“Philippe Paulin Keny converted from the penalty spot to give Zürich an early lead after a foul in the area, capitalising on a chaotic opening that had already seen two yellow cards shown inside the first seven minutes.”
Pivotal“Kazeem Olaigbe equalised for Basel with a right-footed strike, bringing his side level at 1-1 and shifting the momentum decisively in favour of the visitors after Basel had dominated possession for long stretches of the second half.”
Pivotal“Zan Celar stepped up and converted a second penalty of the match to give Basel a 2-1 lead with just five minutes remaining, a moment that proved decisive in settling an intense and ill-tempered contest in the visitors' favour.”
Pivotal
Zürich
Basel
Outstanding performance
Zürich•DefenderBasel arrived at Letzigrund as the side with clearer title ambitions and played the match accordingly, controlling 59% of possession and completing 454 passes to Zürich's 306 at a notably superior 85% accuracy. Yet it was the hosts who struck first, Philippe Paulin Keny converting from the spot in the eighth minute after a foul in the area, and Zürich did enough to carry that lead deep into the second half. Basel's response came through the introduction of Xherdan Shaqiri at the hour mark, and within ten minutes Kazeem Olaigbe had levelled with a right-footed finish to drag his side back into the contest. The decisive moment arrived on 85 minutes when Zan Celar stepped up to convert a second penalty, sending Basel away with all three points despite Zürich having created three big chances to their opponents' one — a wasteful return that ultimately cost the hosts. The match was defined as much by its ferocious disciplinary record — eleven yellows distributed across both sides — as by its football, with the game frequently threatening to boil over entirely in a frantic closing quarter.
How entertaining was this match?
Becir Omeragic takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kazeem Aderemi Olaigbe scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Zan Celar
Kazeem Aderemi Olaigbe scores with a right-footed shot.
Kazeem Aderemi Olaigbe takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Kazeem Aderemi Olaigbe equalizes the score to 1-1 with an assist from Zan Celar.
Miguel Reichmuth takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Xherdan Shaqiri is on, and Ludwig Malachowski Thorell is off.
Zan Celar takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Philippe Paulin Keny takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Yellow card shown to Umeh Emmanuel.
Yellow card issued to Umeh Emmanuel.
Becir Omeragic takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Keigo Tsunemoto takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yellow card shown to Umeh Emmanuel.
Corner awarded.
Keigo Tsunemoto takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Asane Sow takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Flavius Daniliuc takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Yellow card shown to Becir Omeragic.
Kazeem Aderemi Olaigbe attempts a header but misses the shot.
Lindrit Kamberi attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Umeh Emmanuel takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Umeh Emmanuel's right-footed shot is blocked.
Alexander Hack attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Lindrit Kamberi's header is saved.
Lindrit Kamberi's header is saved.
Akpe VictoryYellow CardYellow card shown to Akpe Victory.
Shot by Akpe Victory with his left foot, but it misses the target.
Yellow card issued to Sebastian Walker.
