Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Gallen, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League
Cercle Brugge KSV
  • 3': Alan Minda
  • 25': Kévin Denkey
  • 43': Kévin Denkey
  • 54': Kévin Denkey (P)
  • 63': Gary Magnée
  • 68': Gary Magnée
FT
6 - 2
St. Gallen
  • 58': Kevin Csoboth
  • 81': Felix Mambimbi

About

Cercle Brugge KSV are hosting St. Gallen at Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Cercle Brugge 1, St. Gallen 0. Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kévin Denkey.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Chima Okoroji.
  • 8': Foul by Abdoulaye Diaby (St. Gallen).
  • 8': Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Görtler.
  • 9': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Christiaan Ravych.
  • 10': Offside, St. Gallen. Chadrac Akolo is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Cercle Brugge. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Quintillà with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Hannes Van der Bruggen.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdoulaye Diaby with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Magnée with a through ball.
  • 16': Offside, Cercle Brugge. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willem Geubbels with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Flávio Nazinho.
  • 19': Offside, Cercle Brugge. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.
  • 21': Flávio Nazinho (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen).
  • 21': Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Flávio Nazinho (Cercle Brugge).
  • 23': Konrad Faber (St. Gallen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Flávio Nazinho (Cercle Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Offside, St. Gallen. Abdoulaye Diaby is caught offside.
  • 25': Goal! Cercle Brugge 2, St. Gallen 0. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannes Van der Bruggen.
  • 28': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Abu Francis.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Konrad Faber (St. Gallen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen).
  • 28': Warleson (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Warleson (Cercle Brugge).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Maxime Delanghe replaces Warleson because of an injury.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Magnée with a cross.
  • 36': Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen).
  • 37': Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Chima Okoroji.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Magnée with a cross.
  • 39': Offside, St. Gallen. Christian Witzig is caught offside.
  • 40': Offside, Cercle Brugge. Alan Minda is caught offside.
  • 43': Goal! Cercle Brugge 3, St. Gallen 0. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Minda with a cross.
  • 45': Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Senna Miangué (Cercle Brugge).
  • 45': Foul by Christian Witzig (St. Gallen).
  • 45': Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Albert Vallci.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Senna Miangué following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Cercle Brugge 3, St. Gallen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cercle Brugge 3, St. Gallen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, St. Gallen. Kevin Csoboth replaces Bastien Toma.
  • 45': Substitution, St. Gallen. Noah Yannick replaces Chima Okoroji.
  • 46': Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Christian Witzig (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chadrac Akolo.
  • 48': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Christiaan Ravych.
  • 48': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Maxime Delanghe.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 51': Offside, Cercle Brugge. Thibo Somers is caught offside.
  • 52': Penalty Cercle Brugge. Kévin Denkey draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Penalty conceded by Abdoulaye Diaby (St. Gallen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Goal! Cercle Brugge 4, St. Gallen 0. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Foul by Gary Magnée (Cercle Brugge).
  • 56': Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen).
  • 56': Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
  • 57': Jordi Quintillà (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Flávio Nazinho (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 58': Goal! Cercle Brugge 4, St. Gallen 1. Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Witzig with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Quintillà.
  • 60': Christian Witzig (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
  • 61': Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Kazeem Olaigbe replaces Alan Minda.
  • 61': Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Nils De Wilde replaces Flávio Nazinho because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, St. Gallen. Felix Mambimbi replaces Chadrac Akolo.
  • 62': Substitution, St. Gallen. Mihailo Stevanovic replaces Jordi Quintillà.
  • 63': Goal! Cercle Brugge 5, St. Gallen 1. Gary Magnée (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nils De Wilde.
  • 65': (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Back pass by Lawrence Ati Zigi (St. Gallen).
  • 68': Goal! Cercle Brugge 6, St. Gallen 1. Gary Magnée (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Denkey following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen).
  • 69': Albert Vallci (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge).
  • 70': Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Kevin Csoboth.
  • 73': Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Noah Yannick.
  • 74': Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Felipe Augusto replaces Kévin Denkey.
  • 75': Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Paris Brunner replaces Thibo Somers.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Magnée with a cross.
  • 75': Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
  • 76': Foul by Nils De Wilde (Cercle Brugge).
  • 76': Noah Yannick (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, St. Gallen. Jovan Milosevic replaces Willem Geubbels.
  • 77': Foul by Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge).
  • 77': Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Senna Miangué.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Albert Vallci (St. Gallen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 79': Foul by Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen).
  • 79': Nils De Wilde (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Goal! Cercle Brugge 6, St. Gallen 2. Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Csoboth.
  • 81': Foul by Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen).
  • 81': Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Abdoulaye Diaby.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Senna Miangué (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nils De Wilde with a cross.
  • 84': Christian Witzig (St. Gallen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge).
  • 85': Foul by Jovan Milosevic (St. Gallen).
  • 85': Senna Miangué (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Konrad Faber (St. Gallen).
  • 87': Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kazeem Olaigbe following a fast break.
  • 90': Delay in match (St. Gallen).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Witzig.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Noah Yannick (St. Gallen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Ibrahim Diakité.
  • 90'+5': Corner, St. Gallen. Conceded by Christiaan Ravych.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cercle Brugge 6, St. Gallen 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cercle Brugge 6, St. Gallen 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
8 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
57.3 Possession 42.7
14 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
247 Accurate Passes 180
361 Passes 271
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.3
69 Long Balls 64
28 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 20
25 Effective Clearances 20
25 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 5,195

UEFA Conference League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Chelsea 6 +21 18
2 Guimaraes 6 +7 14
3 Fiorentina 6 +11 13
4 Rapid Vienna 6 +6 13
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CBK Cercle Brugge KSV (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Warleson (GK)
66 Christiaan Ravych
18 Senna Miangue
2 Ibrahim Diakité
28 Hannes Van Der Bruggen
17 Abu Francis
20 Názinho Yellow Card
15 Gary Magnée
34 Thibo Somers
9 Kévin Denkey
11 Alan Minda
Cercle Brugge KSV Substitutes:
Felipe, Abdoul Ouattara, Paris Brunner, Bruno Gonçalves, Kazeem Olaigbe, Dalangunypole Gomis, Bas Langenbick, Nils De Wilde, Maxime Delanghe, Malamine Efekele.

FCSG St. Gallen (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Lawrence Ati-Zigi (GK)
20 Albert Vallci
15 Abdoulaye Diaby
36 Chima Sean Okoroji
22 Konrad Faber
10 Chadrac Akolo
8 Jordi Quintillá
24 Bastien Toma
7 Christian Witzig
16 Lukas Görtler Yellow Card
9 Willem Geubbels
St. Gallen Substitutes:
Mihailo Stevanovic, Kevin Csoboth, Stephen Ambrosius, Lukas Watkowiak, Yannick Noah, Felix Mambimbi, Hugo Vandermersch, Jozo Stanic, Jovan Milosevic, Corsin Konietzke, Bela Dumrath, Moustapha Cissé.

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