FC Basel have reached the Cup quarter-finals for the third time in a row. The team of coach Fabio Celestini wins the duel of the 13-time cup winners against Sion in a penalty shoot-out. Marwin Hitz was the hero with two saves.
It was a real cup fight between Basel and Sion, which was tied 2-2 after 120 minutes and at the end of which FCB had the better nerves in the penalty shoot-out. While all of the home team's shooters scored, Marwin Hitz saved two of the Valais side's attempts and guided his team into the last eight.
There was a lot to be said in FC Basel's favor before the match. On the one hand, there was their strength in form. The Super League leaders had won six of their last eight games and only lost once. FC Sion were an opponent who had not yet torn too many strings away from home, had only won twice away from home in the league and twice in the cup this season - and who last won in Basel more than nine years ago.
Basel had all the advantages on their side at the latest after the early opening goal. It was another one of those Shaqiri moments that steered the game in the direction many expected early on. In the 5th minute, the former Swiss international curled a free kick he had taken himself around the Valais wall from around 20 meters out, leaving Timothy Fayulu in the visitors' goal with no chance of defending.
Despite having the lead at the back, FCB looked disjointed and repeatedly invited their opponents to launch dangerous counter-attacks by losing the ball in the forward movement. Two such counter-attacks led to two goals in the space of eight minutes in the first half, with Basel central defender Nicolas Vouilloz at the origin of both and Théo Bouchlarhem scoring with a bit of luck at the end following an assist from Ilyas Chouaref.
FC Basel were only able to break down the Valais defense in the final phase. It was a wonderful long-range shot from substitute Anton Kade that equalized in the 86th minute and saved the Basel team from going into extra time.
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Basel - Sion 2:2 (1:2, 2:2) n.V.; 4:1 i.P. - SR Schärer. - Goals: 5. Shaqiri 1:0. 29. Bouchlarhem 1:1. 38. Bouchlarhem 1:2. 86. Kade 2:2. - Penalty shoot-out: Shaqiri 1:0, Souza - (FCB goalie Hitz saves); Kade 2:0, Schmied - (Hitz saves); Kevin Carlos 3:0, Baltazar 3:1; Fink 4:1.
The other round of 16. On Tuesday: Langenthal (1st) - Biel (PL) 0:6 (0:4). Grasshoppers - Zurich 0:1 (0:0). On Wednesday: Schaffhausen (ChL) - Young Boys 0:1 (0:1). Yverdon - Lugano 0:2 (0:0). On Thursday: Aarau (ChL) - Etoile Carouge (ChL) 20.00. Bellinzona (ChL) - St. Gallen 20.30. Winterthur - Lausanne 20.30
The live ticker for review
FC Basel
FC Sion
- Xherdan Shaqiri - 1:0 (5.)
- Anton Kade - 2:2 (86.)
- Xherdan Shaqiri - 3:2 (1.P.)
- Anton Kade - 4:2 (2.P.)
- Kevin Carlos - 5:2 (3.P.)
- Bradley Fink - 6:3 (4.P.)
- (30.) 1:1 - Théo Bouchlarhem
- (38.) 1:2 - Théo Bouchlarhem
- (3.P.) 5:3 - Baltazar
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Liveticker closed
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121.
FC Basel advance to the quarter-finals of the Swiss Cup
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121.
Fink scores! Basel - Sion 6:3
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121.
Baltazar scores! Basel - Sion 5:3
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121.
Carlos scores! Basel - Sion 5:2
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121.
Hitz also saves against Schmied! Basel - Sion 4:2
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121.
Kade scores! Basel - Sion 4:2
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121.
Hitz saves against Souza! Basel - Sion 3:2
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121.
Shaqiri scores! Basel - Sion 3:2
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115.
Kade picks up the pace again, but is pushed aside by the Sion defense. Nothing comes of the chance.
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108.
A serious mistake by Adjetey! Chouaref tries to capitalize on it and moves in alone on Hitz, but Barisic is quicker and saves for Basel at the last second.
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103.
Kade gets a shot away in the Wallis penalty area, but his shot from an acute angle lands next to the goal.
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94.
Chouaref is played in on the edge of the box, but his direct shot flies wide of the goal.
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89.
There are 3 minutes of added time
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86.
Kade redeems the FCB
In the 86th minute, Anton Kade takes the ball from Lavanchy, moves to the middle and simply shoots from distance - and how! The ball hits the high right corner and makes the Joggeli explode. 2:2! Extra time is now on the cards.
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80.
Basel run out of ideas, Sion counter-attack
Lavanchy picks up the pace after the halfway line. With nowhere to play, he decides to finish, but a Basel defender deflects the shot into the net.
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70.
Basel try hard but are unsuccessful
FC Basel hold onto the ball well, but are not compelling enough. There are still 20 minutes plus stoppage time left for the all-important equalizer.
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60.
Basel press for the equalizer
FC Sion have not had much to do in the second half so far. It's really only FCB playing - but so far unsuccessfully.
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44.
There are 2 minutes of added time
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38.
Bouchlarhem scores the brace
Another mistake from Vouilloz. His pass ends up with Sion's Lavanchy and, after a quick counter-attack, it is Bouchlarhem again who is in the right place in the middle after a pass from the right. The game is turned around, Sion lead 2:1.
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30.
Bouchlarhem scores the equalizer
Basel defender Vouilloz makes a serious mistake, which leaves him completely out of position. Sion take advantage of the situation: Chouaref passes into the middle, where Théo Bouchlarhem hits the ball inaccurately but still manages to steer it into the corner. Hitz has no chance of defending.
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26.
Fayulu prevents 2:0 for Basel
Shaqiri works his magic again and sets Traoré free, but he fails to beat Sion keeper Fayulu from point-blank range. The score remains 1:0.
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20.
Basel control the lead
FCB have the game under control after taking the lead early on. Nevertheless, there is a setback for the home team, Baro has to leave the pitch injured and is replaced by Taulant Xhaka.
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5.
Shaqiri magic at the Joggeli
FCB get off to a lightning start against Sion. Xherdan Shaqiri conjures up a free kick from a half-left position past the wall and into the bottom corner. There's nothing to stop it. 1:0 for Basel.
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1.
The ball rolls
Referee Schärer blows the whistle. Let's go.
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This is how FC Sion play
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The FC Basel line-up
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121.+7.End of match
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121.+Goal for FC Basel, 6:3 through penalties from Bradley Fink
Bradley Fink
Striker
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121.+Goal for FC Sion, 5:3 through penalties from Baltazar
Baltazar
Midfielder
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121.+Goal for FC Basel, 5:2 through penalties from Kevin Carlos
Kevin Carlos
Striker
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121.+FC Sion misses penalty
Joël Schmied
Defender
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121.+Goal for FC Basel, 4:2 through penalties from Anton Kade
Anton Kade
Midfielder
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121.+FC Sion misses penalty
Cristian Souza
Midfielder
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121.+Goal for FC Basel, 3:2 through penalties from Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri
Striker
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121.Penalty kick
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120.+2.End of 2nd half extra time
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113.Substitution in FC Sion
Mouhsen Bouriga
Striker
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113.Substitution out FC Sion
Ilyas Chouaref
Striker
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106.Substitution in FC Basel
Moussa Cissé
Defender
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106.Substitution out FC Basel
Dominik Schmid
Defender
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106.Kick-off 2nd half extra time
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105.+2.End of 1st half extra time
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103.Substitution in FC Sion
Jan Kronig
Defender
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103.Substitution out FC Sion
Ali Kabacalman
Midfielder
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101.Yellow card FC Sion
Ali Kabacalman
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98.Yellow card FC Sion
Baltazar
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91.Kick-off 1st half extra time
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90.+4.End of 2nd half
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86.Goal for FC Basel, 2:2 through Anton Kade
Anton Kade
Midfielder
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75.Substitution in FC Basel
Bradley Fink
Striker
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75.Substitution out FC Basel
Marin Soticek
Midfielder
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75.Substitution in FC Sion
Dejan Sorgic
Striker
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75.Substitution out FC Sion
Théo Bouchlarhem
Midfielder
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64.Substitution in FC Basel
Anton Kade
Midfielder
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64.Substitution out FC Basel
Bénie Traoré
Midfielder
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64.Substitution in FC Basel
Kevin Carlos
Striker
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64.Substitution out FC Basel
Albian Ajeti
Striker
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63.Substitution in FC Sion
Cristian Souza
Midfielder
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63.Substitution out FC Sion
Liam Chipperfield
Midfielder
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51.Yellow card FC Sion
Théo Bouchlarhem
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46.Substitution in FC Basel
Jonas Adjei Adjetey
Defender
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46.Substitution out FC Basel
Nicolas Vouilloz
Defender
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+5.End of 1st half
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42.Yellow card FC Sion
Ilyas Chouaref
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40.Yellow card FC Basel
Nicolas Vouilloz
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38.Goal for FC Sion, 1:2 through Théo Bouchlarhem
Théo Bouchlarhem
Midfielder
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30.Goal for FC Sion, 1:1 through Théo Bouchlarhem
Théo Bouchlarhem
Midfielder
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20.Substitution in FC Basel
Taulant Xhaka
Midfielder
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20.Substitution out FC Basel
Romário Baró
Midfielder
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5.Goal for FC Basel, 1:0 through Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri
Striker
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1.Start of the match
