FFO EFL3, FC Basel vs. Young Boys (Fri Mar 29) FC Basel | Young Boys 5-2-3 E | 4-4-2 L - | - | M_Hitz GK | GK A_Racioppi R_Veiga DF | DF M_Camara M_Drager DF | DF L_Blum A_Comas DF | DF U_Garcia M_Lang DF | DF A_Amenda K_Ruegg DF | MF F_Ugrinic T_Xhaka MF | MF S_Lauper F_Frei MF | MF D_Males D_Jovanovic FW | MF L_Lakomy J_Augustin FW | FW C_Itten T_Barry FW | FW J_Nsame | N_De_Mol SUB | SUB D_V_Ballmoos D_Schmid SUB | SUB N_Persson S_Lopez SUB | SUB B_Kabeya J_Dubasin SUB | SUB M_Elia A_Hunziker SUB | SUB D_Piffero Min. 1 :(bsl) F_Frei sidesteps his marker ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Itten Min. 2 :(yng) F_Ugrinic takes advantage of a mistake by R_Veiga ... It's a lucky break ... F_Ugrinic from 20 yards! ... But M_Hitz makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 7 :(yng) The ball rolls free! ... S_Lauper takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... T_Xhaka fouls badly ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 7 :(yng) J_Nsame is unmarked! ... J_Nsame belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 8 :(bsl) T_Xhaka has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... T_Barry gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But A_Amenda reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 10 :(bsl) M_Drager takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... M_Drager rifles it to the far post! ... A_Racioppi gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Barry ... A_Racioppi catches it! Min. 14 :(bsl) T_Barry with a clever shimmy ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Blum ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 18 :(bsl) F_Frei is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 19 :(bsl) T_Xhaka with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Jovanovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Jovanovic fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... A_Racioppi with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 31 :(bsl) M_Lang looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Barry ... But he loses control of it ... U_Garcia belts it clear Min. 36 :(bsl) M_Lang beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... But he loses control of it ... F_Ugrinic hits it out for a throw Min. 36 :(yng) L_Lakomy looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Camara ... From long range M_Camara bends the ball towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 40 :(yng) L_Lakomy is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to F_Ugrinic ... Fine tackle by R_Veiga ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 42 :(bsl) J_Augustin cuts through the defence ... J_Augustin curls the ball in on goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Racioppi moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... A_Racioppi looks dejected! ... FC Basel take the lead! ... FC Basel 1-0 Young Boys ... Min. 42 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic slips past U_Garcia ... L_Blum with a pull on the shirt Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(yng) J_Nsame takes possession ... What can he do here? ... What a fantastic interception by R_Veiga Min. 44 :(bsl) R_Veiga with a real burst of pace ... He shows U_Garcia a clean set of heals ... U_Garcia moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel ... COMING ON: A_Hunziker ... COMING OFF: T_Barry ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Basel 1-0 Young Boys Min. 47 :(yng) M_Camara jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Lakomy ... A_Comas with an ugly foul Min. 53 :(bsl) R_Veiga jumps over the defender's challenge ... R_Veiga tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Racioppi moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Racioppi catches it with style! Min. 55 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel ... COMING ON: J_Dubasin ... COMING OFF: F_Frei Min. 55 :(yng) Substitution by Young Boys ... COMING ON: M_Elia ... COMING OFF: L_Lakomy Min. 55 :(yng) Substitution by Young Boys ... COMING ON: N_Persson ... COMING OFF: A_Amenda Min. 56 :(bsl) R_Veiga with the header on ... He finds D_Jovanovic in space ... F_Ugrinic cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 57 :(bsl) R_Veiga with a precise ball to D_Jovanovic ... D_Jovanovic carves a shot towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 62 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic takes possession ... What can he do here? ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_Blum ... He timed it well Min. 62 :(yng) D_Males finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... But R_Veiga with the fine tackle Min. 63 :(yng) F_Ugrinic has space to run with the ball ... M_Drager tackles cleanly Min. 64 :(bsl) J_Dubasin threads the through ball to D_Jovanovic ... D_Jovanovic beats the offside trap! ... He runs at A_Racioppi ... A_Racioppi charges out of his area ... A_Racioppi belts it clear! ... Great sweeper-keeping! Min. 65 :(bsl) A_Hunziker takes advantage of a mistake by U_Garcia ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to J_Dubasin! ... J_Dubasin tries to place it in the corner! ... It's beaten A_Racioppi ... It goes wide!! Min. 65 :(yng) D_Males spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to C_Itten! ... Blocked by J_Dubasin Min. 66 :(bsl) J_Augustin puts in T_Xhaka ... T_Xhaka with the side footed shot! ... What agility from A_Racioppi Min. 66 :(yng) M_Elia finds F_Ugrinic with a perfectly weighted pass ... R_Veiga reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 67 :(bsl) T_Xhaka runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to D_Jovanovic ... D_Jovanovic attempts a lob! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 69 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... D_Jovanovic hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 69 :(yng) M_Elia finds the space intelligently ... T_Xhaka gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 75 :(bsl) M_Lang finds the space intelligently ... M_Lang has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Racioppi moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... A_Racioppi looks dejected! ... FC Basel 2-0 Young Boys ... Min. 77 :(bsl) R_Veiga spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Augustin! ... N_Persson hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... J_Augustin plays it into the danger area! ... A_Racioppi easily claims the ball! Min. 78 :(yng) F_Ugrinic has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past R_Veiga ... He puts in C_Itten! ... A_Hunziker reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 81 :(yng) L_Blum with an intelligent ball to J_Nsame ... J_Nsame hits a curling shot! ... M_Hitz with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... D_Males with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Drager with the clearance Min. 83 :(bsl) J_Augustin with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... J_Augustin with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Racioppi gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 83 :(bsl) A_Hunziker kills the ball dead ... J_Nsame is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball Min. 84 :(yng) D_Males volleys it forward. He finds J_Nsame ... D_Jovanovic takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 85 :(yng) F_Ugrinic skips the challenge from A_Comas ... A_Hunziker reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 87 :(bsl) A_Comas with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... A_Comas launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(yng) U_Garcia takes advantage of a mistake by R_Veiga ... He puts in J_Nsame! ... T_Xhaka takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 93 :(bsl) K_Ruegg spots his team mate making a run ... He finds D_Jovanovic with a lovely pass! ... D_Jovanovic flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Racioppi beats the ball away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Jakob-Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basel Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Veiga (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Augustin (42), M_Lang (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Xhaka (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Boys Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Ugrinic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basel | Young Boys Attempts on Goal : 14 | 4 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 9 | 2 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 11 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Basel 2 - 0 Young Boys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 R_Veiga DF 1 17 14 9 32 | 95 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 70 40 23 M_Drager DF 1 17 11 7 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 15 A_Comas DF 1 16 12 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Lang DF 1 15 13 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 34 K_Ruegg DF 1 15 13 7 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 0 T_Xhaka MF 1 13 18 5 40 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 13 12 F_Frei MF 1 12 18 6 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jovanovic FW 1 8 14 17 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 J_Augustin FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 22 T_Barry FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_De_Mol GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Schmid DF 1 14 12 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lopez DF 1 14 12 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Dubasin MF 1 6 17 14 24 | 38 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 17 16 A_Hunziker FW 1 7 10 15 18 | 50 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 0 Player Statistics - Young Boys Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Racioppi GK 22 1 1 1 14 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 M_Camara DF 1 18 14 8 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 2 L_Blum DF 1 17 12 7 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0 U_Garcia DF 1 16 14 9 30 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 10 0 A_Amenda DF 1 16 13 6 22 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 -10 -10 F_Ugrinic MF 1 6 17 13 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 7 9 S_Lauper MF 1 12 16 7 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Males MF 1 6 15 12 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 L_Lakomy MF 1 12 15 5 24 | 57 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 C_Itten FW 1 9 13 17 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 J_Nsame FW 1 8 13 17 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 D_V_Ballmoos GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Persson DF 1 15 11 7 16 | 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 B_Kabeya DF 1 15 10 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elia MF 1 5 14 12 24 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Piffero FW 1 5 10 15 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711717074 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40