FFO EFLCUP, FC Basel vs. Valencia (Wed Jan 03)


                             FC Basel  |  Valencia
                              4-5-1 E  |  5-2-3 P
                                    -  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                            M_Hitz GK  |  GK A_Valles
                           R_Veiga DF  |  DF Gaya
                           A_Comas DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                          M_Drager DF  |  DF T_Correia
                            M_Lang DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                           T_Xhaka MF  |  DF C_Ozkacar
                            F_Frei MF  |  MF A_Almeida
                         J_Dubasin MF  |  MF D_Klaassen
                           J_Gauto MF  |  FW R_Borre
                       L_Avdullahu MF  |  FW V_Muriqi
                       D_Jovanovic FW  |  FW E_Unal
                                       |
                          N_De_Mol SUB |  SUB A_Iturbe
                           K_Ruegg SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                          D_Schmid SUB |  SUB Herrando
                          M_Malone SUB |  SUB A_Herrera
                        J_Augustin SUB |  SUB H_Duro




Min. 1  :(bsl) J_Dubasin with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Drager in space 
          ...  M_Drager flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 5  :(bsl) D_Jovanovic slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  C_Ozkacar plays it back 
          ...  A_Valles slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Dubasin plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Valles jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 8  :(val) E_Konsa runs at R_Veiga 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Well intercepted by A_Comas 
Min. 9  :(bsl) J_Dubasin sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  L_Avdullahu runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Borre is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 14 :(val) T_Correia knocks the ball past R_Veiga 
          ...  Now he crosses to E_Unal! 
          ...  E_Unal hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  M_Hitz beats the ball away 
Min. 15 :(bsl) T_Xhaka is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  D_Jovanovic with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Valles moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put FC Basel ahead! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 15 :(val) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  V_Muriqi gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  V_Muriqi with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Hitz is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's pulled Valencia level! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 16 :(bsl) M_Lang pushes it past A_Almeida 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Vazquez 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 19 :(bsl) J_Gauto jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Lang 
          ...  C_Ozkacar dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 26 :(bsl) R_Veiga unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Dubasin 
          ...  J_Dubasin tries to chip the ball over A_Valles! 
          ...  A_Valles is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 26 :(val) V_Muriqi with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Comas pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  V_Muriqi with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  M_Hitz parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Valencia go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 26 :(val) D_Klaassen with an inswinging cross to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  M_Hitz tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Borre swings it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 28 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic knocks it past Gaya and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Jovanovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 31 :(val) E_Konsa plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But M_Hitz parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 32 :(val) R_Borre holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Klaassen 
          ...  F_Frei gets to the ball first 
Min. 40 :(val) E_Konsa is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 40 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Diakhaby 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Konsa 
Min. 42 :(bsl) T_Xhaka flicks it over C_Ozkacar and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  T_Xhaka tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Valles makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Malone 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Avdullahu 
Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Ruegg 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Lang 
Min. 45 :(val) M_Diakhaby with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Gaya gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Frei fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  A_Almeida swings it in 
          ...  D_Klaassen takes control of it! 
          ...  D_Klaassen sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But M_Hitz punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 45 :(val) T_Correia knocks it past R_Veiga and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Correia strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  FC Basel 1-3 Valencia ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Basel 1-3 Valencia

Min. 51 :(bsl) M_Drager backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Malone gets on the end of it 
          ...  Gaya reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 51 :(val) Gaya with an early cross to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia from 20 yards! 
          ...  What agility from M_Hitz 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Herrera 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Klaassen 
Min. 56 :(bsl) J_Dubasin brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Jovanovic makes himself available 
          ...  D_Jovanovic drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with A_Valles 
          ...  He rounds A_Valles 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  A_Valles manages to get to it!! 
Min. 59 :(bsl) J_Dubasin times his run well 
          ...  E_Unal rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  M_Malone plays it short to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  D_Jovanovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  A_Valles watches it sail wide! 
Min. 65 :(bsl) J_Dubasin unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  A_Herrera wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 71 :(val) A defence splitting pass from A_Almeida to V_Muriqi 
          ...  A_Comas reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(bsl) M_Drager spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Dubasin! 
          ...  J_Dubasin with the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 72 :(val) C_Ozkacar retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  V_Muriqi gets on the end of it 
          ...  V_Muriqi looks to see where M_Hitz is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Hitz dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Hitz beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Herrera plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  V_Muriqi loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The FC Basel fans laugh at him 
Min. 80 :(val) M_Hitz miskicks! 
          ...  T_Correia is through! 
          ...  T_Correia hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 82 :(val) V_Muriqi sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Ruegg 
Min. 83 :(val) J_Vazquez slips past A_Comas 
          ...  K_Ruegg slices it 
          ...  M_Hitz moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  T_Correia flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  K_Ruegg clears the danger 
Min. 84 :(bsl) R_Veiga runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Correia back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  R_Veiga hits a great shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 84 :(val) A_Herrera runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 86 :(val) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  R_Borre is through! 
          ...  R_Borre attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(val) M_Diakhaby with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Borre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Gauto 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 92 :(bsl) T_Xhaka wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Comas 
          ...  But A_Almeida sweeps up the threat 
Min. 92 :(val) A_Herrera is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to Gaya 
          ...  Gaya flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But M_Hitz punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 92 :(val) V_Muriqi pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went 
          ...  He won't be able to continue!! 
Min. 92 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Duro 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Muriqi 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : St Jakob-Park
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FC Basel Match Info
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Best player          : T_Xhaka
Scorers              : D_Jovanovic (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Comas (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : V_Muriqi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : V_Muriqi (15,26), T_Correia (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Unal (59)
Injured              : E_Konsa (40), V_Muriqi (92)
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Basel  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Basel 1 - 3 Valencia
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Player Statistics - FC Basel
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hitz         GK  22   1   1   1  16 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
R_Veiga        DF   1  17  14   8  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10   4   6
A_Comas        DF   1  16  12   7  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  35  -5  -5
M_Drager       DF   1  16  11   7  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  17
M_Lang         DF   1  15  13   7  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Xhaka        MF   1  13  17   5  40 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35  21
F_Frei         MF   1  12  17   5  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
J_Dubasin      MF   1   6  17  13  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  24
J_Gauto        MF   1   5  16  12  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  12   0
L_Avdullahu    MF   1  13  16   3  18 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Jovanovic    FW   1   8  13  17  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
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 |  51   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
D_Schmid       DF   1  14  12   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Malone       MF   1   5  16  11  16 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Augustin     FW   1   7  11  16  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Valles       GK  22   1   1   1  24 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  19  13  11  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  15  15
E_Konsa        DF   1  19  14   9  23 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
T_Correia      DF   1  17  13  10  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  82
J_Vazquez      DF   1  17  12  10  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29  10  10
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  16  14   2  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  24  10
A_Almeida      MF   1  12  19   5  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   9   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   3  19  15  26 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  11
R_Borre        FW   1   8  12  19  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  17
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  46
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   3
A_Iturbe       GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  15  13   9  31 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Herrando       DF   1  14  11   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  18  10  31 |  39   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  20   0
H_Duro         FW   1   7  14  16  26 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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