FC Basel 1893 beat FC St. Gallen in a hard-fought match
Basel, Switzerland – FC Basel 1893 defeated FC St. Gallen 2-1 in an exciting match played at the St. Jakob-Park. The home side dominated possession and had more scoring opportunities, although the visitors took the lead early on.
FC St. Gallen opened the scoring in the 7th minute when Willy Geubbels scored after an assist from F. Mambimbi. The FC St. Gallen striker received a yellow card in the 8th minute for a foul. FC St. Gallen continued to press, but FC Basel 1893 managed to equalize in the 31st minute with a goal from Kevin, assisted by D. Schmid.
The second half started at a frantic pace with both teams looking for the winning goal. FC Basel 1893 managed to achieve it in the 90th minute thanks to a goal from Kevin, this time unassisted.
FC St. Gallen committed more fouls than FC Basel 1893, with 15 fouls against 6. FC St. Gallen also received more yellow cards than FC Basel 1893, with 4 yellow cards against 1 for the home team.
Statistics:
FC Basel 1893: 52% possession, 21 shots (5 on target, 11 off target), 4 corners, 6 fouls, 1 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
FC St. Gallen: 48% possession, 15 shots (4 on target, 8 off target), 7 corners, 15 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
FC Basel 1893 takes the three points in a promising match that was ultimately decided by a goal in the final minutes. FC St. Gallen will have to work hard to regain confidence and return to winning ways next week.
Substitutions fc basel 1893: at minute 49 N. Vouilloz came in and J. Adjetey went out., at minute 62 M. Soticek came in and L. Leroy went out., at minute 63 A. Kade came in and B. Traore went out., at minute 77 T. Xhaka came in and R. Baro went out.
Substitutions fc st. gallen: at minute 63 C. Witzig came in and J. Quintilla went out., at minute 64 K. Csoboth came in and F. Mambimbi went out., at minute 77 M. Cisse came in and W. Geubbels went out., at minute 77 N. Probst came in and B. Toma went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Basel 1893
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