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St. Gallen vs Benfica, 1st Leg

U.S. Open Cup
St. Gallen
FCSG
2-1
Final
Benfica
SLB
1st Leg
Kybunpark

Match pulse

FCSGAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSLB
39%Possession61%
17Shots14
6On target4
6Corners5
3Saves4
15Fouls13
30'Lukas GörtlerFCSG62'Jozo StanicFCSG65'Vangelis PavlidisSLB90'+4'Tom GaalFCSG
Team1H2HT
FCSG112
SLB101

Who won: St. Gallen 2-1

St. Gallen beat Benfica 2-1 in 1st Leg on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at Kybunpark. Goals for St. Gallen: Aliou Baldé (37') and Tom Gaal (80'). Goals for Benfica: Rafa Silva (44').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Aliou BaldéCF-L
  2. 26.8Lawrence Ati ZigiG
  3. 36.7Carlo BoukhalfaCM-L
  4. 46.7Lukas DaschnerCM-R
  5. 56.7Rafa SilvaAM-R
  6. 66.6Tom GaalCD-R
  7. 76.6Lukas GörtlerAM
  8. 86.6Hugo VandermerschRM
  9. 96.4Chima Sean OkorojiCD-L
  10. 106.4Mihailo StevanovicLM
  11. 116.4Christian WitzigCF-R
  12. 126.3Anatoliy TrubinG

Team stats

FCSGSLB
15Fouls13
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides0
6Corner Kicks5
3Saves4
38.6Possession61.4
17SHOTS14
6ON GOAL4
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
195Accurate Passes394
284Passes479
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses3
21Crosses9
0.3Cross %0.3
52Long Balls54
19Accurate Long Balls27
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots4
15Effective Tackles11
24Tackles16
0.6Tackle %0.7
9Interceptions7
20Effective Clearances31
20Clearances31

Player of the game

Aliou Baldé

FCSG · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

47%
FCSG · 1.08 xG
33%
Draw
20%
SLB · 0.62 xG

St. Gallen created better chances: they win this game 47% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, St. Gallen 2, Benfica 1.
  2. Second Half ends, St. Gallen 2, Benfica 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Tom Gaal (St. Gallen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Gaal

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    João Rego (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  5. 90'+4'

    Foul by Tom Gaal (St. Gallen).

  6. 90'+3'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Stanic

    Substitution, St. Gallen. Joel Ruiz replaces Jozo Stanic.

    J. Ruiz

  7. 90'+1'

    Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 90'

    Foul by Lukas Daschner (St. Gallen).

  11. 90'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lukas Görtler.

  12. 89'

    Free kick won

    Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 89'

    Foul by Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen).

  14. 88'

    Free kick won

    Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 88'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia with a cross.

    A. Bah

  16. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  17. 85'

    Delay in match because of an injury Jozo Stanic (St. Gallen).

  18. 85'

    Attempt blocked. Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Gaal.

  19. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Silva

    Substitution, Benfica. João Rego replaces Manu Silva.

    João Rêgo

  20. 84'

    Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).

  21. 84'

    Free kick won

    Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  22. 82'

    Attempt blocked. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  23. 82'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Chima Okoroji.

  24. 81'

    Free kick won

    Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 81'

    Foul by Leon Frokaj (St. Gallen).

Leaders

FCSGSLB
Total Shots
Aliou Baldé
5
Georgiy Sudakov
4
Accurate Passes
Jozo Stanic
26
Clément Lenglet
58
Defensive Interventions
Chima Sean Okoroji
15
Clément Lenglet
15
Saves
Lawrence Ati Zigi
3
Anatoliy Trubin
4