FCZ remain winless for the sixth league game in a row. St.Gallen won 2-0 at the Letzigrund, with Felix Mambimbi and Chadrak Akolo scoring for the eastern Swiss side.
FC Zurich are unable to end their poor run of the past week. It conceded a 2-0 home defeat against FC St. Gallen and is now only in sixth place.
Zurich's reaction to the disappointing results of recent weeks failed to materialize. Ricardo Moniz's team delivered a performance against St. Gallen that did not deserve any points. After the break, Zurich showed some improvement compared to the first half, but scoring chances were few and far between. St. Gallen keeper Lawrence Ati Zigi was on hand to make saves in the 51st and 68th minutes to preserve the 1:0 lead that Felix Mambimbi had opened up in the 33rd minute.
Mambimbi, in his 100th Super League game, finished off an attack via Christian Witzig and Kevin Csoboth that was so successful thanks in part to Zurich's weak defensive work. Chadrac Akolo profited from a mistake by FCZ keeper Yanick Brecher to make it 2-0 in the 88th minute. For last season's top scorer, it was his fifth goal in the current Super League, his first since the beginning of November.
The two teams are now only separated by two points in the table. St. Gallen close out the year on Thursday in the Conference League at Heidenheim.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match: Felix Mambimbi
"In his 100th Super League game, the attacking man scores the important 1:0. It is already Mambimbi's 5th goal against FCZ. He never scores so often against any other opponent." (blue Sport commentator Marko Vucur)
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Zurich - St.Gallen 0:2 (0:1)
15'198 spectators. - SR Schärer. - Goals: 33rd Mambimbi (Witzig) 0:1. 88th Akolo (Quintillà) 0:2.
Zurich: Brecher; Gómez, Katic, Kryeziu, Kamberi (81. Tosic); Tsawa, Mathew (86. Sabobo); Markelo, Marchesano (81. Okita), Chouiar (60. Emmanuel); Perea.
St.Gallen: Zigi; Vandermersch, Ambrosius, Stanic (46. Vallci), Okoroji (81. Diaby); Quintillà, Toma; Faber, Witzig, Csoboth (85. Ruiz); Mambimbi (88. Akolo).
Remarks: Cautions: 3rd Stanic, 11th Chouiar, 50th Okoroji, 68th Kamberi, 90th Ruiz.
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FC Zurich
FC St.Gallen
- (33.) 0:1 - Felix Mambimbi
- (88.) 0:2 - Chadrac Akolo
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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88.
Goal St.Gallen 0:2 through Akolo
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51.
Zigi defuses header from Kryeziu
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33.
Goal St.Gallen 0:1 through Felix Mambimbi
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10.
St. Gallen have the first top chance of the game
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0.
Malenovic: "Made contact with Zuber early in the season"
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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90.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Víctor Ruiz
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88.Goal for FC St.Gallen, 0:2 through Chadrac Akolo (Jordi Quintillà)
Chadrac Akolo
Striker
Assist: Jordi Quintillà
Midfielder
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88.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Chadrac Akolo
Striker
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88.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Felix Mambimbi
Striker
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85.Substitution in FC Zurich
Joseph Sabobo
Striker
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85.Substitution out FC Zurich
Ifeanyi Mathew
Midfielder
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85.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Víctor Ruiz
Midfielder
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85.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Kevin Csoboth
Striker
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81.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Abdoulaye Diaby
Defender
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81.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Chima Okoroji
Defender
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81.Substitution in FC Zurich
Nemanja Tosic
Defender
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81.Substitution out FC Zurich
Lindrit Kamberi
Defender
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80.Substitution in FC Zurich
Jonathan Okita
Striker
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80.Substitution out FC Zurich
Antonio Marchesano
Midfielder
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68.Yellow card FC Zurich
Lindrit Kamberi
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60.Substitution in FC Zurich
Umeh Emmanuel
Striker
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60.Substitution out FC Zurich
Mounir Chouiar
Midfielder
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50.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Chima Okoroji
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46.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Albert Vallci
Defender
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46.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Jozo Stanic
Defender
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+3.End of 1st half
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33.Goal for FC St.Gallen, 0:1 through Felix Mambimbi (Christian Witzig)
Felix Mambimbi
Striker
Assist: Christian Witzig
Striker
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11.Yellow card FC Zurich
Mounir Chouiar
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3.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Jozo Stanic
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1.Start of the match
