Lucerne keep pace with leaders Lugano in the Super League. The club from central Switzerland won 2-0 at home against St. Gallen without youngster Luca Jaquez, who was willing to transfer.
Adrian Grbic, who scored twice in the 3-1 win against FC Zurich a week ago, finished off a Lucerne counter-attack in the 41st minute after a perfect assist from Thibault Klidjé. A second goal from Stefan Knezevic before the break was disallowed for offside, but Tyron Owusu made it 2-0 in the 85th minute. It was the 21-year-old's first goal in the Super League.
Luca Jaquez was missing from the Lucerne squad due to "transfer talks", as coach Mario Frick confirmed before the match. According to media reports, a transfer of the 21-year-old to Lille in Ligue 1 is imminent. In Jaquez's place in central defense, 20-year-old Bung Hua Freimann made his starting eleven debut alongside Knezevic, who was substituted at half-time with an injury.
St. Gallen's new signing Jean-Pierre Nsame was also unable to prevent the eastern Swiss side's second defeat against Luzern after squandering a 2-0 lead in September (2:3). The three-time Super League top scorer, who is under contract with Como and returned to Switzerland from a loan spell in Poland, remained inconspicuous after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute.
Meanwhile, Chadrac Akolo is set to leave the club. The five-time St. Gallen goalscorer of the season was not on the match sheet at the start of an English Super League week.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match: Tyron Owusu
He decided the game in his Lucerne side's favor with his first ever Super League goal. The home-grown player from Lucerne's youth academy also attracted attention with a combative performance and was celebrated by the fans after the game.
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Lucerne - St.Gallen 2:0 (1:0)
14'360 spectators. - SR Cibelli. - Goals: 41st Grbic (Klidje) 1:0. 85th Owusu (Dorn) 2:0.
Luzern: Loretz; Dorn, Knezevic (46. Löfgren), Freimann, Ciganiks; Stankovic; Owusu, Rrudhani (80. Karweina), Winkler; Klidje (80. Chader), Grbic (80. Villiger).
St.Gallen: Zigi; Vandermersch, Ambrosius, Stanic, Okoroji; Toma (57. Nsame), Görtler (68. Fazliji), Stevanovic, Csoboth (57. Mambimbi); Witzig (82. Faber); Geubbels (68. Cissé).
Remarks: Luzern without Jaquez (before transfer). 57. debut of Nsame for St. Gallen. Cautions: 29th Toma, 45th Stanic, 79th Rrudhani, 94th Dorn.
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FC Luzern
FC St.Gallen
- Adrian Grbic - 1:0 (41.)
- Tyron Owusu - 2:0 (85.)
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Liveticker closed
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90.+5.End of 2nd half
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90.+4.Yellow card FC Luzern
Pius Dorn
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85.
Owusu with the 2:0 for FCL
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85.Goal for FC Luzern, 2:0 through Tyron Owusu (Pius Dorn)
Tyron Owusu
Midfielder
Assist: Pius Dorn
Defender
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79.Yellow card FC Luzern
Donat Rrudhani
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Rrudhani just misses the 2:0
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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Luck for St.Gallen: Second Luzern goal does not count
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45.+7.End of 1st half
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45.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Jozo Stanic
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Grbic scores to give FCL the lead
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41.Goal for FC Luzern, 1:0 through Adrian Grbic (Thibault Klidje)
Adrian Grbic
Striker
Assist: Thibault Klidje
Striker
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29.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Bastien Toma
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Grbic misses the first chance
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1.Start of the match
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Frick: "It's great that Nsame is back in the Super League"
