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When Nelson Oliveira scored the St. Gallen goal only in the 70th minute, central defender Leonidas Stergiou did everything right. The young man escaped from the rival striker and made him stumble decisively. But goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi lost his patience and touched Oliveira lightly. The Spanish referee assessed this contact as illegal and pointed to the point: a controversial decision.
The same one who fouled took the penalty and converted it on the second attempt with a margin. Zigi stopped first, but dodged the ball at the Portuguese’s feet. The winning scene of the game.
Because after that, FC St. Gallen could no longer show a reaction against AEK Athens. They were too flat after an intense 70 minutes with lots of punches and fouls in the midfield. The only chance after the goal was missed by Thody Elie Youan in the 81st minute, the end of which was dangerously deflected.
He was not rewarded for a dedicated performance
FC St. Gallen.
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In the first round, the home team came close to taking the first goal. Kwadwo Duah missed his best chance in the 37th minute. Wil’s newcomer was able to go out alone with AEK goalkeeper Panagiotis Tsintotas, but his conclusion was too central.
The guests from Greece stood their ground for a long time and concentrated on the counterattack. AEK’s most conspicuous player was former Inter player Marko Livaja, who repeatedly broke away from his opponents, but also didn’t come dangerously close to St. Gallen’s goal.
When St. Gallen conceded 0: 1, the forces were applied and the equalization was no longer successful.
So it goes
After losing qualification in the Europa League, St. Gallen will continue on Sunday in the Super League outside of the Vaduz Derby. AEK Athens will face VfL Wolfsburg in the qualifying playoffs. The Germans won at home with Renato Steffen and Admir Mehmedi in the starting lineup against Desna of Ukraine 2-0.
