UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Thu, Jul 23 2026 · 19:00 kybunpark, St. Gallen
FC ST. Gallen
2–1 Full time · HT 1–1
Benfica
  • A. Baldé 37’
  • T. Gaal 80’
  • 44’ Rafa
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FC ST. Gallen beat Benfica

FC ST. Gallen won 2–1 through goals from Baldé and Gaal. Benfica replied through a Rafa goal.

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Match facts
  • RefereeLuca Pairetto
  • CoachesEnrico Maassen · Marco Silva
  • Venuekybunpark

Timeline

  1. L. GörtlerYellow card · Foul
    30’
  2. A. Baldé 1–0Assist L. Görtler
    37’
  3. Rafa 1–1Assist V. Pavlidis
    44’
  4. Half time · 1–1
  5. J. StanićYellow card · Foul
    62’
  6. V. PavlidisYellow card · Foul
    65’
  7. ⇄ Tiago GouveiaFor J. Kamiński
    66’
  8. ⇄ E. BarrenecheaFor M. Figueiredo
    66’
  9. ⇄ A. HunzikerFor C. Witzig
    72’
  10. ⇄ L. FrokajFor C. Boukhalfa
    72’
  11. ⇄ D. BesioFor A. Baldé
    72’
  12. ⇄ F. IvanovićFor V. Pavlidis
    76’
  13. T. Gaal 2–1Assist L. Daschner
    80’
  14. ⇄ João RêgoFor Manu
    84’
  15. ⇄ J. RuizFor J. Stanić
    90+3’
  16. T. GaalYellow card · Foul
    90+4’
  17. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

FC ST. GallenBenfica
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Line-ups

FC ST. Gallen 3-5-2

1 L. Zigi(G)
36 C. Okoroji 4 J. Stanić ↓90’ 26 T. Gaal
64 M. Stevanovic 11 C. Boukhalfa ↓72’ 10 L. Daschner A 16 L. Görtler A 28 H. Vandermersch
7 C. Witzig ↓72’ 14 A. Baldé ↓72’
  • 1L. Zigi (G)
  • 36C. Okoroji
  • 4J. Stanić↓90’
  • 26T. Gaal
  • 64M. Stevanovic
  • 11C. Boukhalfa↓72’
  • 10L. DaschnerA
  • 16L. GörtlerA
  • 28H. Vandermersch
  • 7C. Witzig↓72’
  • 14A. Baldé↓72’

Substitutes used

  • 9A. Hunziker↑72’
  • 20L. Frokaj↑72’
  • 31D. Besio↑72’
  • 74J. Ruiz↑90’

Unused: L. Watkowiak, B. Fazliji, E. Owusu, C. Konietzke, M. Heydari

Coach: Enrico Maassen

Benfica 4-2-3-1

1 A. Trubin(G)
26 S. Dahl 2 C. Lenglet 4 António Silva 6 A. Bah
13 J. Kamiński ↓66’ 16 Manu ↓84’
73 M. Figueiredo ↓66’ 10 H. Sudakov 27 Rafa
14 V. Pavlidis A↓76’
  • 1A. Trubin (G)
  • 26S. Dahl
  • 2C. Lenglet
  • 4António Silva
  • 6A. Bah
  • 13J. Kamiński↓66’
  • 16Manu↓84’
  • 73M. Figueiredo↓66’
  • 10H. Sudakov
  • 27Rafa
  • 14V. PavlidisA↓76’

Substitutes used

  • 9F. Ivanović↑76’
  • 47Tiago Gouveia↑66’
  • 5E. Barrenechea↑66’
  • 84João Rêgo↑84’

Unused: Samuel Soares, Gonçalo Moreira, Daniel Banjaqui, Jose Neto, Anísio Cabral, A. Dedić, Tomás Araújo, Rui Silva

Coach: Marco Silva

Player stats

FC ST. Gallen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Zigi G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Okoroji D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Stanić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
T. Gaal D 90 1 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Stevanovic M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Boukhalfa M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Daschner M 90 0 1 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Görtler M 90 0 1 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
H. Vandermersch D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Witzig M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Baldé F 72 1 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Hunziker F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Frokaj M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Besio 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Ruiz 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Lenglet D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
António Silva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Bah D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Kamiński M 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Manu M 84 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Figueiredo 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
H. Sudakov M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Rafa M 90 1 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
V. Pavlidis F 76 0 1 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
F. Ivanović F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Tiago Gouveia F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
E. Barrenechea M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
João Rêgo M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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