Basel did a lot of small things and this time in the Super League they reminded of the team that excelled in the European Cup. Andy Zekiri headed in the 17th minute from Andy Diouf’s free kick to make it 1-0 and Dan Ndoye made it 2-0 with a great individual performance in the 41st minute. If not for the collective misfire a few seconds before half-time, which led to the score of Giovanni Sio 1-2, from the point of view of Basel it would have been a perfect first half.

Zion lacked the efficiency that distinguished the opponent. Especially before the break, Vale, who had become stronger again under coach David Bettoni, had good chances to score. But they failed repeatedly because of Marvin Hitz. The Basler goalkeeper put in a good performance, as he had often done in the past, before he had to leave his post. He injured his leg during a first-half save but was able to continue until halftime. Especially in regards to the semi-finals of the Conference League, coach Heiko Vogel did not want to take risks with one of his most important players.

(surrender)