BASEL. Zürich tops Basel with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by R. Šimić (90′) and a goal from I. Matthew (90′). Basel was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
Zürich remained in 10 after Mirlind Kryeziu received a red card in the 90′. Also, Basel had 3 players sent off: Kasim Adams (86′ for a red card), Wouter Burger (90′ for a red card) and Taulant Xhaka (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Dudic with the assistance of Alain Heiniger and Benjamin Zürcher. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Basel had a superior ball possession 65% while Zürich was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Basel was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Zürich managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Basel shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zürich shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Basel received 3 yellow cards (Heiko Vogel, Taulant Xhaka and Jean-Kévin Augustin). Regarding the opposition, Zürich received 7 yellow cards (Fidan Aliti, Lindrit Kamberi, Nikola Katic, Adrián Guerrero, Nikola Boranijasevic, R. Šimić and Ifeanyi Matthew).
Also, Zürich didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mirlind Kryeziu (Zürich) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Basel will stay with 42 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Zürich will have 37 points like St. Gallen to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Basel will host Grasshopper on the 29th of May with a 34-13 head to head stats in favor of Basel (18 draws).
Zürich will host Lugano on the 29th of May with a 10-10 head to head.
Basel – Formation
Basel
86'
45'
56'
Basel started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Heiko Vogel decided to play with the following team: Marwin Hitz , Michael Lang , Kasim Adams , Sergio López , Dan Ndoye , Taulant Xhaka , Wouter Burger , Liam Millar , Darian Males , Zeki Amdouni and Andi Zeqiri .
The home team had on the bench: Nils De Mol, Mirko Salvi, Jean-Kévin Augustin , Marvin Akahomen, Adriano Onyegbule, Bradley Fink , Emmanuel Essiam, Anton Kade and Hugo Novoa Ramos .
Basel could not rely on the presence of Jean-Kévin Augustin (injured) and Bradley Fink (injured).
Substitutions
Basel made 3 changes: Sergio López for Jean-Kévin Augustin (45′), Andi Zeqiri for Bradley Fink (71′) and D. Ndoye for Hugo Novoa (71′).
Best player: Michael Lang
The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Michael Lang.
His rating is with 94 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Zürich – Formation
Zürich
90'
Zürich started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Bo Henriksen played with: Yanick Brecher , Lindrit Kamberi , Nikola Katić , Fidan Aliti , Cheick Oumar Conde , Nikola Boranijašević , Ifeanyi Mathew , Antonio Marchesano , Adrián Guerrero , Fabian Rohner and Calixte Ligue .
These were the players on the bench: Roko Šimić , Bledian Krasniqi , Selmin Hodza, Mirlind Kryeziu, Bećir Omeragić, Stephan Seiler, Živko Kostadinović, Marc Hornschuh and Ole Selnaes.
Substitutions
Zürich made 2 changes: Calixte Ligue for Bledian Krasniqi (54′) and Fabian Rohner for Roko Šimić (79′).
Best player: Lindrit Kamberi
The most impressive player for Zürich was Lindrit Kamberi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 19 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
