UEFA Europa League

FC Basel vs Apoel Nicosia, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Round of 32

· 2nd Leg - FC Basel advance 4-0 on aggregate
FC Basel
  • 38': Fabian Frei (P)
FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - FC Basel advance 4-0 on aggregate
Apoel Nicosia

    About

    FC Basel are hosting Apoel Nicosia at St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Praxitelis Vouros.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Kemal Ademi (Basel) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Frei.
    • 12': Offside, Basel. Fabian Frei tries a through ball, but Raoul Petretta is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Kemal Ademi (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Valentin Stocker (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Offside, Basel. Valentin Stocker tries a through ball, but Kemal Ademi is caught offside.
    • 15': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Matic with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Emil Bergström.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Samuele Campo (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka.
    • 22': Foul by Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 22': Taulant Xhaka (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Raoul Petretta (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elis Isufi.
    • 31': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Blás Riveros (Basel).
    • 32': Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Taulant Xhaka (Basel).
    • 32': Substitution, Basel. Arthur Cabral replaces Kemal Ademi because of an injury.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Uros Matic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Foul by Mike Jensen (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 33': Valentin Stocker (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Penalty Basel. Valentin Stocker draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 35': Penalty conceded by Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 36': VAR Decision: Penalty Basel.
    • 38': Goal! Basel 1, APOEL Nicosia 0. Fabian Frei (Basel) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 40': Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Blás Riveros (Basel).
    • 43': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Emil Bergström (Basel).
    • 44': Arthur Cabral (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 45'+1': Blás Riveros (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 45'+2': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Fabian Frei (Basel).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Basel 1, APOEL Nicosia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Basel 1, APOEL Nicosia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Tomás De Vincenti replaces Antonio Jakolis.
    • 45': Substitution, Basel. Edon Zhegrova replaces Raoul Petretta.
    • 46': Fabian Frei (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 47': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Basel).
    • 47': Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Valentin Stocker (Basel) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 51': Foul by Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 51': Valentin Stocker (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Mike Jensen (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 54': Taulant Xhaka (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Mike Jensen (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Giorgios Efrem replaces Efstathios Aloneftis.
    • 62': Elis Isufi (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Giorgios Efrem (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 62': Giorgios Efrem (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Edon Zhegrova (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka.
    • 65': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Boy Waterman.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Eray Cömert (Basel) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Campo with a cross.
    • 67': Offside, Basel. Fabian Frei tries a through ball, but Valentin Stocker is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Andrija Pavlovic replaces Mousa Suleiman.
    • 70': Substitution, Basel. Ramires replaces Fabian Frei.
    • 71': Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Basel).
    • 71': Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Edon Zhegrova (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 73': Penalty APOEL Nicosia. Nikolas Ioannou draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 73': Penalty conceded by Elis Isufi (Basel) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 74': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Tomás De Vincenti (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Tomás De Vincenti should be disappointed.
    • 75': Arthur Cabral (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 76': Blás Riveros (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 76': Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Foul by Elis Isufi (Basel).
    • 77': Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Ramires (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova.
    • 81': Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Elis Isufi (Basel).
    • 81': Elis Isufi (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Foul by Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 83': Samuele Campo (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 84': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Djordje Nikolic.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Mike Jensen (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Mike Jensen tries a through ball, but Nikolas Ioannou is caught offside.
    • 85': Emil Bergström (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Tomás De Vincenti (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 85': Tomás De Vincenti (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Basel 1, APOEL Nicosia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Basel 1, APOEL Nicosia 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    5 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 1
    35.9 Possession 64.1
    5 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    307 Accurate Passes 604
    386 Passes 700
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    12 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    53 Long Balls 48
    26 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    16 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 12
    17 Effective Clearances 10
    17 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: St. Jakob-Park
    Location: Basel, Switzerland
    Attendance: 14,428

    Line-Ups

    FCB FC Basel (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Djordje Nikolic (GK)
    36 Emil Bergström
    4 Eray Cömert
    15 Blas Riveros
    47 Elis Isufi Yellow Card
    10 Samuele Campo
    34 Taulant Xhaka
    20 Fabian Frei
    99 Kemal Ademi
    28 Raoul Petretta
    14 Valentin Stocker
    FC Basel Substitutes:
    Yannick Marchand, Arthur Cabral, Orges Bunjaku, Ramires, Edon Zhegrova, Nils De Mol, Afimico Pululu.

    APO Apoel Nicosia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    99 Boy Waterman (GK)
    90 Vujadin Savic
    30 Giorgos Merkis
    44 Nicholas Ioannou
    29 Praxitelis Vouros Yellow Card
    31 Michael Jensen Yellow Card
    14 Uros Matic Yellow Card
    91 Dragan Mihajlovic
    11 Mousa Al-Tamari
    46 Stathis Aloneftis
    17 Antonio Jakolis
    Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:
    Georgios Efrem, Vid Belec, Alef, Linus Hallenius, Andrija Pavlovic, Christos Wheeler, Tomás De Vincenti.

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