FFO EFL3, FC Basel vs. Bologna (Fri Mar 22) FC Basel | Bologna 4-4-2 L | 4-4-2 A - | - | M_Hitz GK | GK L_Skorupski R_Veiga DF | DF S_Beukema M_Drager DF | DF J_Lucumi A_Comas DF | DF V_Kristiansen M_Lang DF | DF R_Calafiori T_Xhaka MF | MF L_Ferguson F_Frei MF | MF R_Orsolini J_Dubasin MF | MF M_Aebischer L_Avdullahu MF | MF R_Freuler D_Jovanovic FW | FW J_Zirkzee J_Augustin FW | FW S_v_Hooijdonk | N_De_Mol SUB | SUB F_Ravaglia K_Ruegg SUB | SUB C_Lykogiannis D_Schmid SUB | SUB A_Soumaoro J_Gauto SUB | SUB G_Fabbian T_Barry SUB | SUB J_Karlsson Min. 1 :(bsl) R_Veiga slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... What a shot from R_Veiga! ... It could go anywhere ... But L_Skorupski punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 1 :(blg) R_Freuler sidesteps A_Comas ... That was too easy ... M_Drager with a nasty foul ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 2 :(bsl) F_Frei holds the ball up ... He sees L_Avdullahu in space! ... L_Avdullahu beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He lobs it over L_Skorupski ... GOAL!! ... - is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... FC Basel 1-0 Bologna ... Min. 4 :(bsl) T_Xhaka is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... J_Dubasin latches onto the end of it ... M_Aebischer fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 5 :(blg) L_Ferguson plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Zirkzee keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Lang with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic back heels to find J_Augustin in space ... J_Augustin with a bicycle kick! ... L_Skorupski parries it Min. 9 :(blg) S_Beukema runs at the heart of the defence ... A_Comas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 10 :(blg) L_Ferguson with an early cross to J_Zirkzee ... J_Zirkzee tries one from the edge of the box! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Aebischer dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Hitz thumps the ball away! Min. 14 :(bsl) M_Lang runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Jovanovic ... What a fantastic interception by R_Freuler ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 15 :(blg) R_Calafiori smashes the ball upfield ... J_Zirkzee latches onto the ball ... J_Zirkzee hits the ball on the bounce! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 16 :(bsl) R_Veiga holds the ball up ... He sees T_Xhaka in space! ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Calafiori ... He timed it well Min. 17 :(bsl) T_Xhaka with the header on ... He finds D_Jovanovic in space ... D_Jovanovic with a scorcher of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... L_Skorupski dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had L_Skorupski beaten! Min. 17 :(blg) L_Ferguson looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Zirkzee ... J_Zirkzee plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... M_Hitz won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 19 :(blg) J_Zirkzee threads the through ball to L_Ferguson ... L_Ferguson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... M_Hitz with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 24 :(bsl) J_Dubasin makes the tackle ... J_Dubasin tries to beat L_Skorupski from outside the area! ... L_Skorupski gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 24 :(blg) R_Orsolini beats A_Comas ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... R_Orsolini with a screamer of a shot! ... M_Hitz blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 25 :(blg) R_Freuler puts in V_Kristiansen ... V_Kristiansen blasts it at the goal! ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... That could be a game changer! ... Bologna have pulled level! ... FC Basel 1-1 Bologna ... Min. 26 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic jinks through the defence ... D_Jovanovic attempts a low drive! ... L_Skorupski is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... L_Skorupski holds his head in his hands! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... His 10th goal of the season! ... FC Basel have taken the lead! ... FC Basel 2-1 Bologna ... Min. 27 :(blg) J_Zirkzee beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... J_Zirkzee runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... M_Hitz parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Hitz recovers to save!! Min. 28 :(bsl) T_Xhaka chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Augustin ... J_Augustin drives the ball low! ... L_Skorupski claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... FC Basel 3-1 Bologna ... Min. 31 :(blg) M_Hitz with a terrible kick! ... L_Ferguson is through! ... A vicious shot by L_Ferguson! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Hitz moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... M_Hitz catches it with style! Min. 34 :(bsl) A_Comas plays a long ball to J_Dubasin ... J_Dubasin with the 40 yard drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 35 :(blg) R_Freuler with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Zirkzee ... But M_Drager puts it in row Z! Min. 37 :(blg) R_Orsolini runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Orsolini hits a curling shot! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 39 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic sidesteps R_Calafiori ... He showed great skill there ... A delicate chip from D_Jovanovic! ... L_Skorupski gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 40 :(blg) R_Freuler with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Zirkzee ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Comas hits it out for a throw Min. 41 :(blg) L_Ferguson takes possession ... Knocks it past J_Dubasin ... He's through on goal ... L_Ferguson with the side footed shot! ... Saved by M_Hitz Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(blg) J_Zirkzee takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into M_Aebischer ... M_Aebischer with a scorcher of a shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel ... COMING ON: K_Ruegg ... COMING OFF: M_Lang Min. 45 :(blg) Substitution by Bologna ... COMING ON: G_Fabbian ... COMING OFF: R_Freuler Min. 45 :(bsl) The ball goes loose! ... J_Dubasin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... R_Calafiori hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... L_Avdullahu lofts the ball in! ... J_Lucumi reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 46 :(bsl) K_Ruegg takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Xhaka ... M_Aebischer rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee yells at him to come over ... It's not the first time he's been called over today ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... T_Xhaka with the thundering drive ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Basel 3-1 Bologna Min. 49 :(bsl) J_Dubasin runs at V_Kristiansen ... He takes it past him ... J_Dubasin throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 50 :(bsl) T_Xhaka holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to K_Ruegg ... J_Lucumi makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 51 :(bsl) F_Frei loses J_Lucumi ... What a fantastic interception by S_Beukema Min. 52 :(blg) J_Zirkzee with a 30-yard pass to M_Aebischer ... M_Aebischer with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 54 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Jovanovic decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Aebischer bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 55 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel ... COMING ON: T_Barry ... COMING OFF: J_Augustin Min. 55 :(blg) Substitution by Bologna ... COMING ON: J_Karlsson ... COMING OFF: S_v_Hooijdonk Min. 56 :(bsl) J_Dubasin with an intelligent ball to T_Barry ... T_Barry with the header! ... L_Skorupski saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 60 :(blg) G_Fabbian with a probing pass to L_Ferguson ... L_Ferguson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 65 :(blg) M_Aebischer makes a run into space ... M_Aebischer with the overhead! ... The shot slips through M_Hitz's hands ... But M_Hitz recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 66 :(bsl) T_Barry unselfishly lays the ball back to F_Frei ... M_Aebischer with the tackle Min. 67 :(blg) R_Calafiori with a clever shimmy ... R_Calafiori fires the shot in! ... The shot slips through M_Hitz's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 69 :(bsl) J_Dubasin fires over a low cross to T_Xhaka ... T_Xhaka throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 69 :(blg) S_Beukema finds J_Zirkzee on the edge of the box ... M_Drager takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 71 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Barry ... T_Barry tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Skorupski's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 72 :(blg) J_Karlsson pass splits open the defence and finds J_Lucumi ... J_Lucumi with a screamer of a shot! ... M_Hitz with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 74 :(blg) J_Karlsson with a probing pass to R_Calafiori ... A_Comas beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 76 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... D_Jovanovic is unmarked ... D_Jovanovic hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... L_Avdullahu hits it towards the far post! ... A_Comas makes a firm connection with his head ... L_Skorupski gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 77 :(blg) L_Ferguson runs at F_Frei ... He takes it past him ... L_Ferguson with a graceful, looping effort! ... M_Hitz parries it Min. 77 :(bsl) J_Dubasin runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... L_Ferguson with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... A wicked drive by D_Jovanovic! ... L_Skorupski gets his fingertips to it Min. 88 :(blg) J_Lucumi plays it long to S_Beukema ... But T_Xhaka puts it in row Z! Min. 93 :(bsl) M_Drager gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Dubasin ... J_Dubasin attempts a low drive! ... L_Skorupski with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 93 :(blg) J_Karlsson with the nod to V_Kristiansen ... L_Avdullahu gets in the way of the ball and clears! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Jakob-Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basel Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Xhaka (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Avdullahu (2), D_Jovanovic (26), J_Augustin (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Lang (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bologna Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Ferguson Scorers : V_Kristiansen (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Aebischer (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basel | Bologna Attempts on Goal : 18 | 17 Off target : 8 | 8 On target : 10 | 9 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Basel 3 - 1 Bologna ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Basel Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hitz GK 23 1 1 1 16 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 R_Veiga DF 1 17 14 9 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 M_Drager DF 1 17 11 7 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 13 0 A_Comas DF 1 16 12 7 28 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 12 15 M_Lang DF 1 15 13 7 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 16 5 T_Xhaka MF 1 13 18 5 40 | 94 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 32 30 F_Frei MF 1 12 18 6 26 | 94 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 10 J_Dubasin MF 1 6 17 14 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 L_Avdullahu MF 1 13 17 3 18 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 14 42 D_Jovanovic FW 1 8 13 17 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 22 28 J_Augustin FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 56 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 N_De_Mol GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ruegg DF 1 15 13 7 20 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Schmid DF 1 14 12 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gauto MF 1 5 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Barry FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 38 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 Player Statistics - Bologna Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Skorupski GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 S_Beukema DF 1 17 14 8 30 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0 J_Lucumi DF 1 17 12 8 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 12 14 V_Kristiansen DF 1 17 14 8 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 R_Calafiori DF 1 16 13 9 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 11 11 L_Ferguson MF 1 8 18 15 32 | 94 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 33 R_Orsolini MF 1 6 18 17 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M_Aebischer MF 1 7 17 14 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 35 -15 5 R_Freuler MF 1 14 16 7 28 | 45 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 34 0 J_Zirkzee FW 1 9 14 18 26 | 94 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 S_v_Hooijdonk FW 1 9 12 16 24 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 F_Ravaglia GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Lykogiannis DF 1 15 12 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Soumaoro DF 1 14 13 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Fabbian MF 1 7 16 14 24 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_Karlsson FW 1 5 14 15 16 | 38 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 1711105136 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40