While the Federal Council tightened the measures against the corona virus at a press conference on Friday, FC Wil played one long game for long football. In a friendly match in Kybunpark, he lost 1-4 despite a long, appealing performance against FC St. Gallen. Professional football is now at least until the end of April due to the corona virus. Probably you can’t even train anymore. The association is considering applying for short-time work.
FC Wil will remain without a victory in 2020 until May. At least. That can now be said, where even the ninth game of the year was unsuccessful and the championship will be suspended until the end of April due to the corona virus. At least. As three days earlier against FC Zurich in Bergholz, it also lost 1-4 to Super League leader FC St. Gallen in Kybunpark. As against Zurich, the performance was good in the first half, but not afterwards, which was due to various changes. As against Zurich, the Wilers stood up to the top-class opponents for a half, but in the end no longer. As against Zurich, the Wilers scored the only goal in the first half, this time in the person of Julian von Moos, who ran across the ball in the penalty area and finally scored. Nothing more was possible, although Moos and Silvio later hit the edge of the goal and the guests came up with other good options.
And as against Zurich, goalie Zivko Kostadinovic came to the train, although in winter he was told that there was no future in Wil and that it would be very difficult for him. Now club president Maurice Weber says to hallowil.ch: “There is no clear number 1. Kostadinovic and Mossi are both about equally good.”
Further test games canceled
Questions like this about number 1 will be up to date in May at the earliest. Because until April 30, no games will be played in the Challenge League due to the corona virus – also no more friendly games. The planned games against Vaduz (March 20) and Austria Lustenau (March 26) will therefore be canceled. It is not yet clear whether the professionals will train in the meantime or not. According to Weber, this would “rather not be the case”, because according to the Federal Office of Public Health, team sports are more at risk than individual sports. However, he still wants to wait for the extraordinary general assembly next Monday, at which the 20 club presidents of the Super League and Challenge League will also discuss it.
In the Videeo: The five gates in Kybunpark
Then it will mainly be about whether and when the season can still be played. The prerequisite for this is that the European Championship will be postponed by one year. So you could also use June and possibly even July to unwind the remaining program.
No Wiler gravedigger yet
And if not, some clubs in the top two leagues may experience existential fears because important viewer revenue is lost. How is FC Wil doing? «The situation is critical. However, the gravedigger is not yet running around with us. When things get really tight, I invite the players to my house to eat spaghetti, ”Weber smiles.
However, a realistic scenario is that FC Wil will register short-time working next week. Everything has already been prepared. However, the talks of the League Assembly are still awaited on Monday. It remains to be seen whether short-time work is also possible for the players. As they have a fixed-term contract, this is generally not intended. In the current exceptional situation, however, it is about to find a solution in this regard, says Weber.
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FC St. Gallen (Super League) – FC Wil 1900 4: 1 (3: 1)
Kybunpark: no spectators. – Sr: San.
Goals: 3rd goalkeeper 1-0. 19.Quintilla 2-0. 21.Moss 2: 1. 45. Demirovic 3: 1. 74. Gonzalez 4: 1.
FC St. Gallen:
Up to the 59th minute: Zigi (46th Klinsmann); Hefti, Fazliji, Letard, Muheim; Görtler, Quintilla, Ribeiro, Bakayoko; Demirovic, Itten.
From the 59th minute: Klinsmann; Kräuchi, Vilotic, Fabiano, Rüfli; Staubli, Costanzo, Ruiz, Solimando; Campos, Gonzalez.
FC Wil 1900:
1st half: Mossi; Rohner, Kamberi, Schmid, Schäppi; Abedini, Ismaili; von Moos, Fazliu, Duah; Silvio.
2nd half: Kostadinovic; Padula, Dimitrou, Schmid (65th Trotter), Schäppi (65th Celant); Muntwiler, Ndau; Brahimi, Krasniqi, Bosic; Silvio (65th Paunescu).
Remarks: St. Gallen without Strübi, Guillmenot, Ajeti, Nuhu, Babic, Lüchinger (injured), Abaz, Stergiou and Kchouk (not included). Wil without Klein, Schmied (injured) and Wörnhard (not in the squad), but with Alesssandro Paunescu from his own offspring. – 22nd pale shot of moss. – 45th post shot Ribeiro. – 54th Silvio crossbar.
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The live ticker:
I thank you for the interest in this test game and – despite everything – wish you a nice weekend. See you soon on hallowil.ch.
Conclusion: As on Tuesday, the first half was significantly better than the second. Especially in a phase in the middle of the first half, the performance was really strong. But the abbot could not keep the pace, probably because of the many changes. The main question now is: When will the next game of FC Wil take place?
Final whistle in Kybupark: FC Wil also loses this friendly game 1-4, this time against FC St. Gallen.
88th Minute: Costanzo with a chance: His conclusion can be clarified by Kostadinovic. And to the corner, which then brings nothing.
87 minutes: So: The air is out of here. The game ripples towards its end.
85 minutes: Another Wiler advance: Padula comes over to the right and fits the center. But there missed Bosic. It was the first attack by the Wiler in a long time.
81st minute: Incidentally, there are 123 people in Kybunpark today in this ghost game. So many will not be there for a long time. If you will play anytime soon. You can hardly imagine it. Was that Silvio’s farewell game?
79.Minute: Then it gets high again from Wiler’s point of view. Despite good management for an hour.
77.Minute: Now the St. Gallen are on the trigger. Solimando closes. But Kostadinovic is there and clears to the corner.
74 minutes: TOOOOOR for FC St. Gallen by Gonzalez for 4: 1. Au weiah, Dimitrou. His back pass to goalie Kostadinovic is too short. Gonzalez then stands alone in front of the goal and lifts the ball into the right corner.
73 minutes: Another corner for Wil: the ball comes into the box. But there is too little pressure behind it.
69.Minute: It is now a bit more chopped up. The changes leave their mark.
65 minutes: Three changes at FC Wil: Trotter comes for Schmid. Celant is new instead of Schäppi. And Paunescu replaces Silvio.
59 minutes: St. Gallen changes completely once. Ten new outfield players. The 4-man defense now form Kräuchi, Vilotic, Fabiano and Rüfli. The midfield with diamonds populate Staubli, Costanzo (defensive), Ruiz (offensive) and Solimando. The two strikers are Campos (right) and Gonzalez.
56th Minute: The Wiler are still well in the game – and currently determine this.
54th Silvio crossbar. Then the marble goes on the line and then not in. The flank had hit Brahimi.
49 minutes: Now the substituted Dimitrou tries. But towards your own gate. Close miss. Still 3: 1.
48.Minute: The hosts set the first accent of the second half. Itten with a degree that is too harmless.
46.Minute: At St. Gallen there was only one change for the time being: Klinsmann is now in the goal instead of Zigi. The great flood of change will come.
46 minutes: The following Wilers are now playing: Kostadinovic is in goal. In the 4-2-3-1 formation, Padula, Dimitrou, Schmid and Schäppi form the defense from the right. The defensive midfield is populated by Captain Muntwiler (right) and Ndau. Brahimi, Krasniqi and Bosic are now at work in the midfield. The only striker remains Silvio.
46 minutes: The game is running again. With various changes, especially at Wil.
The teams return. It will continue soon.
Conclusion of the break: An attractive first half. At first, St. Gallen was superior and took the lead early. But then the Wiler quickly found their way into the game. Although it was 2-0 for the hosts, the connection goal immediately – and shortly afterwards the equalization. The latte was against it. But in the final phase of the first half, the hosts got stronger again and made it 3-1.
Break whistle in Kybunpark: FC St. Gallen leads 3-1 against FC Wil.
45th Minute: TOOOOR for FC St. Gallen by Demirovic for 3-1. That has now emerged. Goalie Mossi is still there, but no longer decisive. The thing in there.
45 minutes: Ribeiro post shot.
42 minutes: St. Gallen again with a corner. But no danger. But in the next scene it’s close to 3-1. A Ribeiro degree is still blocked – and then goes over it.
40th minute: The Wiler Sturm- and Drangphase is apparently through.
38 minutes: Demirovic tries again. This time from the left in the penalty area. But clearly past the right post.
36.Minute: St. Gallen also tries it again: Demirovic pulls away from the penalty area. But there is missing about a meter in height.
32 minutes: The corner is strong again: Abedini takes the ball directly. But copy and paste: Zigi strong again.
32.Minute: Another great chance for the guests: Fazliu comes free to finish, but Zigi with the next strong feat.
31 minutes: Half shot, half cross from Schäppi. No problem for Zigi.
29 minutes: The abbot do this really well. This time the guests come on the left. Long range shot from far left. Zigi has more trouble with this bullet than he would like himself. This Wiler Welle will follow up.
24.Minute: Almost equalization: A Duah blast from around 20 meters and from a half-left position is clarified by Zigi to the corner. This brings danger again – at least in the beginning. Silvio hits the head, but missed it.
22. Pale shot of moss. Almost the double strike.
21.Minute: TOOOOOOOOOR for FC Wil by von Moos to the 2-1 first goal. What a beautiful individual performance from von Moos. He runs across the box and meets him for the first time in FC Wil’s dress. Something is going on here in the empty park.
19.Minute: TOOOOOR for FC St. Gallen by Quintilla for 2-0. But hello Wil? A directly transformed free kick from the left to the left around the wall into the left corner. Oha.
17th minute: But then again the hosts: Itten with a top chance. The ball passes just about five meters past the right post.
16th minute. So the Wiler have caught up and are currently playing against the Super League leader.
13.Minute: The corner is useless. But the Wiler stay tuned and try it on the right. But the flank finds a green.
12.Minute: Silvio immediately follows: This time he comes to the end on the left. But again the winner is Zigi. Corner Wil.
9 minutes: A huge opportunity to equalize: the Wiler played through nicely on the right. Silvio then comes to the end in front of the gate from 8-9 meters. But Zigi fights back with a good reflex. You should do that too.
6. Minute: The St. Gallen dominate the start phase. First corner for the aspens. But brings nothing.
3.Minute: TOOOOOR for FC St. Gallen by Görtler for 1: 0. Wil-Keeper Mossi can still clarify Itten’s first attempt. But the ball comes back into the hot zone. Görtler is there and hits the far corner with the first chance of the game. Wiler cold start.
1st minute: The game is running.
The teams run up – quite unusually not in a row and in a row, but like a wild bunch. This has to do with the corona virus. There is no handshake. However, both teams form a circle in order to commit themselves.
Referee Fedayi San will direct the game.
St. Gallen coach Peter Zeidler sends the following players onto the field in a 4-4-2 system. Zigi is in the gate. The defense is seen from the right, Hefti, Fazliji, Letard and Muheim. In the middle of the field run from right to left: Görtler, Quintilla, Ribeiro and Bakayoko. The two strikers are Demirovic (right) and Itten.
Let’s get to the team lineups right away. Wilson’s trainer Ciriaco Sforza has chosen the following players in a 4-2-3-1 system. Mossi is in the gate. The 4-way defense form Rohner, Kamberi, Schmid, Schäppi seen from the right. Defensive midfielders are Abedini (right) and Ismaili. In the central midfield, Moos, Fazliu and Duah run from right to left. The only striker is Silvio. Little and blacksmith are injured. Wörnhard is not in the lineup.
Admittedly, football is not the most important thing at the moment. And yet it is important to see the beautiful things in life even in these Corona times. In this sense: Welcome from the empty St. Gallen Kybunpark to the test game derby between the Super League leader FC St. Gallen and the Challenge League sixth FC Wil. Simon Dudle is ticking through the football afternoon.
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The preview:
A good three days after the 1-4 loss to FC Zurich, FC Wil will face the next lucrative friendly. The opponent is the Super League leaders FC St. Gallen. It is a St. Gallen derby under special conditions. Namely, just on the day on which the federal government announces a further tightening of security measures due to the corona virus, which will also affect the athletes. How things will continue with local football and the Challenge League season will be discussed and announced at an extraordinary general meeting of the Swiss Football League next Monday. One hardly thinks of football under normal operation at the moment.
Nevertheless, the footballers try to keep themselves in the shot. The test match between FC St. Gallen and FC Wil will take place this Friday at 3:00 p.m. in Kybunpark, closed to the public. As reported last Tuesday against FC Zurich hallowil.ch with their own live ticker from the ghost game and then shows the goals in the video. In addition, thanks to the colleagues from FC St. Gallen, there is a live stream from the game today.
