St Gallen meets Larne – the game is on the ticker

St. Gallen achieved its first victory in the third round of the Division League. East Switzerland fell behind early to earn a hard-fought 2-1 win over Northern Ireland from Larne in Belfast. Lugano plays against Bakatopola in Serbia.

Larne – St. Gallen

After a 2:6 defeat at Club Brugge, a 2:4 defeat against Fiorentina and a winless run in eight official matches since September 24, a third try against significantly inferior opposition secured a first in the divisional league Victory – despite a lot of effort. Full-back Hugo Vandermersch scored the winning goal in the 79th minute after dominating a long press but meeting substitute Christian Witzig in the final third There was almost no breakthrough after the pass.

St Gallen made a lethargic start, having to briefly miss Jordi Quintilla with a muscle problem in addition to the ailing Jozo Stanic, and fell behind early against a weaker Northern Ireland champions . Windsor Park in Belfast. In the 4th minute, after Chima Okoroji lost the ball, Abdoulaye Diaby deflected a sharp cross into his own goal.

Apart from the own goal, Larne only had one shot on Laurence Ati Chigi's goal all game. St Gallen had over 70% of possession, but Lucas Gottler's equalizer was not enough for long periods of time. The captain completed St Gallen's best attack just after half an hour with a perfect volley. Before that, Okoroji won the ball and received a cross from Albert Varchi.

If the eastern Swiss team, which is outside the last 24, after a false start against Club Brugge (2:6) and a loss to Fiorentina (2:2), wants to get into a more favorable position with a view to advancing to the last 16: 4), they must participate in the next game. The opponent at Kybunpark on November 28th was the Serb from Bakatopola.

Larn-St. St. Gallen 1:2 (1:1)
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tear: 4. Diaby (own goal) 1-0. 29. Gottler (Walch) 1:1. 79. Van der Mersch (Witzger) 1:2.
Rahn: Ferguson; Seary, Todd, Bolger, Want (92. Magee), Ives; Gallagher (82. Donnelly), Thomson, Sloan (75. Graham); Ryan (82. Randall), Mike Neve (79. Rusty).
St. Gallen: Artie Zigi; van der Mersch, Valch, Diaby, Okoroji; Görtler, Stevanovic, Csoboth (75. Witzig); Gobert (96. Faber), Toma (75. Konietzk) ), Akolo (88. Cisse).
Comment: St. Gallen and other places are without Stanic (illness), Quintila, Fazligui, Ambrosius, Nuhu, Kallen and Milosevic (both injured).
warn: 37. Ives, 51. Walch.

Bakatopola – Lugano 4:1

Lugano suffered its first defeat in the third match of the divisional league. Ticino lost 1:4 to Bakatopola, a weak team in northern Serbia.

Lugano's mistake against FK TSC, which was meaningless and goalless before Backa Topola, was unexpected. Considering the strength of Bakatopola's small but beautiful stadium, the Swiss champions deserved their first defeat and first goal in the new league system. Petar Stanic and Milos Pantovic scored two goals each for the home side, while Mahmoud Belhadj only briefly reduced Lugano's deficit to 1-2.

Lugano's downfall was particularly marked by initial weakness. The Chinese Super League side, without in-form attacking player Ignacio Aliceda and little rotation elsewhere, fell 0-1 behind after just four minutes. From the guest's perspective, the shooting ratio after a quarter of an hour is 0:6, and the shooting ratio after 30 minutes is 1:11.

Stanich put the home side ahead four minutes later with a brilliant long-range strike into the high corner, something clearly better in the early stages of the game. Hicham Mahou equalized in time with his first chance, but was not counted for offside, and Belhadj's 1:2 scoreline after the hour did not last a minute.

Lugano's battle for a top eight spot and a direct place into the last 16 continues in three weeks' time with a home game against Gent, where Mattia Botany was shown a red card after being substituted for an attack in the closing stages. Belgium recorded its second victory on Thursday with a 1-0 victory over Omonia Nicosia.

Bakatopola – Lugano 4:1 (1:0)
Audience in 1984. Sandberg (Denmark).
tear: 4. Stanich 1:0. 59. Pantovic 2:0. 61. Belhaj 2:1. 62. Stanic (Stevanovic) 3:1. 83. Pantovic (Serkovic) 4:1.
Back poplar: Ilic; Jovanovic, Djordjevic, Stevanovic, Petrovic; Latin; Djakovac (72. Pejic), Stanic; Banjak (82. Sos ), Pantovic (90. Mboungou), Serkovic.
Lugano: Seppi; Braut-Girard, Papadopoulos, Hajdari, Marquez (64. Valenzuela); Grgic (82. Przybylko), Belhadj (64. Bottani); Steffen, Dos Santos (64. Bislimi), Mahou (73. Simignani); Vladimir.
Comment: 89. Red card against Botany.
warn: 46. ​​Radin (im nächsten Spiel gespert), 57. Cirkovic, 58. Belhadj, 70. Hajdari, 70. Jovanovic. (Standard Data Authority)

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