Maximum efficiency Winterthur give St.Gallen an ice-cold shower with a dream goal

FC Winterthur win their opening game against FC St.Gallen 1:0. The three points for Winti are a princely reward against the Eastern Swiss who dominated the game.

A loss of possession by Lukas Görtler less than three minutes after coming on as a substitute allowed FC Winterthur to score the lucky punch. Di Giusto scored with a shot and got the maximum for his new coach, Ognjen Zaric, who had been promoted from assistant to boss.

It was a sobering Super League debut for St. Gallen's new coach Enrico Maassen, who at 40 is the second youngest coach in the Super League behind the 35-year-old Zaric, but one that can at least be built on for future tasks. His team showed promising signs with strong counter-pressing and well-thought-out passing sequences that led to numerous actions in the Winterthur penalty area.

However, the team from eastern Switzerland were rarely dangerous in the final stages and when they were, Markus Kuster was on hand. The Austrian goalkeeper, who is back in charge of the Winterthur goal following the return of Marvin Keller to YB, did a great job in his own right. He made several strong saves, especially in the 84th minute against Felix Mambimbi, who had replaced Chadrac Akolo up front after just under 70 minutes.

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Man of the Match: Markus Kuster

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Winterthur - St. Gallen 1:0 (0:0)

SR Wolfensberger. - Goal: 70. Di Giusto (Gomis) 1:0.

Winterthur: Kuster; Sidler, Lekaj, Arnold, Diaby; Stillhart, Zuffi; Rohner (62. Chiappetta), Di Giusto (83. Araz), Fofana (75. Schneider); Turkes (62. Gomis).

St. Gallen: Zigi; Schmidt, Stanic, Vallci, Okoroji; Quintillà; Stevanovic (68. Görtler), Toma, Witzig (78. Ruiz); Geubbels (78. Möller), Akolo (68. Mambimbi).

Remarks: Cautions: 25 Rohner, 76 Görtler, 89 Quintillà

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84.
Kuster makes an outstanding save
70.
Matteo Di Giusto scores to make it 1:0
12.
Fofana forces Zigi into a first save
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0.
Fringer: "Everyone is happy about the new start in St.Gallen"
0.
What Rolf Fringer believes FC Winterthur is capable of
90.+5.
End of 2nd half
89.
Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Jordi Quintillà
84.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Musa Araz
Midfielder
84.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Matteo Di Giusto
Midfielder
79.
Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Víctor Ruiz
Midfielder
79.
Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Christian Witzig
Midfielder
78.
Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Nikolaj Möller
Striker
78.
Substitution out FC St.Gallen

Willem Geubbels
Striker
76.
Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Lukas Görtler
75.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Randy Schneider
Midfielder
75.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Boubacar Fofana
Midfielder
70.
Goal for FC Winterthur, 1:0 through Matteo Di Giusto (Christian Gomis)
Matteo Di Giusto
Midfielder
Assist: Christian Gomis
Striker
68.
Substitution in FC St.Gallen

Lukas Görtler
Midfielder
68.
Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Mihailo Stevanovic
Midfielder
68.
Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Felix Mambimbi
Striker
68.
Substitution out FC St.Gallen

Chadrac Akolo
Striker
62.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Carmine Chiappetta
Striker
62.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Fabian Rohner
Midfielder
62.
Substitution in FC Winterthur
Christian Gomis
Striker
62.
Substitution out FC Winterthur
Aldin Turkes
Striker
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+2.
End of 1st half
25.
Yellow card FC Winterthur
Fabian Rohner
1.
Start of the match