FC Basel vs Omonia Nicosia, 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
FC Basel
  • 19': Liam Millar
  • 41': Arthur Cabral (P)
  • 88': Edon Zhegrova
FT
3 - 1
Omonia Nicosia
  • 26': Jordi Gómez (P)

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Basel).
  • 1': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Pajtim Kasami.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jan Lecjaks (Omonia Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
  • 5': Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Basel).
  • 5': Jordi Gómez (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Diskerud (Omonia Nicosia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ádám Lang.
  • 8': Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Michael Lang.
  • 9': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
  • 12': Foul by Pajtim Kasami (Basel).
  • 12': Paris Psaltis (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Fabian Frei (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pajtim Kasami.
  • 17': Darian Males (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Ádám Lang (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 19': Pajtim Kasami (Basel) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Fabian Frei with a through ball.
  • 19': Goal! Basel 1, Omonia Nicosia 0. Liam Millar (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 20': Hand ball by Marinos Tzionis (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Edon Zhegrova (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Millar.
  • 24': Foul by Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 24': Michael Lang (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Penalty Omonia Nicosia. Marko Scepovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 25': Penalty conceded by Eray Cömert (Basel) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Goal! Basel 1, Omonia Nicosia 1. Jordi Gómez (Omonia Nicosia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Fabian Frei (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 30': Foul by Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 30': Pajtim Kasami (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Francis Odinaka Uzoho.
  • 33': Hand ball by Eray Cömert (Basel).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jordi Gómez (Omonia Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Pajtim Kasami.
  • 36': Fabian Frei (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Jan Lecjaks (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Basel) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Jan Lecjaks.
  • 39': Foul by Fabian Frei (Basel).
  • 39': Marinos Tzionis (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Edon Zhegrova (Basel) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Penalty conceded by Jordi Gómez (Omonia Nicosia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 40': Jordi Gómez (Omonia Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 41': Goal! Basel 2, Omonia Nicosia 1. Arthur Cabral (Basel) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 43': Darian Males (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Mikkel Diskerud (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Basel 2, Omonia Nicosia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Basel 2, Omonia Nicosia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Abdullahi Shehu replaces Mikkel Diskerud.
  • 45': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Marko Scepovic.
  • 45': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Fouad Bachirou replaces Jordi Gómez.
  • 45': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Kiko replaces Jan Lecjaks.
  • 46': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Ádám Lang.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Pajtim Kasami (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross following a corner.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eray Cömert.
  • 47': Foul by Tomás Tavares (Basel).
  • 47': Loizos Loizou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Darian Males (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Pajtim Kasami (Basel) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 50': Offside, Omonia Nicosia. Marinos Tzionis tries a through ball, but Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
  • 51': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Kiko.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Eray Cömert (Basel) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabian Frei with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Edon Zhegrova (Basel) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andronikos Kakoullis.
  • 55': Foul by Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 55': Pajtim Kasami (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Michael Lang (Basel) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Ádám Lang.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Tomás Tavares (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darian Males.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Pajtim Kasami (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Millar.
  • 61': Fabian Frei (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 64': Substitution, Basel. Jordi Quintillà replaces Fabian Frei because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Fotios Papoulis replaces Loizos Loizou.
  • 68': Darian Males (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Paris Psaltis (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fotios Papoulis.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Edon Zhegrova (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Basel).
  • 71': Francis Odinaka Uzoho (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Basel. Matías Palacios replaces Arthur Cabral.
  • 72': Substitution, Basel. Dan Ndoye replaces Liam Millar.
  • 73': Andy Pelmard (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Paris Psaltis (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 76': Tomás Tavares (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Darian Males (Basel).
  • 77': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Jordi Quintillà (Basel).
  • 79': Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Darian Males (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 82': Foul by Abdullahi Shehu (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 82': Pajtim Kasami (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Pajtim Kasami (Basel).
  • 84': Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Matías Palacios (Basel) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova.
  • 85': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Ádám Lang.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pajtim Kasami.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andronikos Kakoullis with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Abdullahi Shehu (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Pajtim Kasami.
  • 88': Goal! Basel 3, Omonia Nicosia 1. Edon Zhegrova (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darian Males following a fast break.
  • 89': Substitution, Basel. Valentin Stocker replaces Edon Zhegrova.
  • 89': Substitution, Basel. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Darian Males.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fotios Papoulis.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia).
  • 90'+2': Tomás Tavares (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Michal Duris (Omonia Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Basel 3, Omonia Nicosia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Basel 3, Omonia Nicosia 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
8 Saves 1
41.7 Possession 58.3
10 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 11
0.2 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
274 Accurate Passes 414
351 Passes 494
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 57
27 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 9
19 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 10,056

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Heinz Lindner (GK)
21 Andy Pelmard
4 Eray Cömert
30 Tomas Tavares
5 Michael Lang
19 Darian Males
20 Fabian Frei
7 Pajtim Kasami
10 Arthur Cabral
17 Liam Millar
99 Edon Zhegrova
FC Basel Substitutes:
Valentin Stocker, Nasser Djiga, Sebastiano Esposito, Sergio López, Jordi Quintillá, Djordje Nikolic, Matías Palacios, Tician Tushi, Taulant Xhaka, Dan Ndoye, Wouter Burger, Felix Gebhardt.

OMON Omonia Nicosia (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Francis Uzoho (GK)
30 Nikolas Panagiotou
22 Ádám Lang
17 Jan Lecjaks
2 Paris Psaltis
16 Jordi Gómez
42 Mix Diskerud
75 Loizos Loizou
44 Marko Scepovic
21 Marinos Tzionis
18 Michal Duris Yellow Card
Omonia Nicosia Substitutes:
Kacper Chorazka, Andreas Savva, Charalampos Charalampous, Fouad Bachirou, Andronikos Kakoulis, Kiko, Abdullahi Shehu, Hector Yuste, Iyayi Atiemwen, Tomas Hubocan, Fotis Papoulis.

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