FC ST. Gallen vs Benfica 2-1
Rafa Silva 44'
FC St. Gallen beat Benfica 2-1 at Kybunpark in the UEFA Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round. A. Balde scored in the 37th minute and T. Gaal in the 80th, with Rafa Silva equalising for Benfica in the 44th. St. Gallen won despite having only 38% possession, while taking 17 shots to Benfica's 14.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Lukas Görtler · Yellow card30'
- A. Balde assist L. Gortler37'
- 44'Rafa Silva assist V. Pavlidis
- Jozo Stanić · Yellow card62'
- 65'Vangelis Pavlidis · Yellow card
- 66'J. Kaminski for T. Gouveia
- 66'M. Figueiredo for E. Barrenechea
- C. Witzig for A. Hunziker72'
- C. Boukhalfa for L. Frokaj72'
- A. Balde for D. Besio72'
- 76'V. Pavlidis for F. Ivanovic
- T. Gaal assist L. Daschner80'
- 84'Manu for J. Rego
- Tom Gaal · Yellow card90+4'
- J. Stanic for J. Ruiz90+3'
Match stats
Line-ups
FC ST. Gallen starting XI
- 1L. Ati Zigi
- 26T. Gaal
- 4J. Stanic
- 36C. Okoroji
- 28H. Vandermersch
- 16L. Gortler
- 10L. Daschner
- 11C. Boukhalfa
- 64M. Stevanovic
- 14A. Balde
- 7C. Witzig
FC ST. Gallen bench · coach Enrico Maassen
Benfica starting XI
- 1A. Trubin
- 6A. Bah
- 4A. Silva
- 2C. Lenglet
- 26S. Dahl
- 16Manu
- 13J. Kaminski
- 27Rafa Silva
- 10G. Sudakov
- 73M. Figueiredo
- 14V. Pavlidis
Benfica bench · coach Marco Silva
FC ST. Gallen formlast ten
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UEFA Europa League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 3 | +7 | 9 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
Round2nd Qualifying Round
Kick-off
VenueKybunpark, St.Gallen
RefereeLuca Pairetto
