Joker Shaqiri remains pale Good 2nd half not enough: No points for Basel in Genk

FC Basel's slump continues in the Europa League. In Genk, the Basel team left the pitch with a 2:1 defeat. Philip Otele was responsible for the only FCB goal.

Top at home, flop away - FC Basel remain without points in the Europa League away from home. After Freiburg and Lyon, Genk was not worth the trip either. Basel must be annoyed that they got going too late and allowed themselves to be outplayed too easily in the first half.

Filip Otele, who had hardly been seen before, brought the tension back with the 1-2 after just under an hour. A little later, the young Nigerian also hit the post. Despite a number of good chances, the team of former FCB coach Thorsten Fink did not let them take the butter off their bread.

It was not until a quarter of an hour before the end that Basel's spectacle-maker Xherdan Shaqiri was able to take part, having initially been forced to sit on the bench due to muscular problems. In the end, the Belgians were richly rewarded for an average performance, while the Swiss champions were left to rue an unnecessary defeat.

After two home wins and now three away defeats, Basel are now only just in the top 24 heading into the knockout phase after eight rounds.

They were extremely efficient in the first half. They turned two scoring chances into two - very impressive - goals. Shortly after Otele had missed to give Basel the lead, the South Korean Oh Hyeon-Gyu took advantage of a little space in the penalty area and beat Marwin Hitz with a powerful shot under the crossbar. In stoppage time, 18-year-old Greek super-talent Konstantinos Karetsas showed off his stupendous technique.

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Genk - Basel 2:1 (2:0)

23,718 spectators. - SR Grinfeeld (ISR). - Goals: 14th Oh 1:0. 45th Karetsas 2:0. 58th Otele 2:1.

Genk: Van Crombrugge; El Ouahdi, Sadick, Mets, Medina (92. Palacios); Hrosovsky (94. Bangoura), Heynen; Karetsas, Heymans (75. Sattlberger), Sor (46. Adedeji-Sternberg); Oh (75. Mirisola).

Basel: Hitz; Tsunemoto (78. Shaqiri), Adjetey, Daniliuc, Schmid; Bacanin (78. Koindredi), Metinho; Traoré, Leroy (60. Agbonifo), Otele (86. Soticek); Broschinski (60. Ajeti).

Remarks: Cautions: 62nd Adedeji-Sternberg. 62nd - Heymans. 78th Traoré. 85th Smets. 89th Karetsas.

KRC Genk

Completed

2:1

(2:0)

FC Basel

• Oh Hyeon-gyu - 1:0 (14.)
• Konstantinos Karetsas - 2:0 (45.+2.)
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• (57.) 2:1 - Philip Otele

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89.
Agbonifo sniffs the equalizer
64.
57.
45.+2.
Karetsas scores a dream goal shortly before the break
14.
Oh Hyeon-gyu gives Genk the lead - Basler look on
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Otele with the first good chance of the game
#Before the game
#Before the game
Basel need new vigor against former coach Fink - YB looking for confirmation
90.+7.
End of 2nd half
90.+4.
Substitution in KRC Genk

Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
Midfielder
90.+4.
Substitution out KRC Genk

Patrik Hrošovský
Midfielder
90.+2.
Substitution in KRC Genk

Adrian Palacios
Defender
90.+2.
Substitution out KRC Genk

Yaimar Medina
Defender
89.
Yellow card KRC Genk
Konstantinos Karetsas
87.
Substitution in FC Basel
Marin Soticek
Striker
87.
Substitution out FC Basel
Philip Otele
Striker
86.
Yellow card KRC Genk
Matte Smets
79.
Substitution in FC Basel

Koba Koindredi
Midfielder
79.
Substitution out FC Basel
Andrej Bacanin
Midfielder
78.
Substitution in FC Basel

Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder
78.
Substitution out FC Basel
Keigo Tsunemoto
Defender
76.
Yellow card FC Basel
Bénie Traoré
75.
Substitution in KRC Genk

Robin Mirisola
Striker
75.
Substitution out KRC Genk

Oh Hyeon-gyu
Striker
75.
Substitution in KRC Genk

Nikolas Sattlberger
Midfielder
75.
Substitution out KRC Genk

Daan Heymans
Midfielder
62.
Yellow card KRC Genk
Daan Heymans
62.
Yellow card KRC Genk
Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
60.
Substitution in FC Basel
Jeremy Agbonifo
Striker
60.
Substitution out FC Basel

Leo Leroy
Midfielder
60.
Substitution in FC Basel

Albian Ajeti
Striker
60.
Substitution out FC Basel
Moritz Broschinski
Striker
57.
Goal for FC Basel, 2:1 through Philip Otele (Bénie Traoré)
Philip Otele
Striker
Assist: Bénie Traoré
Striker
46.
Substitution in KRC Genk

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
Striker
46.
Substitution out KRC Genk

Yira Sor
Midfielder
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+2.
End of 1st half
45.+2.
Goal for KRC Genk, 2:0 through Konstantinos Karetsas (Daan Heymans)

Konstantinos Karetsas
Midfielder

Assist: Daan Heymans
Midfielder
14.
Goal for KRC Genk, 1:0 through Oh Hyeon-gyu (Zakaria El Ouahdi)

Oh Hyeon-gyu
Striker

Assist: Zakaria El Ouahdi
Defender
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Start of the match