“Valmir Matoshi gave Thun a shock lead against the run of play, capitalising on a breakdown in Basel's defence to put the away side ahead — despite Matoshi having been booked just minutes earlier.”
Pivotal“Metinho levelled immediately for Basel, ensuring the hosts went into half-time on equal terms and preventing Thun from carrying momentum into the break.”
Pivotal“Substitute Albian Ajeti broke the deadlock with a clinical finish to make it 2-1, coming off the bench to deliver the moment that finally separated the two sides.”
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Basel
Thun
Outstanding performance
Basel•MidfielderBasel turned what looked like a scrappy, card-riddled contest into a convincing home win, though they had to do it the hard way. Thun stunned the hosts by taking the lead through Valmir Matoshi in the 41st minute — somewhat against the run of play given Basel's dominance in possession and territory — only for Metinho to restore parity within two minutes just before the break. The second half saw Basel press relentlessly with 60% possession and 18 shots overall, and the triple substitution wave at the 67th minute injected fresh energy into the hosts. Fabio Fehr's second yellow on 81 minutes and Christopher Ibayi's remarkable double booking in the space of a single minute late on left Thun with nine men, and Basel ruthlessly exploited the numerical advantage — Ajeti converting in the 86th before Koba Koindredi added gloss with a fourth in stoppage time. Thun's 21 fouls told the story of a side trying to disrupt rather than compete, and ultimately their discipline collapsed at the worst possible moment.
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Brighton Labeau takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Koba KoindrediKoba Koindredi takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Koba Koindredi scores with a left-footed shot.
Marc Gutbub is substituted for Leonardo Bertone.
Albian AjetiAlbian Ajeti scores with a right-footed shot.
Ibrahim Salah takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Leo Leroy takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fabio Fehr2nd YellowFabio Fehr receives a second yellow card.
Ibrahim Salah takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Albian Ajeti replaces Giacomo Koloto.
Koba Koindredi comes on for Andrej Bacanin.
Ibrahim Salah takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Furkan Dursun comes on for Elmin Rastoder.
Andrej Bacanin takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Nils Reichmuth is on, and Valmir Matoshi is off.
Evann Senaya replaces Kevin Ruegg.
Ibrahim Salah comes on for Julien Duranville.
Labeau comes on for Ibayi at Brighton.
Leonardo Bertone takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Andrej Bacanin takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Julien Duranville's left-footed shot is blocked.
Leo Leroy takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kevin Ruegg takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Metinho took a left-footed shot, but it was blocked.
Metinho takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Mattias Kait comes on for Valmir Matoshi.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Metinho scores with a right-footed shot.
Valmir MatoshiValmir Matoshi takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Kastriot Imeri takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Andrej Bacanin takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Kastriot Imeri takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Valmir MatoshiYellow CardValmir Matoshi receives a yellow card.
Fabio FehrYellow CardFabio Fehr receives a yellow card.
Giacomo Koloto takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Leo Leroy takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Benie Adama Traore takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
