UEFA Europa League23 Jul 2026 · 2nd Qualifying Round · Finished
UEFA Europa League: FC St. Gallen 2-1 Benfica — Highlights, 23 July 2026
FC St. Gallen came through 2-1 against Benfica in the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round) at kybunpark, St.Gallen. Scoring for FC St. Gallen: A. Balde (37'), T. Gaal (80'); for Benfica: Rafa Silva (44'). Referee: Pairetto, Luca J..
Venuekybunpark
RefereePairetto, Luca J.
WeatherPartly cloudy day
Highlights
Sport Lisboa e BenficaMatch data
Key moments
37’A. BaldeL. Gortler1–0
44’Rafa SilvaVangelis Pavlidis1–1
80’T. GaalL. Daschner2–1
Starting lineup
4-3-34-2-3-1
1Zigi
36Okoroji
4Stanić
26Gaal
28Vandermersch
64Stevanović
10Daschner
16Görtler
7Witzig
14Balde
11Boukhalfa
FC St. Gallen
72’A. BaldeD. Besio
72’C. BoukhalfaL. Frokaj
72’C. WitzigA. Hunziker
90+3’J. StanicJ. Ruiz
Match timeline
1st half
1 - 130’
L. Gortler
30’
37’
A. Balde
AL. Gortler
37’
44’
44’
Rafa Silva
AVangelis Pavlidis
2nd half
1 - 062’
J. Stanic
62’
65’
65’
Vangelis Pavlidis
66’
66’Tiago GouveiaJakub Kamiński
66’
66’Enzo BarrenecheaMiguel Figueiredo
72’A. BaldeD. Besio
72’
72’C. BoukhalfaL. Frokaj
72’
72’C. WitzigA. Hunziker
72’
76’
76’Franjo IvanovićVangelis Pavlidis
80’
T. Gaal
AL. Daschner
80’
84’
84’João RêgoManuel Silva
90+3’J. StanicJ. Ruiz
90+3’
90+4’
T. Gaal
90+4’
Detailed stats
Lineups
4-3-34-2-3-1
Starting lineup
FC St. Gallen 11Benfica 11
1
Lawrence Ati Zigi
GoalkeeperGoalkeeper
136
Chima Okoroji
MidfielderDefender
264
Jozo Stanić
Defender↓
Defender
226
Tom Gaal
Defender⚽
Defender
428
Hugo Vandermersch
MidfielderDefender
664
Mihailo Stevanović
MidfielderMidfielder
1610
Lukas Daschner
MidfielderA
Midfielder
7316
Lukas Görtler
MidfielderA
Midfielder
137
Christian Witzig
Midfielder↓
Midfielder
1014
Aliou Balde
Forward⚽↓
Midfielder
2711
Carlo Boukhalfa
Midfielder↓
Forward
14Substitutes
FC St. Gallen 9Benfica 12
25
Lukas Watkowiak
GoalkeeperGoalkeeper
2474
Joel Ruiz
Defender↑
Defender
5868
Mostafa Heydari
DefenderDefender
1763
Corsin Konietzke
MidfielderDefender
4423
Betim Fazliji
MidfielderDefender
6220
Leon Frokaj
MidfielderRui Silva
Defender47
Enoch Owusu
ForwardMidfielder
7731
Diego Besio
Forward↑
Midfielder
59
Andrin Hunziker
Forward↑
Forward
9Forward
47Forward
72Forward
84