“It’s incredibly sad”
Guillemenot and Amdouni meet for dead friend
Ironically: Jérémy Guillemenot and Zeki Amdouni, good friends of Karim Gazzetta, who died last year, scored in the 1-1 draw between St. Gallen and FC Basel.
Published: 4:34 p.m
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St. Gallen’s Jérémy Guillemenot (left) and Basel’s Zeki Amdouni show Blick their inscribed undershirts: they read messages in memory of their deceased friend Karim Gazzetta.
Sebastian WendellReporter football
Jérémy Guillemenot and Zeki Amdouni are still standing together in the catacombs long after the 1-1 draw between St. Gallen and FC Basel. The two scorers in an exciting game. But her personal success and the result are pushed far into the background at this moment. Guillemenot and Amdouni wear undershirts with a special inscription: they are messages in memory of their friend Karim Gazzetta.
The former Xamax, Lausanne-Ouchy, Winterthur and Servette pro took his own life on November 21, 2022 at the age of 27. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he has played for Zrinjski Mostar since the summer. A shock for all football fans, but especially for Gazzetta’s family and friends, including Guillemenot and Amdouni, who like Gazzetta were born and raised in Geneva.
“I hope I made his family proud”
St. Gallen professional Guillemenot and Gazzetta have more in common than friendship: when he made his professional debut for Servette on May 21, 2015, Gazzetta of all people left the field for him.
Guillemenot to Blick: “Karim’s brother is my best friend, he felt like he was part of my family. It’s incredibly sad and a difficult situation. My goal is for Karim and I hope to have made his family proud.”
If the background wasn’t so sad, one could speak of a kitschy script: Ironically, Amdouni and Guillemenot are the scorers in the first meeting after Gazzetta’s death and thus get the opportunity to honor their friend. First Guillemenot points to his undershirt after his 1-0 in the 5th minute and sends a greeting to heaven, Amdouni does the same with his equalizer from the penalty point in the 30th minute.
That’s why Guillemenot saw yellow for his gesture
By the way: only Guillemenot was warned by referee Urs Schnyder for pulling up his jersey and presenting the message for Gazzetta. St. Gallen coach Peter Zeidler revealed the reason after the end of the game: “Jérémy pulled his shirt over his chin, Amdouni didn’t. That’s why, as Mr. Schnyder explained to me, only our player got yellow.”
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