Super League: Basel manages to draw 2-2 with St. Gallen after recovering a 0-2 deficit
BASEL. Basel manages to recover against St. Gallen with a goal on the J. Guillemenot 20' and a goal on the K. Duah 22'.
BASEL. Basel manages to recover against St. Gallen with a goal on the J. Guillemenot 20′ and a goal on the K. Duah 22′. Basel was far superior when it came to possession ball (69%)
The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In the presence of 19,572 spectators. The referee was Fedayi San who was helped by Pascal Hirzel and Remy Zgraggen. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 3.6 degrees Celsius or 38.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Basel was in firm control of the ball 69% while St. Gallen was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Basel was more aggressive with 102 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Basel to win the match.
Basel shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, St. Gallen shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Basel received 2 yellow cards (T. Xhaka and F. Frei). On the other side, St. Gallen received 5 yellow cards (E. Cabral, J. Guillemenot, V. Ruiz, P. Zeidler and A. Besio).
After playing this match, Basel will have 40 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, St. Gallen will have 29 points like Sion to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
J. Guillemenot
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22'22'
K. Duah
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26'26'
W. Burger
S. Pavlovic
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32'32'
E. Cabral
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36'36'
J. Guillemenot
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37'37'
T. Xhaka
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41'41'
F. Frei
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45'45'
V. Ruiz
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46'46'
P. Kasami
T. Xhaka
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56'56'
F. Chalov
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57'57'
A. Szalai
S. Esposito
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60'60'
A. Jankewitz
B. Toma
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60'60'
A. Besio
J. Von Moos
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72'72'
B. Stillhart
V. Ruiz
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72'72'
C. Lungoyi
J. Guillemenot
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79'79'
J. Fernandes
D. Ndoye
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79'79'
M. Lang
S. Lopez
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82'82'
P. Sutter
I. Schmidt
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83'83'
F. Chalov
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90'90'
P. Zeidler
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90'90'
A. Besio
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90'90'
A. Jankewitz
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Basel will play away against Lugano on the 6th of March with a 13-4 head to head in favor of Basel (9 draws).
St. Gallen will host Sion on the 6th of March with a 25-19 head to head record in favor of St. Gallen (9 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 , Sergio López , Fabian Frei , Strahinja Pavlović , Noah Katterbach , Matías Palacios , Taulant Xhaka , Dan Ndoye , Sebastiano Esposito , Liam Millar and Fedor Chalov .
Substitutes
Basel made 5 changes: S. Pavlovic for W. Burger (26′), T. Xhaka for P. Kasami (46′), S. Esposito for A. Szalai (57′), D. Ndoye for J. Fernandes (79′) and S. Lopez for M. Lang (79′).
Top player: Fedor Chalov
Probably the most impressive player in Basel was Fedor Chalov.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 28 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.St. Gallen: Formation and Lineups
St. Gallen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Peter Zeidler played with: Lawrence Ati , Euclides Cabral , Leonidas Stergiou , Matej Maglica , Isaac Schmidt , Bastien Toma , Betim Fazliji , Victor Ruiz , Julian Von Moos , Kwadwo Duah and Jérémy Guillemenot .
Substitutes
St. Gallen made 5 changes: B. Toma for A. Jankewitz (60′), J. Von Moos for A. Besio (60′), V. Ruiz for B. Stillhart (72′), J. Guillemenot for C. Lungoyi (72′) and I. Schmidt for P. Sutter (82′).
Top player: Kwadwo Duah
The player who no doubt impressed St. Gallen the most was Kwadwo Duah.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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