UEFA Europa League Qualifying

FT Thursday, July 23, 2026
Benfica WWDDW 1
–
St. Gallen WLWWL 2
1st2ndT
SLB101
FCSG112
1st Leg · Kybunpark

Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
61.4
Possession
38.6
14
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
195
479
Passes
284
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
52
27
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
9
31
Effective Clearances
20
31
Clearances
20

Lineups

FCSG · 3-5-2

  1. 1Lawrence Ati ZigiG
  2. 4Jozo StanicCD
  3. 36Chima Sean OkorojiCD-L
  4. 26Tom GaalCD-R
  5. 11Carlo BoukhalfaCM-L
  6. 10Lukas DaschnerCM-R
  7. 16Lukas GörtlerAM
  8. 64Mihailo StevanovicLM
  9. 28Hugo VandermerschRM
  10. 14Aliou BaldéCF-L
  11. 7Christian WitzigCF-R

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 2Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 26Samuel DahlLB
  5. 6Alexander BahRB
  6. 10Georgiy SudakovAM
  7. 16Manu SilvaLM
  8. 73Miguel FigueiredoRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 13Jakub KaminskiAM-L
  11. 27Rafa SilvaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Goal! St. Gallen 1, Benfica 0. Aliou Balde (St. Gallen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Lukas Görtler.
  3. 44' Goal! St. Gallen 1, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis following a fast break.
  4. 62' Jozo Stanic (St. Gallen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  7. 66' Substitution, Benfica. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Miguel Figueiredo.
  8. 72' Substitution, St. Gallen. Diego Besio replaces Aliou Balde.
  9. 72' Substitution, St. Gallen. Leon Frokaj replaces Carlo Boukhalfa.
  10. 72' Substitution, St. Gallen. Andrin Hunziker replaces Christian Witzig.
  11. 76' Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  12. 80' Goal! St. Gallen 2, Benfica 1. Tom Gaal (St. Gallen) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Daschner with a cross following a set piece situation.
  13. 84' Substitution, Benfica. João Rego replaces Manu Silva.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, St. Gallen. Joel Ruiz replaces Jozo Stanic.
  15. 90'+4' Tom Gaal (St. Gallen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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