lead, but failed miserably from a perfect position. Thanks to regained administrative skills, the usury of opportunities should not take revenge.
This is how it goes
In the last round before the table is divided, FC St. Gallen travels to FC Zurich in Letzigrund next Sunday. The day before, Yverdon welcomed bottom team Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy.