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
BSC Young Boys
- Adrian Barisic - 1:0 (51.)
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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79.
Hitz saves FC Basel from Camara header
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60.
Carlos heads against the crossbar from a Shaqiri corner
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52.
Barisic heads Basel into the lead after a superb Shaqiri free-kick
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42.
Von Ballmoos saves from Kevin Carlos
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40.
Sandro Lauper is shown the red card for rough play
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36.
The VAR exposes Lauper's swerve
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33.
Hadjam fails to score after a wonderful YB combination
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15.
Ugrinic misses the post
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0.
YB coach Patrick Rahmen: "We actually had an upward trend"
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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.
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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90.+3.Yellow card FC Basel
Taulant Xhaka
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85.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Alan Virginius
Striker
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85.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Cheikh Niasse
Midfielder
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80.Yellow card FC Basel
Marin Soticek
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77.Substitution in FC Basel
Taulant Xhaka
Midfielder
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77.Substitution out FC Basel
Romário Baró
Midfielder
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77.Substitution in FC Basel
Moussa Cissé
Defender
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77.Substitution out FC Basel
Dominik Schmid
Defender
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77.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Ebrima Colley
Striker
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77.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Silvère Ganvoula
Striker
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72.Substitution in FC Basel
Bradley Fink
Striker
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72.Substitution out FC Basel
Kevin Carlos
Striker
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72.Substitution in FC Basel
Anton Kade
Midfielder
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72.Substitution out FC Basel
Xherdan Shaqiri
Striker
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70.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Jaouen Hadjam
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68.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Darian Males
Striker
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68.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Filip Ugrinic
Midfielder
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68.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Zachary Athekame
Defender
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68.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Lewin Blum
Defender
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63.Substitution in FC Basel
Marin Soticek
Striker
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63.Substitution out FC Basel
Bénie Traoré
Striker
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59.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Filip Ugrinic
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51.Goal for FC Basel, 1:0 through Adrian Barisic (Xherdan Shaqiri)
Adrian Barisic
Defender
Assist: Xherdan Shaqiri
Striker
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46.Substitution in BSC Young Boys
Meschack Elia
Striker
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46.Substitution out BSC Young Boys
Kastriot Imeri
Midfielder
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45.+4.End of 1st half
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42.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Silvère Ganvoula
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42.Yellow card FC Basel
Leon Avdullahu
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40.Red card BSC Young Boys (direct)
Sandro Lauper
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35.Yellow card FC Basel
Leo Leroy
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19.Yellow card BSC Young Boys
Cheikh Niasse
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1.Start of the match
