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FC Basel Dominates and Defeats FCSB in Europa League Clash
At a match played at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, FC Basel 1893 secured a 3-1 victory over FCSB in the fourth matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage. The match, officiated by Albanian referee Juxhin Xhaja, was marked by intensity and numerous cards.
Basel, with a clear advantage in ball possession (66%), generated a total of 23 shots, 8 of which were on target. FCSB, on the other hand, tried to capitalize on counter-attacking opportunities, accumulating 14 shots, with 7 directed towards the goal.
The match took a dramatic turn early on when FCSB’s goalkeeper, S. Tarnovanu, received a red card in the 12th minute, leaving his team with ten men. X. Shaqiri opened the scoring for Basel in the 19th minute from a penalty. However, FCSB showed resilience and D. Olaru equalized the match in the 57th minute with a great goal.
Shaqiri reappeared for Basel in the 73rd minute, putting his team back in the lead. I. Salah sealed the victory in the 89th minute, assisted by Shaqiri, solidifying the Swiss team’s win. The match also saw a total of six yellow cards, two for Basel and four for FCSB, in addition to the aforementioned red card.
Substitutions fcsb: at minute 15 M. Thiam came in and L. Zima went out., at minute 46 A. Sut came in and M. Edjouma went out., at minute 75 F. Tanase came in and M. Lixandru went out., at minute 75 D. Olaru came in and J. Cisotti went out., at minute 85 D. Miculescu came in and D. Politic went out.
Substitutions fc basel 1893: at minute 62 M. Soticek came in and P. Otele went out., at minute 62 L. Leroy came in and K. Koindredi went out., at minute 77 N. Vouilloz came in and K. Ruegg went out., at minute 77 B. Traore came in and I. Salah went out., at minute 87 M. Broschinski came in and A. Bacanin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Basel 1893
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