Young Boys blank St. Gallen behind Essende and Guirassy
BERN, Switzerland (Interstat) — Young Boys beat St. Gallen 2-0 on Saturday at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern, getting second-half goals from Samuel Essende and H. Guirassy. Essende scored in the 59th minute, and Guirassy scored in the 64th minute. Edimilson Fernandes and Moritz Jenz each had an assist for Young Boys before Fernandes was sent off in the 78th minute. Jenz was booked in the 76th minute, and St. Gallen’s L. Frokaj was cautioned in the 90th minute. Young Boys improved to 7 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws in this competition and 9 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws across all competitions. St. Gallen moved to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and 2 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw overall. The visitors made a series of second-half substitutions after the break but could not find a goal. Young Boys’ next match is at home against FC Zurich.