Basel win the shoot-out and advance to the quarter-finals

Marvin Hitz parried the first two attempts by Yuraj Kutsky and Tigran Barseghyan in the penalty shootout. The goals were scored by Basel players Andy Diouf, Zeki Amdouni, Riccardo Calafiori and Darian Males. What started so badly ended for Basel with a quarter-final. In the second leg in Slovakia, Amdouni was very lucky to save the Baslers in extra time in the 93rd minute.

In the fourth match against the Slovak champions in the current competition, the first victory was required after a 2-2 victory in the first match a week ago. The Baslers succeeded at the limit: after 17 minutes they were 0-2 behind, a minute before the end of stoppage time, Amduni equalized the score 2-2 with the help of Slovan goalkeeper Adrian Chovan.

Symbolic for roller coaster rides

This was a performance illustrating the Basel roller coaster ride this season with a 120 minute illustrative example. Within 45 minutes, FCB set up a bad trap in front of a good 21,000 spectators in Bratislava, at the latest 50 minutes later they could be more than two goals behind. After an unexpected goal by Calafiori in the 52nd minute after a counterattack, everything suddenly changed. So different that Amduni’s rebound from 23 meters, which flew past the hands of Adrian Chovan in stoppage time, was successful, but deserved equalizer.

Amdouni, Zeqiri and also Jean-Kevin Augustin, who was in the starting line-up for the first time since October, previously had chances to make it 2-2, Zeqiri even very good if he hit the ball cleanly after Sergio Lopez. through the ball. However, events contrasted with a poor first half.

In the early stages alone, there were three fires in Marvin Hitz’s penalty area. Hitz miraculously scored for the first time in the sixth minute against Malik Aboubakari. The second and third time the goalkeeper was powerless. Abubakari, who had already scored in the first leg, was ready to take a corner kick. Juraj Kutska, who had already scored 3-3 in the second match of the group stage, completed the counterattack.

Ready to take a chance

While Bratislava operated from a solid defensive position, FCB was not afraid to take risks from the start. Coach Heiko Vogel, who changed his team four positions from the first match and called up Lang, Cade, Xhaka and Augustin to the starting lineup of Adams, Males, Burger and Lopez, demanded “performances like in the first 20 minutes of the match.” the first match, but for a much, much longer time.”

The good performance did not last long, much longer, but long enough to change everything and continue dancing at three weddings. The quarter-final draw will take place on Friday at 14:00. The first match will take place on April 13, the return match will take place in a week.

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Slovan Bratislava 2:2 Basel (2:2, 2:0) add. 1:4 in penalty shootout

21,675 spectators. – SR Kehlet (Denmark). – Goals: 10. Abubakari (Kuka) 1:0. 17. Kutska 2-0. 53. Calafiori (long) 2-1. 93. Amdouni (Diouf) 2-2. – Penalty shootout: Diouf 0:1, Kutzka (hitz save); Amduni 0:2, Barseghyan (Hitz saves); Calafiori 0:3, Lovat 1:3; Times 1:4.

Slovan Bratislava: Chovan (121. Trnovsky); Medvedev, Kashiya, De Marco, Lovat; Kankava; Kavrik (Barsegyan, 97), Kutska, Chakvetadze (Lychi, 73), Weiss (Maudo, 92); Abubakari (92nd Zuber).

Basel: Hitz; Lang, Pelmar, Calafiori, Kade (66th Lopez); Ndoe (101st burger), Diouf, Xhaka (82nd fink), Amduni; Zekiri, Augustin (66 years old, males).

Notes: Slovan Bratislava without Sulla. Basel without Comas, Frey and Novoa (all injured). Warnings: 46. De Marco. 85. Zekiri. 86. Catch. 105. Calafiori.