Basel defeats Zürich 3-1

BASEL. Basel defeats Zürich 3-1.

September 27, 2021

BASEL. Basel prevails over Zürich 3-1. Basel got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Millar (34′) and D. Ndoye (73′). Zürich tried to recover with a goal from A. Marchesano (79′). However, the match was closed by a goal (83′) scored by Arthur for Basel.

The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Urs Schnyder who was helped by Marco Zürcher and Mirco Bürgi. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Basel – Formation

Basel

Heinz Lindner 1.Austria

7.3

Raoul Petretta 28.Italy

Eray Cömert 4.Switzerland

7.8

Sergio López 22.Spain

6.2

85'

Andy Pelmard 21.France

6.5

Tomás Tavares 30.Portugal

6.2

Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland

6.8

65'

Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania

6.9

Darian Males 19.Switzerland

6.9

65'

L. Millar 17.Canada

8.0

74'

34'

Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland

8.1

74'

73'

Arthur Cabral 10.Brazil

8.0

83'

Substitutes

Felix Gebhardt 46.Germany

Michael Lang 5.Switzerland

6.2

85'

N. Djiga 6.Burkina Faso

Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands

6.4

65'

86'

Pajtim Kasami 7.Switzerland

7.1

65'

V. Stocker 14.Switzerland

6.4

74'

M. Palacios 35.Argentina

Edon Zhegrova 99.Kosovo

Joelson Fernandes 96.Portugal

6.8

74'

Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner (7.3), Sergio López (6.2), Eray Cömert (7.8), Andy Pelmard (6.5), Raoul Petretta, Tomás Tavares (6.2), Taulant Xhaka (6.9), Fabian Frei (6.8), Dan Ndoye (8.1), Darian Males (6.9), Liam Millar (8.0) and Arthur Cabral (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Lang (6.2), Nasser Djiga, Wouter Burger (6.4), Joelson Fernandes (6.8), Pajtim Kasami (7.1), Felix Gebhardt, Valentin Stocker (6.4), Matías Palacios and Edon Zhegrova.

Best player: Dan Ndoye

The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Dan Ndoye.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Zürich – Formation

Zürich

Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland

6.4

Fidan Aliti 6.Kosovo

6.3

38'

Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo

6.8

Becir Omeragic 4.Switzerland

6.1

Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia

6.4

75'

73'

Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain

7.8

78'

M. Leitner 78.Germany

6.0

Ousmane Doumbia 20.Ivory Coast

7.0

Antonio Marchesano 10.Switzerland

8.4

79'

Ante Coric 24.Croatia

7.0

57'

Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia

6.5

Substitutes

Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland

Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland

Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland

Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany

Akaki Gogia 39.Germany

6.6

75'

Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland

Blerim Džemaili 21.Switzerland

7.1

57'

86'

W. Gnonto 22.Italy

6.6

58'

90'

R. Pollero 29.Uruguay

Zürich started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, André Breitenreiter played with: Yanick Brecher (6.4), Bećir Omeragić (6.1), Mirlind Kryeziu (6.8), Fidan Aliti (6.3), Nikola Boranijašević (6.4), Moritz Leitner (6.0), Ousmane Doumbia (7.0), Adriá Guerrero (7.8), Ante Ćorić (7.0), Assan Ceesay (6.5), Antonio Marchesano (8.4).

They had on the bench: Akaki Gogia (6.6), Bledian Krasniqi, Blerim Džemaili (7.1), Lindrit Kamberi, Fabian Rohner, Marc Hornschuh, Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (6.6), Živko Kostadinović and Rodrigo Pollero.

Best player: Antonio Marchesano

The player that probably impressed the most for Zürich was Antonio Marchesano.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Match Statistics

Basel

3 - 1

Zürich

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

7 Total 10
5 On Target 4
2 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 3

91 Attack 90
56 Dangerous attack 65
83 Ball safe 69

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 10

Fouls

5 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

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

Zürich was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Basel succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Basel shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Zürich shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Basel received 1 yellow card (W. Burger). On the opposite side, Zürich received 5 yellow cards (F. Aliti, N. Boranijasevic, A. Guerrero, B. Dzemaili and D. Gnonto).

Match Timeline

34'

38'

57'

58'

65'

73'

Nikola Boranijasevic- Yellow

73'

74'

75'

78'

Adrián Guerrero- Yellow

79'

Antonio Marchesano(penalty)

83'

Michael Lang- sub ->S. Lopez

85'

86'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Basel will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Zürich will stay with 14 points like Young Boys to stay in the 2nd place.