FFO FLT, FC Basel vs. Wolfsburg (Wed Jan 29)


                             FC Basel  |  Wolfsburg
                              4-5-1 N  |  5-2-1-2 A
                                    -  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                            M_Hitz GK  |  GK Kepa
                           R_Veiga DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                          M_Drager DF  |  DF M_Tonetto
                           A_Comas DF  |  DF W_Bouma
                            M_Lang DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                           T_Xhaka MF  |  DF M_Wieffer
                       L_Avdullahu MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                         J_Dubasin MF  |  MF S_Eguren
                           J_Gauto MF  |  AM A_Knauff
                            F_Frei MF  |  FW Vinicius_Jr
                       D_Jovanovic FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                          N_De_Mol SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                           K_Ruegg SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                          D_Schmid SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                          M_Malone SUB |  SUB B_Henrichs
                           T_Barry SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 3  :(wlb) S_Eguren turns past M_Drager 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Eguren with the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Wolfsburg have snatched the lead! 
          ...  FC Basel 0-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 6  :(wlb) A_Knauff jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Veiga 
Min. 7  :(bsl) T_Xhaka runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Wieffer back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  T_Xhaka bears down on goal! 
          ...  Kepa gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 9  :(bsl) L_Avdullahu with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Tonetto 
          ...  He crosses to M_Lang 
          ...  But N_Nkounkou wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(wlb) Beto plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  An audacious effort from Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Basel 0-2 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 11 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic has space to run with the ball 
          ...  W_Bouma slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Frei plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Kepa makes the catch! 
Min. 14 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic pushes it past H_Smolcic 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Nkounkou 
Min. 15 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic sidesteps N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Jovanovic with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Kepa with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 15 :(wlb) A_Knauff fires over a low cross to Beto 
          ...  M_Lang bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 19 :(bsl) T_Xhaka gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  J_Gauto is unmarked 
          ...  D_Ozoh goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 20 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A powerful shot by Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  FC Basel 0-3 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 21 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 21 :(wlb) W_Bouma with an intelligent ball to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 23 :(wlb) D_Ozoh off the woodwork! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr picks up the deflection 
          ...  F_Frei knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 24 :(wlb) A_Knauff floats the ball in to find D_Ozoh 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Drager 
Min. 25 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  D_Jovanovic looks to see where Kepa is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 34 :(bsl) F_Frei feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Gauto runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Wieffer with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 35 :(bsl) J_Dubasin loses his marker! 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Dubasin! 
          ...  Kepa heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 35 :(wlb) A_Knauff with a reverse pass to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Knauff hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Ozoh gets a shot in 
          ...  It's beaten M_Hitz 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 40 :(bsl) M_Drager leaves H_Smolcic standing 
          ...  H_Smolcic recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 40 :(bsl) J_Dubasin sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  N_Nkounkou tackles from behind 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr sidesteps A_Comas 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  But M_Hitz punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Basel 0-3 Wolfsburg

Min. 46 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Nkounkou! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But M_Wieffer wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 47 :(wlb) Beto brushes J_Gauto aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Veiga wins the ball 
Min. 50 :(bsl) R_Veiga finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  A heafty challenge by H_Smolcic 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Lang swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Kepa easily claims the ball! 
Min. 52 :(wlb) H_Smolcic with a byline cross to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Wolfsburg fans celebrate! 
          ...  He will be trying to claim the match ball now! 
          ...  The hat-trick is complete! 
          ...  FC Basel 0-4 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 52 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic has broken clear! Just Kepa to beat! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Jason Hopton looks relieved 
Min. 53 :(bsl) M_Drager with a well-controlled run 
          ...  But H_Smolcic puts it in row Z! 
Min. 55 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Malone 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Frei 
Min. 55 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Ruegg 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Lang 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 66 :(wlb) M_Wieffer has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Ruegg 
          ...  He puts in Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  J_Gauto pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 70 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  M_Drager gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buta chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Drager clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 72 :(wlb) M_Tonetto flicks it over M_Drager's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Drager reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 74 :(bsl) T_Xhaka is spitting at Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  - looks relieved 
Min. 75 :(bsl) T_Xhaka runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Tonetto back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Wieffer dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 84 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Ruegg 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Comas 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ozoh swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Jovanovic 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Tonetto 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Drager 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Jovanovic with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 85 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou passes the ball to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic runs forward 
          ...  D_Jovanovic sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Kepa was beaten there! 
Min. 92 :(bsl) J_Dubasin nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Blocked by N_Nkounkou 
Min. 93 :(bsl) M_Malone finds J_Gauto in the box 
          ...  J_Gauto hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Kepa tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Avdullahu with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Kepa easily catches it! 
Min. 95 :(wlb) D_Ozoh looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Beto 
          ...  J_Dubasin goes in studs first 
          ...  The Wolfsburg players are furious! 
          ...  They want the red card to come out! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 

*************  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          : D_Jovanovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Dubasin (95)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : Vinicius_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Eguren (3), Vinicius_Jr (10,20,52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Nkounkou (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Basel  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       9
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :           5        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Basel 0 - 4 Wolfsburg
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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 |  99   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -33   0   0   0
R_Veiga        DF   1  19  15  10  32 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
M_Drager       DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  99   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0
A_Comas        DF   1  17  13   8  28 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
M_Lang         DF   1  16  13   7  22 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Xhaka        MF   1  13  18   5  40 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  22
L_Avdullahu    MF   1  14  18   4  18 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
J_Dubasin      MF   1   6  18  14  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   9
J_Gauto        MF   1   6  17  13  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  14
F_Frei         MF   1  12  17   5  26 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Jovanovic    FW   1   9  14  19  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  27   0  23
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   8  20 |  42   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
M_Malone       MF   1   5  16  12  16 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
T_Barry        FW   1   7  12  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  25   1   1   1  20 |  99   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  44  11  -4
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 |  87   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   8  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  17   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  67   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  51  34  18
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   9   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  19  13  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  13
S_Eguren       MF   1  11  18  13  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  16  26 |  99   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0  43
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  99   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  12   3  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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