FC Lucerne beat St. Gallen 3:2 in the seventh round of the Super League. The Central Swiss side showed morale and turned around a 2-0 deficit at the break.
There were two minutes left on the match clock when Luzern captain Pius Dorn got to the ball around 25 meters from goal. The German did not hesitate, took the shot and saw the ball wriggle into the net to make it 3:2 for the visitors. The home fans cheered just a short time later. However, the penalty that had already been whistled for St. Gallen following a foul by Pascal Loretz on Kevin Csoboth was withdrawn due to a previous offside position and the intervention of the video referee.
It was not an undeserved victory for Lucerne, even if very few spectators would have bet on an away win at the break. In the end, the visitors earned it thanks to a passionate second half. First Thibault Klidjé converted a fine attack in the 56th minute, then Kevin Spadanuda scored a deserved equalizer just seconds after coming on as a substitute ten minutes before the end. Klidjé should already have scored. But the 23-year-old missed twice from the best position after scoring the equalizer.
St. Gallen had everything under control in the first half. Albert Vallci from a corner and Willem Geubbels from a counter-attack gave the eastern Swiss side a 2-0 lead in the first 30 minutes. Lucerne, who were knocked out of the Cup against lower-ranked Aarau last weekend, showed morale in the second half and earned their first win in St. Gallen since July 2019. The Central Swiss side climbed to the top of the table thanks to their fourth win in the last five games.
Quotes on the game
Man of the Match: Pius Dorn ⭐️
"The Lucerne captain crowned the comeback with the winning goal to make it 3:2 in the 88th minute. An incredible game with great morale from FCL," says blue Sport commentator Beat Signer.
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St.Gallen - Lucerne 2:3 (2:0)
SR Cibelli. - Goals: 20. Vallci (Toma) 1:0. 31. Geubbels (Witzig) 2:0. 56. Klidje (Ciganiks) 2:1. 80. Spadanuda (Dorn) 2:2. 88. Dorn (Kadák) 2:3.
St.Gallen: Zigi; Vandermersch (64. Faber), Diaby, Vallci (46. Ambrosius), Okoroji; Quintillà (63. Konietzke); Görtler, Toma, Witzig (64. Csoboth); Geubbels (71. Cisse), Akolo.
Luzern: Loretz; Dorn, Jaquez, Knezevic, Ciganiks; Stankovic; Owusu (76. Ottiger), Rrudhani (80. Kadák), Beloko; Klidje (64. Grbic), Villiger (80. Spadanuda).
Remarks: Cautions: 42 Vallci, 57 Görtler, 59 Vandermersch, 59 Knezevic, 91 Loretz, 97 Okoroji.
The video ticker
FC St.Gallen
FC Luzern
- Albert Vallci - 1:0 (20.)
- Willem Geubbels - 2:0 (31.)
- (56.) 2:1 - Thibault Klidje
- (80.) 2:2 - Kevin Spadanuda
- (88.) 2:3 - Pius Dorn
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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88.
Dorn scores to take the lead for the first time - Luzern have turned the game around
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80.
The joker scores - Spadanuda equalizes with his first touch of the ball
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70.
Offside: Luzern's equalizer does not count
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62.
Huge chance to equalize - but Klijde fails to score
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56.
Klidje brings Luzern back into the game
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52.
Owusu misses the equalizer for Luzern
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31.
St.Gallen counterattack in their own stadium - Geubbels increases to 2:0
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20.
Vallci gives St.Gallen the lead with a header
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12.
Geubbels is one step too far forward - St.Gallen's opening goal does not count
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FCL coach Frick: "Espionage is a big word"
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What aspen coach Maassen says about FCL espionage
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Son of Lucerne coach Frick spies on St. Gallen training session
Curious story in the run-up to today's match in St. Gallen: A young man films the FCSG training session on Thursday. It's not just any fan, but the son of Mario Frick, the coach of today's St.Gallen opponent.
Ten years ago, Yanik Frick was still playing for FC St.Gallen's youth team. On Thursday, the 26-year-old will be back at the Espen training ground. However, the 30-time Liechtenstein international is not there to meet up with old friends. But to film the FCSG training session. "Hidden behind a fence", as the Blick writes.
Frick is said to have commissioned his son to film the tactical exercises of the team from Eastern Switzerland. The fact that Frick junior was recognized is "unfortunate", says the FCL coach. But that's part of the business. "We've also sent people to public training sessions on other occasions to get a better picture of our opponents," admits Mario Frick. Will the espionage pay off for the FCL?
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blue Sport meets St. Gallen coach Enrico Maassen
Zeidler's successor Enrico Maassen has quickly gained a foothold in eastern Switzerland. The 40-year-old German talks to blue Sport about his rise in football, his departure from Augsburg and what he plans to do with St. Gallen. To the article.
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90.+8.End of 2nd half
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90.+7.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Chima Okoroji
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90.+2.Yellow card FC Luzern
Pascal Loretz
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88.Goal for FC Luzern, 2:3 through Pius Dorn (Jakub Kadák)
Pius Dorn
Defender
Assist: Jakub Kadák
Midfielder
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80.Goal for FC Luzern, 2:2 through Kevin Spadanuda (Pius Dorn)
Kevin Spadanuda
Midfielder
Assist: Pius Dorn
Defender
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80.Substitution in FC Luzern
Jakub Kadák
Midfielder
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80.Substitution out FC Luzern
Donat Rrudhani
Midfielder
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80.Substitution in FC Luzern
Kevin Spadanuda
Midfielder
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80.Substitution out FC Luzern
Lars Villiger
Striker
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76.Substitution in FC Luzern
Severin Ottiger
Defender
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76.Substitution out FC Luzern
Tyron Owusu
Midfielder
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71.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Moustapha Cissé
Striker
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71.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Willem Geubbels
Striker
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64.Substitution in FC Luzern
Adrian Grbic
Striker
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64.Substitution out FC Luzern
Thibault Klidje
Striker
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64.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Kevin Csoboth
Striker
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64.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Christian Witzig
Midfielder
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64.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Konrad Faber
Defender
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64.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Hugo Vandermersch
Defender
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63.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Corsin Konietzke
Midfielder
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63.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Jordi Quintillà
Midfielder
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59.Yellow card FC Luzern
Stefan Knezevic
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59.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Hugo Vandermersch
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58.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Lukas Görtler
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56.Goal for FC Luzern, 2:1 through Thibault Klidje (Andrejs Ciganiks)
Thibault Klidje
Striker
Assist: Andrejs Ciganiks
Defender
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46.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Stephan Ambrosius
Defender
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46.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Albert Vallci
Defender
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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42.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Albert Vallci
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31.Goal for FC St.Gallen, 2:0 through Willem Geubbels (Christian Witzig)
Willem Geubbels
Striker
Assist: Christian Witzig
Midfielder
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20.Goal for FC St.Gallen, 1:0 through Albert Vallci (Bastien Toma)
Albert Vallci
Defender
Assist: Bastien Toma
Midfielder
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1.Start of the match
