FC St. Gallen missed out on a win and a place in the top 6 with a goalless draw at home to Yverdon.
St. Gallen made an effort and looked to get in front of Yverdon goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni from the very first minute. For the most part, however, the eastern Swiss lacked the precision to play their way through the tightly packed Vaud defense. As a result, scoring chances were rare. Bastien Toma had the best one a quarter of an hour before the end when he hit the post from an acute angle.
St. Gallen, who are unbeaten in five games but have only picked up seven points in that time, continue their Conference League campaign on Thursday against the Serbs of Backa Topola. Yverdon, who managed to pick up a point after three consecutive defeats, will host FC Luzern next weekend.
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St.Gallen - Yverdon 0:0
16'510 spectators. - SR Grundbacher.
St.Gallen: Zigi; Vandermersch, Diaby, Vallci, Okoroji; Quintillà; Stevanovic (64. Toma), Csoboth (58. Mambimbi), Konietzke; Akolo (59. Witzig), Cisse (59. Geubbels; 77. Ruiz).
Yverdon: Bernardoni; Kamenovic, Christian Marques, Tijani; Gnakpa (66. Kacuri); Aké, Legowski, Céspedes, Le Pogam; Ntelo (59. Mauro Rodrigues), Komano.
Remarks: Cautions: 23rd Kamenovic, 38th Gnakpa, 52nd Christian Marques, 56th Le Pogam, 91st Quintillà, 92nd Okoroji.
Quotes from the match
Man of the Match: The thirteenth man
"As so often, the atmosphere in St.Gallen's Kybunpark is excellent. The fans do their utmost to whip their team to victory - a victory that the Espen miss out on today due to a lack of chances."
blue Sport commentator Joel Di Ronco
The ticker
FC St.Gallen
Yverdon Sport FC
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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75.
Toma misses the post
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48.
St.Gallen almost strike shortly after the break
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90.+7.End of 2nd half
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90.+2.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Jordi Quintillà
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90.+2.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Chima Okoroji
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77.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Víctor Ruiz
Midfielder
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77.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Willem Geubbels
Striker
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66.Substitution in Yverdon Sport FC
Dion Kacuri
Midfielder
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66.Substitution out Yverdon Sport FC
Jason Gnakpa
Midfielder
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64.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Bastien Toma
Midfielder
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64.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Mihailo Stevanovic
Midfielder
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59.Substitution in Yverdon Sport FC
Mauro Rodrigues
Striker
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59.Substitution out Yverdon Sport FC
Mitchy Ntelo
Striker
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59.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Felix Mambimbi
Striker
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59.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Kevin Csoboth
Striker
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59.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Willem Geubbels
Striker
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59.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Moustapha Cissé
Striker
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59.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Christian Witzig
Midfielder
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59.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Chadrac Akolo
Striker
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56.Yellow card Yverdon Sport FC
William Le Pogam
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52.Yellow card Yverdon Sport FC
Christian Marques
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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38.Yellow card Yverdon Sport FC
Jason Gnakpa
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23.Yellow card Yverdon Sport FC
Dimitrije Kamenovic
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1.Start of the match