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FC St. Gallen loses torreiches Testspiel in Lyon
FC St. Gallen loses the torreiches Testspiel in Lyon. The match ended with 3:6 for Olympique Lyonnais. FC St. Gallen had hope in the first half, but the red card for Lukas Görtler contributed to FC St. Gallen not coming back into the game.
What happened?
The game started very attractive. In the first 19 minutes, four goals were scored, three for OL. Two of them were scored by Remi Himbert, an 18-year-old talent, who is said to be worth around 10 million euros. FC St. Gallen had reduced the score to 1:2 in the 15th minute. Christian Witzig, together with Aliou Baldé as a striker, pulled the ball to the middle and scored with his left foot in the far corner.
Why it matters for FC St. Gallen
FC St. Gallen must now focus on the work after the test game in Lyon. The team must prepare for the upcoming official games, especially for the first leg of the Europa-League qualification against Benfica SL on Thursday, July 23.
What comes next?
FC St. Gallen will continue with the test against Norwich City on Friday, July 20, at 20:00. On Thursday, July 23, the first official game of the season 2026/27 will take place with the first leg of the Europa-League qualification against Benfica SL.
The team
FC St. Gallen started with the following team: Watkowiak; Gaal, Stanic, Okoroji; Daschner; Vandermersch, Görtler, Frokaj, Stevanovic; Witzig, Baldé. Lukas Görtler remained the main actor of the game, in which St.Gallen had its best phase after the side change.
The numbers
FC St. Gallen is currently in 10th place in the Super League with 0 points. In this season, FC St. Gallen has not scored or conceded any goals yet.
The future
FC St. Gallen must now focus on the work after the test game in Lyon. The team must prepare for the upcoming official games, especially for the first leg of the Europa-League qualification against Benfica SL on Thursday, July 23.
