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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 19 (setup 4, season 9)
Melbourne Victory
v.
FC Basel
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Ben FOSTER616Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Serge AURIER2Kay VOSER
Leighton BAINES37JORDI ALBA Ramos
Jack CORK47Granit XHAKA
Robin KNOCHE56Javier Martínez Aguinaga, JAVI MARTÍNEZ
Niklas STARK66Raphaël VARANE
Charles Mariano ARÁNGUIZ Sandoval67Marcelo Alfonso DÍAZ Rojas
Adam LALLANA8André SCHÜRRLE
Ciro IMMOBILE79Seydou DOUMBIA
Andreas SAMARIS106Rafael Gimenes da Silva, RAFINHA
Robbie KRUSE116Jacques ZOUA Daogari
Manager
Luke WILKSHIRE12Endogan ADILI
John RUDDY13Tomás VACLIK
Emiliano MORETTI14Arlind AJETI
Frank ACHEAMPONG615Gastón SAURO
Jermaine JONES616Matty REGAN

Melbourne Victory 1 FC Basel 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 28,316, Stadium: AAMI Park, Referee: João PINTO CORREIA 6½)
43 ImmobileScorers43 Doumbia, 82 Jordi Alba
83 Cork <=> Jones, 84 Stark <=> AcheampongSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners10
11Fouls14
0Offsides4
4Shots on6
4Shots off9
8Total shots15
1Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Adam LALLANA
3FOSTER was able to block a poor shot from ZOUA.
18RAFINHA shot over.
19LALLANA rifled a simple chance past the righthand post.
22An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Melbourne Victory 'keeper by SCHÜRRLE.
23A shot from LALLANA was smothered by the FC Basel 'keeper.
31SCHÜRRLE ran onto a delightful ball from DÍAZ but toe-poked his shot wide of the righthand post.
35SCHÜRRLE beat STARK and flicked the ball to RAFINHA who pulled his shot wide.
39KRUSE's shot was well saved by the FC Basel 'keeper.
43GOAL!! After a patient build-up IMMOBILE drove a low shot past the FC Basel 'keeper. (1-0 Melbourne Victory)
43GOAL!! A nice run by XHAKA on the left was capped by a delightful cross which DOUMBIA fired home from inside the penalty box. (1-1)
 
47A brilliant shot from SAMARIS was dealt with by a fine parry from the 'keeper.
50Uncertainty in the Melbourne Victory defence enabled ZOUA to crack an effort just beyond the near post.
54RAFINHA beat three Melbourne Victory players and fired a golden opportunity wide.
58LALLANA knocked the ball to IMMOBILE who touched it inches over.
62DOUMBIA raced past LALLANA but fired the ball into the arms of FOSTER.
62The stunned FOSTER was a mere bystander as a backpass from LALLANA dropped just wide.
72A wonderful save prevented JORDI ALBA from scoring a great goal.
76SCHÜRRLE booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
82GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for JORDI ALBA to hammer the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 FC Basel)
82LALLANA made space on the left and knocked the ball to IMMOBILE who fired the ball over.
84DOUMBIA was put clear by RAFINHA and he stepped inside FOSTER but rammed his shot wide.
85A weak strike from JONES rolled agonisingly wide.
90A cross from DÍAZ left JORDI ALBA in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.