Super League: Basel defeats Servette 2-0 on Sunday
BASEL. Basel defeats Servette with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Chipperfield (70') and a goal from A. Szalai (88').
BASEL. Basel beats Servette with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Chipperfield (70′) and a goal from A. Szalai (88′). Basel was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Also, Servette had 2 players sent off: M. Diallo (29′ for a red card) and G. Clichy (85′ for a double yellow card).
The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alain Bieri who was helped by Stéphane De Almeida and Alain Heiniger. The 4th official was David Schärli. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.77 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 47%.
Match Statistics
Basel was in firm control of the ball 65% while Servette was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Basel was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Basel won the encounter.
Basel shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Servette shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Basel. On the opposite side, Servette received 3 yellow cards (G. Clichy, D. Douline and V. Sasso).
Also, Servette didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after G. Clichy (Servette) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (85′).
M. Diallo (Servette) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (29′).
After playing this match, Basel will have 44 points like Young Boys to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Servette will stay with 35 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
M. Diallo
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38'38'
G. Clichy
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42'42'
D. Douline
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46'46'
Moritz Bauer
Alex Schalk
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46'46'
Boris Cespedes
David Douline
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46'46'
L. Millar
J. Fernandes
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46'46'
Julián Palacios
Pajtim Kasami
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65'65'
F. Chalov
D. Ndoye
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66'66'
L. Chipperfield
S. Esposito
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67'67'
A. Antunes
K. Imeri
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67'67'
D. Oberlin
R. Rodelin
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70'70'
L. Chipperfield
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81'81'
T. Xhaka
W. Burger
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85'85'
G. Clichy
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85'85'
V. Sasso
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88'88'
A. Szalai
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88'88'
T. Valls
T. Cognat
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Basel will play away against Grasshopper on the 20th of March with a 31-11 head to head record in favor of Basel (17 draws).
Servette will host Sion on the 20th of March with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sion (6 draws).
Basel: Formation and Lineups
Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Guillermo Abascal Perez chose to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner , Tomás Tavares , Fabian Frei , Andy Pelmard , Noah Katterbach , Pajtim Kasami , Wouter Burger , Dan Ndoye , Sebastiano Esposito , Joelson Fernandes and Ádám Szalai .
Substitutes
Basel made 5 changes: P. Kasami for M. Palacios (46′), J. Fernandes for L. Millar (46′), D. Ndoye for F. Chalov (65′), S. Esposito for L. Chipperfield (66′) and W. Burger for T. Xhaka (81′).
Top player: Fabian Frei
Probably the most impressive player in Basel was Fabian Frei even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass.
Servette: Formation and Lineups
Servette started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Alain Geiger played with: Jeremy Frick , Moussa Diallo , Nicolas Vouilloz , Vincent Sasso , Gaël Clichy , Timothé Cognat , David Douline , Kastriot Imeri , Miroslav Stevanović , Ronny Rodelin and Alex Schalk .
Substitutes
Servette made 5 changes: D. Douline for B. Cespedes (46′), A. Schalk for M. Bauer (46′), K. Imeri for A. Antunes (67′), R. Rodelin for D. Oberlin (67′) and T. Cognat for T. Valls (88′).
Best player: Jeremy Frick
The player that probably impressed the most for Servette was the goalkeeper: Jeremy Frick. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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