Super League: Basel and Grasshopper draw 2-2 on Sunday
BASEL. Basel manages to recover against Grasshopper with a goal on the H. Kawabe 54' and a goal on the P. Pusic 85'.
BASEL. Basel manages to recover against Grasshopper with a goal on the H. Kawabe 54′ and a goal on the P. Pusic 85′. Basel couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%)
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 with the assistance of Efe Kurnazca and Mirco Bürgi. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 0.5 degrees Celsius or 32.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Basel was in firm control of the ball 58% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Basel was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Basel to win the match.
Basel shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Grasshopper shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Basel received 2 yellow cards (D. Ndoye and Arthur). On the opposite side, Grasshopper received 5 yellow cards (D. Diani, H. Kawabe, L. Bonatini, S. Demhasaj and ).
(Basel) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (89′).
After playing this encounter, Basel will have 32 points to move up in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Grasshopper will have 22 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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45'45'
V. Stocker
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46'46'
P. Pusic
F. Hoxha
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50'50'
D. Diani
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54'54'
H. Kawabe
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56'56'
H. Kawabe
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63'63'
S. Esposito
V. Stocker
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79'79'
E. Lenjani
C. Herc
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81'81'
L. Bonatini
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81'81'
S. Demhasaj
L. Bonatini
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83'83'
D. Ndoye
D. Males
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83'83'
M. Palacios
L. Millar
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85'85'
P. Pusic
A. Arigoni
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88'88'
D. Ndoye
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88'88'
J. Fernandes
T. Xhaka
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88'88'
M. Lang
S. Lopez
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89'89'
S. Esposito
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89'89'
S. Demhasaj
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90'90'
N. Loosli
D. Diani
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90'90'
A. Cvetkovic
A. Arigoni
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90'90'
P. Kasami
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90'90'
Arthur
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90'90'
G. Margreitter
Next match
Basel: Formation and Lineups
Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrick Rahmen chose to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner , Sergio López , Fabian Frei , Andy Pelmard , Tomás Tavares , Taulant Xhaka , Pajtim Kasami , Valentin Stocker , Darian Males , Liam Millar and Arthur Cabral .
Substitutes
Basel made 5 changes: V. Stocker for S. Esposito (63′), D. Males for D. Ndoye (83′), L. Millar for M. Palacios (83′), T. Xhaka for J. Fernandes (88′) and S. Lopez for M. Lang (88′).
Top player: Pajtim Kasami
Probably the most impressive player in Basel was Pajtim Kasami.
His rating is with 50 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Grasshopper: Formation and Lineups
Grasshopper started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira , Allan Arigoni , Georg Margreitter , Toti Gomes , Florian Hoxha , Dominik Schmid , Djibril Diani , Christián Herc , Hayao Kawabe , Mamadou Kaly Sene and Léo Bonatini .
Substitutes
Grasshopper made 5 changes: F. Hoxha for P. Pusic (46′), C. Herc for E. Lenjani (79′), L. Bonatini for S. Demhasaj (81′), D. Diani for N. Loosli (90′) and A. Arigoni for A. Cvetkovic (90′).
Best player: André Moreira
The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was the goalkeeper: André Moreira. His rating is 8.00. He performed 7 saves.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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