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FC Basel 1893 Claims Decisive Home Victory
In a match held at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, FC Basel 1893 dominated FC Winterthur with an offensive game and clear superiority in possession. From the start, Basel set the pace, opening the scoring early at minute 4 thanks to a goal by L. Leroy. Despite a yellow card shown to P. Otele, Basel continued to press, earning a penalty that X. Shaqiri converted into a goal at minute 30. Shortly after, at minute 33, F. Daniliuc extended the lead with a goal after an assist from Shaqiri.
Winterthur, for its part, tried to contain Basel’s attack but was largely outmatched throughout the match. The accumulation of yellow cards, four in total, evidenced the visiting team’s frustration. Although Basel had a goal disallowed by VAR in the 76th minute, their dominance in possession (59%) and the number of shots taken (27) reflected their clear superiority on the field. FC Winterthur, with 41% possession and 8 shots, failed to seriously trouble the home team’s goal. The match, corresponding to matchday 9 of the Super League, ended with a well-deserved victory for FC Basel 1893.
Substitutions fc winterthur: at minute 21 R. Arnold came in and L. Sahitaj went out., at minute 63 P. Kasami came in and T. Golliard went out., at minute 64 N. Burkart came in and F. Momoh went out., at minute 64 A. Jankewitz came in and A. Durrer went out., at minute 82 B. Dansoko came in and B. Beyer went out.
Substitutions fc basel 1893: at minute 63 Metinho came in and K. Koindredi went out., at minute 64 P. Otele came in and I. Salah went out., at minute 64 D. Schmid came in and M. Cisse went out., at minute 73 X. Shaqiri came in and B. Traore went out., at minute 80 A. Ajeti came in and M. Broschinski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Basel 1893
FC Winterthur
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