FC Basel and FC Lausanne-Sport put up a tough fight and ended up drawing 1-1, leaving the Basel side in second place in the table.
For a long time, FC Basel were well on their way to three points. The 1-0 lead taken by Kevin Carlos after just 183 seconds lasted for over an hour and seemed particularly solid when Fousseni Diabaté spoiled the dethroned leaders' Sunday evening with a direct free kick in the 67th minute.
The two teams played out a spectacular duel with many goal scenes. Little was missing in the second half and FC Basel would have extended their lead to two goals. Xherdan Shaqiri took center stage twice with brilliant passes, and twice the would-be goalscorer started from the offside. Bénie Traoré (62') and Kevin Carlos (64') rejoiced too soon. The equalizer, which came just a short time later, was all the more painful for the hosts.
Lausanne-Sport, who have struggled to convert their qualities into points this year, deserved this draw first and foremost because they responded so impressively to the 0:1 in the first half and caused FCB major problems in front of their own fans. Two goals were disallowed in the first 45 minutes due to an offside and a handball respectively.
There was nothing wrong with Fousseni Diabaté's 1:1. Three minutes after coming on as a substitute, the eleven-time Mali international fired a free kick from 18 meters into the crossbar, with Marwin Hitz still on the ball but only able to deflect it into his own net via the post.
The draw was also annoying for FC Basel because they had actually drawn the right conclusions from the difficult first half and had the majority of the game well under control after the break. There were chances to win after the 1:1. Shortly before the final whistle, defender Adrian Barisic came close to making it 2-1 when he put a free header next to the goal. However, Kevin Carlos' tenth goal of the season was a somewhat meagre return for the league's best offense on Sunday, given the number of scoring chances.
Man of the match: Karlo Letica
"Despite all the chances created by the two attacking departments: Neither can decide the game for their team. Letica is on hand several times both in half-time and after the changeover and skillfully drags the game on in the final phase to take some of the wind out of Basel's sails."
blue Sport commentator Joel Di Ronco
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Basel - Lausanne-Sport 1:1 (1:0)
SR San. - Goals: 3rd Kevin Carlos (Leroy) 1:0. 67th Hitz (own goal) 1:1.
Basel: Hitz; Mendes, Barisic, Adjetey, Schmid; Leroy, Avdullahu, Romário Baró (59. Kade); Shaqiri, Kevin Carlos (77. Ajeti), Otele (59. Traoré).
Lausanne-Sport: Letica; Giger, Sow, Dussenne, Poaty; Custodio, Koindredi; Okou (63. Diabaté), Sanches, Balde (63. de la Fuente); Ajdini (63. Sène).
Remarks: Cautions: Okou (20), Balde (20), Leroy (32), Custodio (55), Letica (80), Traoré (83), Giger (93).
Comments on the match
FC Basel
FC Lausanne-Sport
- Kevin Carlos - 1:0 (4.)
- (67.) 1:1 - Marwin Hitz
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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76.
Letica keeps his team in the game
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67.
Diabaté equalizes an animated game
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64.
Traoré and Kevin Carlos score - both from an offside position
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46.
Refereeing expert Grossen explains why Basel's opening goal was not disallowed
The scene before Kevin Carlos' opening goal is the big topic during the break. Refereeing expert Bruno Grossen explains why the goal was not disallowed.
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45.+3.
Shaqiri fails to score from a free kick shortly before the break
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45.+2.
Lausanne are again denied a goal
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37.
Kevin Carlos cannot get past the Lausanne defense
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29.
VAR rescinds Lausanne goal
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26.
Koindredi's cross puts Hitz in trouble
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17.
Ajdini cannot get past Hitz
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15.
Magnin bursts his collar - he sees yellow
Ludovic Magnin claims to have seen a foul on Custodio in front of Kevin Carlos' goal, which was not whistled. Ten minutes later, the coach still can't get his head around it. Fedayi San shows him a yellow card.
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4.
Kevin Carlos gives FCB the lead
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0.
Rolf Fringer on Xhaka's resignation: "He is a figure of integration"
In the countdown to FC Basel's match against FC Lausanne-Sport, Rolf Fringer talks about Taulant Xhaka's retirement.
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Marco Streller on Taulant's retirement: "I am very sad"
Taulant Xhaka is retiring at the end of the season. His companion Marco Streller knows the FCB legend very well and has a personal message for the 33-year-old.
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0.
Celestini: "If you think too much, you won't find the solution"
Fabio Celestini has turned FC Basel back into a championship contender. The 49-year-old has already experienced a lot in his coaching career - and also learned a lot. On blue Sport, Celestini remembers the time in Lausanne when he was too cerebral.
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90.+4.End of 2nd half
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90.+3.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Raoul Giger
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83.Yellow card FC Basel
Bénie Traoré
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80.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Karlo Letica
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77.Substitution in FC Basel
Albian Ajeti
Striker
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77.Substitution out FC Basel
Kevin Carlos
Striker
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67.Goal for FC Lausanne-Sport, 1:1 through an own goal by Marwin Hitz
Marwin Hitz
Goalkeeper
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63.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Konrad De La Fuente
Striker
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63.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Aliou Baldé
Striker
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63.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Kaly Sene
Striker
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63.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Alban Ajdini
Striker
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63.Substitution in FC Lausanne-Sport
Fousséni Diabaté
Striker
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63.Substitution out FC Lausanne-Sport
Teddy Okou
Striker
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59.Substitution in FC Basel
Anton Kade
Midfielder
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59.Substitution out FC Basel
Romário Baró
Midfielder
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59.Substitution in FC Basel
Bénie Traoré
Striker
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59.Substitution out FC Basel
Philip Otele
Midfielder
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55.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Olivier Custodio
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+6.End of 1st half
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32.Yellow card FC Basel
Leo Leroy
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21.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Aliou Baldé
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20.Yellow card FC Lausanne-Sport
Teddy Okou
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4.Goal for FC Basel, 1:0 through Kevin Carlos (Leo Leroy)
Kevin Carlos
Striker
Assist: Leo Leroy
Midfielder
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1.Start of the match
