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Match report
Football Elite
Elite Cup: Round 2 (setup 4, season 9)
FC Basel
v.
Espanyol
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
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Hugo LLORIS717David DE GEA Quintana
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
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Jason GERIA72Víctor RUÍZ Torre
JORDI ALBA Ramos73FERNANDO NAVARRO Corbacho
Granit XHAKA48David Jiménez SILVA
Javier Martínez Aguinaga, JAVI MARTÍNEZ75Laurent KOSCIELNY
Raphaël VARANE67Andreas CHRISTENSEN
Marcelo Alfonso DÍAZ Rojas677Sami KHEDIRA
André SCHÜRRLE78PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Seydou DOUMBIA9Robert LEWANDOWSKI
Rafael Gimenes da Silva, RAFINHA107DIEGO da Silva COSTA
Endogan ADILI11Sergio Leonel AGÜERO
Manager
Kay VOSER12Héctor Alfredo MORENO Herrera
Tomás VACLIK13Francisco Casilla Cortés, KIKO CASILLA
Gastón SAURO14RAÚL GARCÍA Escudero
Matty REGAN15Franck RIBÉRY
166Wifred NDIDI

FC Basel 0 Espanyol 1
after extra time
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 38,390, Stadium: St. Jakob-Park, Referee: Martin PENICKA 8½)
Scorers97 Pedro
Substitutions71 Lewandowski <=> Ndidi
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners5
8Fouls6
0Offsides1
5Shots on11
5Shots off19
10Total shots30
5Shots saved10
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: David Jiménez SILVA
4A neatly crafted cross from RAFINHA, was placed goalbound by SCHÜRRLE only for DE GEA to block.
9PEDRO drilled a looping shot just wide from twenty-five yards out.
15AGÜERO ran onto a delightful ball from SILVA but fumbled his shot wide.
15A header by LEWANDOWSKI at the far post was comfortably collected by the FC Basel 'keeper.
18A poor strike from PEDRO trickled agonisingly wide.
28LEWANDOWSKI rushed through the FC Basel defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
40A fine ball from CHRISTENSEN on the left bobbled toward KHEDIRA who scuffed his shot over the bar.
 
48A penalty box meleé resulted in SCHÜRRLE tapping a low shot over.
49AGÜERO beat VARANE and hit the ball to LEWANDOWSKI who dragged his shot wide.
51The FC Basel 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce shot from Espanyol's LEWANDOWSKI.
53An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the FC Basel 'keeper by PEDRO.
58PEDRO fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
59The Espanyol 'keeper parried a refined strike from RAFINHA.
60A free-kick from FERNANDO NAVARRO floated just wide.
65XHAKA was put clear by SCHÜRRLE and he raced past DE GEA but thrust his shot over.
67A brilliant strike from LEWANDOWSKI was dealt with by a fine parry from LLORIS.
73A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
79PEDRO brought the ball past SCHÜRRLE and rifled a poor shot well wide.
 
95A cross from DIEGO COSTA left KOSCIELNY in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
97GOAL!! Some steady work by CHRISTENSEN on the left, left PEDRO yards clear, and he nutmegged LLORIS and drove the ball over the line. (1-0 Espanyol)
105+2RUÍZ's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the FC Basel upright.
 
120DOUMBIA rushed an easy chance.