Shaqiri with a magnificent assist FCB beats YB and shoots the Bernese into misery

Syl Battistuzzi

6.10.2024

Basel win the prestigious duel against Young Boys 1:0 and plunge the champions further into misery at the bottom of the table.


When Xherdan Shaqiri puts the ball down, an expectant murmur usually goes through the rows of spectators in Basel. This was also the case in the 52nd minute of the former top-of-the-table clash between FCB and Young Boys. And Shaqiri's cross actually finds the head of Adrian Barisic, who leaps higher than Joël Monteiro from Bern and heads in to make it 1:0.

The fact that such a move decides this prestigious duel says a lot about the state of two teams who have yet to find their feet in this Super League season. On the one hand, Basel, who have only picked up one point from their last three games, and on the other, Bern, who have only managed to record one full win against relegation candidates Winterthur.

Unsurprisingly, the 28,463 spectators at St.-Jakob-Park were not treated to a celebration of beautiful football, but rather a game characterized by caution.

Young Boys, who had suffered a lesson in the Champions League at FC Barcelona during the week, were particularly keen to make an offensive impact in the opening stages. Ugrinic, for example, hit the post after a quarter of an hour.

However, Bern's attempt to put on an active display in Basel was severely curtailed in the 40th minute when Sandro Lauper was sent off with a straight red card for the second time in his career after a tackle on Benie Traoré.

With a superior number of players, FCB rarely struggled to control the game. Kevin Carlos, Yverdon's new hope in attack, narrowly missed the second goal with a header against the crossbar after an hour. Mohamed Ali Camara, the Bernese defender, forced Marwin Hitz in the Basel goal to make a save ten minutes before the end. Joël Monteiro wasted a ball in the penalty area in stoppage time. These are flashes in the pan for a struggling champions who do not give the impression that they will soon find a way out of the crisis.

The votes

⭐️ Man of the Match: Adrian Barisic (Basel)

The central defender scores his first Super League goal to give FC Basel an ultra-important win against BSC YB. Doesn't concede a goal at the back either.

The telegram

Basel - Young Boys 1:0 (0:0)

28'400 spectators. - SR Cibelli. - Goal: 52nd Barisic (Shaqiri) 1:0.

Basel: Hitz; Mendes, Barisic, Adjetey, Schmid (77. Cissé); Leroy, Avdullahu, Romário Baró (77. Xhaka); Shaqiri (72. Kade), Kevin Carlos (72. Fink), Traoré (63. Soticek).

Young Boys: von Ballmoos; Blum (68. Athekame), Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Niasse (85. Virginius), Lauper; Monteiro, Imeri (46. Elia), Ugrinic (68. Males); Ganvoula (75. Colley).

Remarks: 40th red card against Lauper (rough foul). Cautions: 19th Niasse, 35th Leroy, 42nd Ganvoula, 42nd Avdullahu, 59th Ugrinic, 70th Hadjam, 78th Soticek, 93rd Xhaka.

The live ticker to read up on:

FC Basel

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BSC Young Boys

  • Adrian Barisic - 1:0 (51.)
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  • 79.

    Hitz saves FC Basel from Camara header

  • 60.

    Carlos heads against the crossbar from a Shaqiri corner

  • 52.

    Barisic heads Basel into the lead after a superb Shaqiri free-kick

  • 42.

    Von Ballmoos saves from Kevin Carlos

  • 40.

    Sandro Lauper is shown the red card for rough play

  • 36.

    The VAR exposes Lauper's swerve

  • 33.

    Hadjam fails to score after a wonderful YB combination

  • 15.

    Ugrinic misses the post

  • 0.

    YB coach Patrick Rahmen: "We actually had an upward trend"

  • 0.

    YB sporting director Steve von Bergen: "That was inadequate in many areas"

    Before the crisis duel against FC Basel, YB sporting director Steve von Bergen answers blue Sport's questions in an interview.

  • 90.+6.
    End of 2nd half
  • 90.+3.
    Yellow card FC Basel

    Taulant Xhaka

  • 85.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Alan Virginius

    Striker

  • 85.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Cheikh Niasse

    Midfielder

  • 80.
    Yellow card FC Basel

    Marin Soticek

  • 77.
    Substitution in FC Basel

    Taulant Xhaka

    Midfielder

  • 77.
    Substitution out FC Basel

    Romário Baró

    Midfielder

  • 77.
    Substitution in FC Basel

    Moussa Cissé

    Defender

  • 77.
    Substitution out FC Basel

    Dominik Schmid

    Defender

  • 77.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Ebrima Colley

    Striker

  • 77.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Silvère Ganvoula

    Striker

  • 72.
    Substitution in FC Basel

    Bradley Fink

    Striker

  • 72.
    Substitution out FC Basel

    Kevin Carlos

    Striker

  • 72.
    Substitution in FC Basel

    Anton Kade

    Midfielder

  • 72.
    Substitution out FC Basel

    Xherdan Shaqiri

    Striker

  • 70.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Jaouen Hadjam

  • 68.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Darian Males

    Striker

  • 68.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Filip Ugrinic

    Midfielder

  • 68.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Zachary Athekame

    Defender

  • 68.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Lewin Blum

    Defender

  • 63.
    Substitution in FC Basel

    Marin Soticek

    Striker

  • 63.
    Substitution out FC Basel

    Bénie Traoré

    Striker

  • 59.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Filip Ugrinic

  • 51.
    Goal for FC Basel, 1:0 through Adrian Barisic (Xherdan Shaqiri)

    Adrian Barisic

    Defender

    Assist: Xherdan Shaqiri

    Striker

  • 46.
    Substitution in BSC Young Boys

    Meschack Elia

    Striker

  • 46.
    Substitution out BSC Young Boys

    Kastriot Imeri

    Midfielder

  • 45.+4.
    End of 1st half
  • 42.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Silvère Ganvoula

  • 42.
    Yellow card FC Basel

    Leon Avdullahu

  • 40.
    Red card BSC Young Boys (direct)

    Sandro Lauper

  • 35.
    Yellow card FC Basel

    Leo Leroy

  • 19.
    Yellow card BSC Young Boys

    Cheikh Niasse

  • 1.
    Start of the match