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FC St.Gallen brings Yverdon to its knees 2-0 – and makes it into the cup final once morest Lugano!
That was a rollercoaster ride of the special class. The Espen started cautiously in the first half, the home team from Yverdon played too cleverly and hard-nosed. After Peter Zeidler’s half-time speech, FC St.Gallen can release the button. Guillemenot converted a Duah cross to make it 1-0, and Quintillà added a few minutes later with his free kick.
It’s done: FC St.Gallen is in the cup final and lives up to its role as favourite. But the start of the Espen is not that favorite-like. Yverdon fills the rooms cleverly and gives the Zeidler-Elf absolutely nothing. Yverdon goalkeeper Kevin Martin also keeps the bulkheads tight and parries balls where he would probably have to reach behind him on normal game days. At the end of the first half, Görtler and Co. turn up the heat, a promising sign for the coming half.
But the start of the second half is also restrained before the Espens finally release the button following 54 minutes. Duah and von Moos play well on the side, Guillemenot finds the ball that follows: flat, sharp, precise. First, the Espen-Nine steers to the post, but then still puts it in the goal. With the 1-0, the atmosphere in the full ranks in the Stade Municipal also kindled. The Yverdon fans push, the FCSG supporters celebrate. And the celebrations never end. Just six minutes later, Isaac Schmidt is felled by a Yverdon man, referee Fähndrich whistles a free kick – and this on the edge of the sixteen. Ruiz and Quintillà take a running start. The former fakes the shot, the latter knocks the ball past the Yverdon Wall to the left and makes the well-deserved 2-0.
Yverdon wants the connection, St.Gallen the early decision
Even following that, the aspens happily continue to press. Again and once more Zeidler calls his eleven forward, the early decision should be made. It goes without saying that this does not correspond to the gusto of the home team. The team around Uli Forte tries with all their might to bring the ball into the St.Gallen danger zone – with a plan, but without success. Numerous corner balls also remain harmless and are parried by keeper Watkowiak. In the final minutes, St.Gallen might close the lid, but the balls jump into the depths or are intercepted in good time by the Yverdon aber row. So it stays at 2:0 and the Espens move into the cup final.
