FC St. Gallen are only slightly closer to leaders FC Thun. The eastern Swiss side drew 1-1 at Servette in the 26th round of the Super League.
Geneva is often worth a trip for opponents this season. Twelve points from 13 home games are the meagre yield of last season's stumbling runners-up, whose chances of participating in the championship round are dwindling from week to week. The hosts did not manage much against St. Gallen either. It was only in the final minutes of the game that they pushed more vehemently for a 2:1, but Geneva's best action was the free kick in the 6th minute that allowed Steve Rouiller to make it 1:1.
Without their suspended top scorer Alessandro Vogt, St. Gallen did not show much more than Servette after the furious start. The eastern Swiss side, who won 5-1 in Winterthur in midweek, were hardly able to produce anything worth mentioning after the first strong move of the game, which Christian Witzig finished off with his first goal of the season in the 4th minute. Nevertheless, the best chance to score the winning goal belonged to the visitors. Aliou Baldé headed over the goal from an ideal position in the 26th minute. After that, it was clear that FCSG, who had been under heavy pressure recently, were already playing their seventh game of the month.
For Thun, whose game in Winterthur does not take place until Wednesday, the gap to their closest rivals St. Gallen remains comfortable at eleven points.
Comments on the game
Servette - St.Gallen 1:1 (1:1)
6150 spectators. - SR Cibelli. - Goals: 4th Witzig (Vandermersch) 0:1. 6th Rouiller 1:1.
Servette: Mall; Houboulang Mendes, Rouiller, Severin, Mazikou; Lopes (57. Kadile), Cognat, Douline (84. Fomba), Njoh (79. Ishuayed); Mir. Stevanovic, Mráz (58. Guillemenot).
St.Gallen: Zigi; Okoroji, Kleine-Bekel, Stanic; Daschner; Vandermersch (72. Ruiz), Görtler, Boukhalfa (93. Weibel), Witzig (84. Ouattara); Besio (72. Verinac), Balde (72. Efekele).
Remarks: Cautions: 22nd Vandermersch, 41st Douline, 86th Ouattara, 91st Daschner, 92nd Houboulang Mendes.
The live ticker for review
Servette FC
FC St.Gallen
- Steve Rouiller - 1:1 (6.)
- (4.) 0:1 - Christian Witzig
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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6.
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4.
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90.+5.End of 2nd half
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90.+3.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Nino Weibel
Midfielder
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90.+3.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Carlo Boukhalfa
Midfielder
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90.+2.Yellow card Servette FC
Houboulang Mendes
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90.+2.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Lukas Daschner
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86.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Tiemoko Ouattara
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84.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Tiemoko Ouattara
Striker
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84.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Christian Witzig
Defender
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84.Substitution in Servette FC
Lamine Fomba
Midfielder
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84.Substitution out Servette FC
David Douline
Midfielder
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79.Substitution in Servette FC
Malek Ishuayed
Midfielder
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79.Substitution out Servette FC
Lilian Njoh
Midfielder
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72.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Antonio Verinac
Striker
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72.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Diego Besio
Striker
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72.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Joel Ruiz
Defender
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72.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Hugo Vandermersch
Defender
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72.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Malamine Efekele
Striker
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72.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Aliou Baldé
Striker
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58.Substitution in Servette FC
Jeremy Guillemenot
Striker
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58.Substitution out Servette FC
Samuel Mráz
Striker
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57.Substitution in Servette FC
Junior Kadile
Striker
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57.Substitution out Servette FC
Thomas Lopes
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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41.Yellow card Servette FC
David Douline
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22.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Hugo Vandermersch
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6.Goal for Servette FC, 1:1 through Steve Rouiller
Steve Rouiller
Defender
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4.Goal for FC St.Gallen, 0:1 through Christian Witzig (Hugo Vandermersch)
Christian Witzig
Defender
Assist: Hugo Vandermersch
Defender
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1.Start of the match