Basel demolishes Qarabağ with 2 goals from A.

BASEL. Basel was in the end too strong for Qarabağ with the goal of A. was the key of the match after he scored in the 33rd and 74th minute.

Basel demolishes Qarabağ with 2 goals from A.

BASEL. Basel was in the end too strong for Qarabağ with the goal of A. was the key player of the match after he scored in the 33rd and 74th minute. Arthur (33′), P. Kasami (62′) and Arthur (74′).

The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Fran Jović assisted by Hrvoje Radic and Luka Pušić. The 4th official was Ivana Martinčić. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.1 degrees Celsius or 34.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 16 Total 23
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 17
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 67 Attack 131
  • 30 Dangerous attack 76
  • 78 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 9
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Qarabağ was in firm control of the ball 55% while Basel was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Qarabağ had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Basel was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Basel shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Qarabağ shot 23 times, 6 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Basel received 1 yellow card (F. Frei). On the opposite side, Qarabağ received 1 yellow card (I. Ibrahimli).

Match Timeline

33'
Fabian Frei - Yellow
42'
46'
46'
62'
64'
65'
65'
Marko Vešović- sub ->F. Ozobic
74'
78'
Ismayil Ibrahimli- sub ->Q. Qarayev
81'
Patrick Andrade- Yellow
84'
84'
Richard Almeida- sub ->P. Andrade
84'
Elvin Cafarquliyev- sub ->T. Bayramov
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
6
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
5
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
7
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
11
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6
10
6
3
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

After playing this match, Basel will have 14 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Qarabağ will stay with 11 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Heinz Lindner 1.Austria
8.0
D
Raoul Petretta 28.Italy
7.5
D
Sergio López  22.Spain
7.5
46'
D
N. Djiga 6.Burkina Faso
6.3
D
Fabian Frei  20.Switzerland
7.2
42'
M
M. Palacios 35.Argentina
7.4
84'
M
V. Stocker 14.Switzerland
6.1
64'
M
Pajtim Kasami 7.Switzerland
8.1
Goals62'
M
Edon Zhegrova 99.Kosovo
6.4
46'
M
Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands
7.1
F
Arthur Cabral 10.Brazil
8.6
90' Goals33', 74'
Substitutes
G
Felix Gebhardt 46.Germany
G
Djordje Nikolic 13.Serbia
D
Eray Cömert 4.Switzerland
D
Tomás Tavares 30.Portugal
6.6
46'
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
M
Liam Chipperfield 40.Switzerland
M
Darian Males 19.Switzerland
6.5
84'
M
90'
F
L. Millar 17.Canada
7.4
64'
F
Joelson Fernandes 96.Portugal
F
Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland
7.2
46'

Basel adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner (8.0), Sergio López (7.5), Fabian Frei (7.2), Nasser Djiga (6.3), Raoul Petretta (7.5), Pajtim Kasami (8.1), Wouter Burger (7.1), Edon Zhegrova (6.4), Matías Palacios (7.4), Valentin Stocker (6.1) and Arthur Cabral (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Millar (7.4), Liam Chipperfield, Felix Gebhardt, Darian Males (6.5), Joelson Fernandes, Jordi Quintillà, Dan Ndoye (7.2), Đorđe Nikolić, Eray Cömert, Tomás Tavares (6.6), Sebastiano Esposito and Michael Lang.

Substitutions

Basel made 5 changes: S. Lopez for T. Tavares (46′), E. Zhegrova for D. Ndoye (46′), V. Stocker for L. Millar (64′), M. Palacios for D. Males (84′) and Arthur for J. Quintilla (90′).

Best player: Arthur Cabral​

The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Arthur Cabral.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He hit the woodwork once times.

Qarabağ – Formation

Qarabağ
G
7.2
D
Maksim Medvedev 5.Azerbaijan
6.4
D
Abbas Hüseynov 30.Azerbaijan
6.3
D
Kevin Medina 81.Colombia
6.9
D
Tural Bayramov 27.Azerbaijan
6.4
84'
M
Qara Qarayev 2.Azerbaijan
6.4
78'
M
Filip Ozobic 19.Azerbaijan
6.7
65'
M
Abdellah Zoubir 10.France
6.6
M
Patrick Andrade 6.Cape Verde
7.6
84' 81'
M
Kady Borges 20.Brazil
7.9
F
Ibrahima Wadji  25.Senegal
6.3
65'
Substitutes
G
Emil Balayev 12.Azerbaijan
G
Amin Ramazanov 89.Azerbaijan
D
Elvin Cafarquliyev 44.Azerbaijan
6.3
84'
D
Bahlul Mustafazada 13.Azerbaijan
D
Marko Vešović 29.Montenegro
6.4
65'
D
Rahil Mammadov 4.Azerbaijan
M
Ismayil Ibrahimli 18.Azerbaijan
6.4
78'
M
Richard Almeida 7.Azerbaijan
7.0
84'
F
Ramil Sheydayev 77.Azerbaijan
6.8
65'
F
Musa Qurbanli 22.Azerbaijan

Also Qarabağ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Qurban Qurbanov played with: Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (7.2), Abbas Hüseynov (6.3), Maksim Medvedev (6.4), Kevin Medina (6.9), Toral Bayramov (6.4), Qara Qarayev (6.4), Patrick Andrade (7.6), Kady (7.9), Filip Ozobić (6.7), Abdellah Zoubir (6.6) and Ibrahima Wadji (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Emil Balayev, Amin Ramazanov, Ramil Sheydaev (6.8), Elvin Dzhafarquliyev (6.3), Bahlul Mustafazada, Marko Vešović (6.4), Rahil Mammadov, Musa Qurbanli, Ismayil Ibrahimli (6.4) and Richard Almeida (7.0).

Substitutions

Qarabağ made 5 changes: I. Wadji for R. Sheydaev (65′), F. Ozobic for M. Vesovic (65′), Q. Qarayev for I. Ibrahimli (78′), P. Andrade for Richard (84′) and T. Bayramov for E. Dzhafarquliyev (84′).

Best player: Kady​

The most impressive player for Qarabağ was Kady.

His rating is (7.9) with 40 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.​