After a crazy game with numerous hotly debated refereeing decisions, St.Gallen and Basel drew 1-1. The best scenes in the video.
After losing their last two games in eastern Switzerland, FC Basel at least managed to get a point. This was not to be expected after 72 minutes. The visiting fans cheered at first. Their team scored the supposed equalizer after a wonderful counter-attack by Anton Kade.
As Bénie Traoré hit Jordi Quintilla's ankle with an open sole after his pass to the goalscorer, referee Lionel Tschudi consulted the video images. He rescinded the goal and showed Traoré the red card. Instead of going for the winner in the final quarter of an hour with the equalizer behind them, Basel suddenly found themselves a man down on the pitch.
But even when short-handed, the visitors did not give up. And they actually managed to score a deserved equalizer. As in the Cup on Wednesday, it was Anton Kade who equalized shortly before the end. As against Sion, the German scored with a powerful shot from distance.
The draw was the right result given the two contrasting halves. The first half clearly belonged to St. Gallen, who deservedly took the lead through Albert Vallci after a long throw-in.
After the break, the visitors took control of the game but were unable to score for a long time despite numerous chances. And when the ball finally did find its way into the net, the goal was rightly disallowed as Kevin Carlos was offside when Traoré finished and obstructed Zigi.
FC Basel missed out on a return to the top of the table with their second draw in a row and are now one point behind FC Lugano.
Comments on the game
Man of the Match: Anton Kade (Basel)
As against Sion, the German scores superbly from distance to secure a point for his team.
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St.Gallen - Basel 1:1 (1:0)
SR Tschudi. - Goals: 38. Vallci (Cisse) 1:0. 85. Kade (Shaqiri) 1:1.
St.Gallen: Zigi; Vandermersch, Diaby, Vallci, Okoroji; Görtler (61st Quintillà), Stevanovic, Konietzke (61st Toma); Witzig (83rd Mambimbi), Cisse (61st Akolo), Csoboth (88th Ruiz).
Basel: Hitz; Mendes, Barisic, Adjetey (79. van Breemen), Schmid (46. Cissé); Leroy (79. Fink), Avdullahu; Kade, Shaqiri, Soticek (46. Traoré); Kevin Carlos (62. Ajeti).
Remarks: 74th red card against Traoré (rough foul). Cautions: 17 for Schmid, 55 for Avdullahu, 62 for Stevanovic, 87 for Quintillà.
The video ticker
FC St.Gallen
FC Basel
- Albert Vallci - 1:0 (38.)
- (85.) 1:1 - Anton Kade
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After a brutal kick by Basel's Leon Avdullahu against St.Gallen's Corsin Konietzke, the VAR takes a very close look - but in the end the culprit does not even receive a yellow card.
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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88.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Víctor Ruiz
Midfielder
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88.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Kevin Csoboth
Striker
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87.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Jordi Quintillà
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85.Goal for FC Basel, 1:1 through Anton Kade (Xherdan Shaqiri)
Anton Kade
Midfielder
Assist: Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder
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83.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Felix Mambimbi
Striker
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83.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Christian Witzig
Striker
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79.Substitution in FC Basel
Finn van Breemen
Defender
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79.Substitution out FC Basel
Jonas Adjei Adjetey
Defender
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79.Substitution in FC Basel
Bradley Fink
Striker
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79.Substitution out FC Basel
Leo Leroy
Midfielder
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74.Red card FC Basel (direct)
Bénie Traoré
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62.Substitution in FC Basel
Albian Ajeti
Striker
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62.Substitution out FC Basel
Kevin Omoruyi
Striker
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62.Yellow card FC St.Gallen
Mihailo Stevanovic
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62.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Chadrac Akolo
Striker
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62.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Moustapha Cissé
Striker
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61.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Bastien Toma
Midfielder
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61.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Corsin Konietzke
Midfielder
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61.Substitution in FC St.Gallen
Jordi Quintillà
Midfielder
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61.Substitution out FC St.Gallen
Lukas Görtler
Midfielder
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55.Yellow card FC Basel
Leon Avdullahu
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46.Substitution in FC Basel
Bénie Traoré
Striker
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46.Substitution out FC Basel
Marin Soticek
Midfielder
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46.Substitution in FC Basel
Moussa Cissé
Defender
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46.Substitution out FC Basel
Dominik Schmid
Defender
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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38.Goal for FC St.Gallen, 1:0 through Albert Vallci (Moustapha Cissé)
Albert Vallci
Defender
Assist: Moustapha Cissé
Striker
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17.Yellow card FC Basel
Dominik Schmid
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1.Start of the match