3 goals and 1 assist: Xherdan Shaqiri single-handedly led FC Basel to victory over their rivals.Bild: KEYSTONE
Xherdan Shaqiri decides a crazy classic at FC Zurich with a late goal in favor of FC Basel. The FCSG lost 2:4 against Servette and lost to leader Thun.
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Zurich – Basel 3:4
What a crazy classic in Letzigrund! In front of almost 20,000 spectators, Zurich and Basel exchanged blows for more than 90 minutes. The FCZ took the lead twice in the wild game, and Xherdan Shaqiri equalized twice in the first half. After the break, Shaqiri played a sensitive free kick to Philip Otele to make it 3-2, but that was far from it.
Shaqiri’s stroke of genius leads to the Otele goal.Video: SRF
Half an hour later, after Damienus Reson’s equalizer in the 64th minute, no goals were scored despite a flood of chances. Then the stage belonged to Shaqiri again, who actually scored the winning goal in the 4th minute of stoppage time with a well-placed shot on the edge of the penalty area.
Craziness! Shaqiri had not scored in the Super League since December 7th. Now he has been successful three times, recorded his tenth assist and increased his season tally in the Super League to nine goals and ten assists. To make it 1-1, he needed two touches of the ball after a through pass from Otele, and one to make it 2-2 after a failed trip from Yanick Brecher. For the winning goal, he grabbed the ball after winning a duel, moved diagonally towards the penalty area, delayed the finish and shot into the bottom corner.
Shaqiri’s winning goal in the 94th minute.Video: SRF
«You don’t have to say much about it. “We all know what Shaq can do, so thank you for the points,” said a delighted Dion Kacuri after the game. Kacuri also scored after half an hour, but his supposed 2-1 didn’t count because of hand contact.
Philippe Kény’s penalty to make it 2-1 for FCZ also went haywire: Marwin Hitz parried his first attempt, but left the goal line too early. On the second attempt, Kény, who was also otherwise conspicuous, hammered the ball into the high corner.
Philippe Kény hits better with the second one.Video: SRF
The atmospheric classic for FC Basel began in a very inauspicious way with Matthias Phaëton conceding a goal after just 34 seconds. Thanks to Shaqiri, it ultimately resulted in a sweet prestige victory for Basel, which can also serve as a liberating blow for the coming weeks. Although the Basel team have not lost in eight games in the Super League, they have drawn five times in the previous seven games – which is why sports director Daniel Stucki failed to publicly support coach Ludovic Magnin before the game.
The summary of the game.Video: SRF
Zurich – Basel 3:4 (2:2)
18,878 spectators. SR San.
Tore: 1. Phaëton (Krasniqi) 1:0. 11. Shaqiri (Otele) 1:1. 43. Keny (Penalty) 2:1. 45. Shaqiri (Schmid) 2:2. 51. Otele (Shakiri) 2:3. 64. Reverso 3:3. 94. Shaqiri (Duranville) 3:4.
Zürich: Brecher; Palacio, Segura (56. Ihendu), Vujevic; Kablan (63. Bangoura), Tsawa, Reichmuth (82. Stiel), Comenencia; Krasniqi (55. Di Giusto); Phaëton (63. Reverson), Kény.
Basel: Hit; Rüg, Adjey, Dalic, Schmid; Coindredi (87. Leroy), Catch; Agbonipho (68. Duranville), on them (74. Strainé); Filling (68. We have Education /87. Stick).
Warnings: 2. Phaëton (suspended in the next game), 42. Ajeti, 44. Shaqiri (suspended in the next game), 70. Kény, 74. Di Giusto, 80. Koindredi.
St.Gallen – Servette 2:4
FC St. Gallen lost three points to leader Thun in the Super League. A controversial penalty brings Servette back into the game after a 0-2 deficit and a 4-2 away win.
Jérémy Guillemenot was Servette’s main protagonist during the reunification in eastern Switzerland. The Genevans were 0-2 behind at the break before the former St. Galler set out to turn events on their head.
One minute after the restart, Guillemenot scored the goal. In the 80th minute he equalized from the penalty point, and in the 83rd minute he set up a cross for Miroslav Stevanovic to make it 3-2. Finally, David Douline scored the final point in stoppage time.
The controversial penalty scene.Video: SRF
It was a development that had not been indicated in the first 45 minutes – and to which a controversial penalty perhaps made a decisive contribution. St. Gallen led 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Lukas Görtler and Jozo Stanic, and the score was 2-1 when referee Mirel Turkes assessed a scene in the 80th minute as worthy of a penalty after studying the video images. In his opinion, Noah Kleine-Bekel elbowed Miroslav Stevanovic in a clearly won header duel.
As a result, Servette completely turned the game around and turned the trends on their head: St. Gallen lost again in its first game of the year after three wins to end the year, Servette won again after four games without a win and got its first win in January at the fourth attempt.
St. Gallen – Servette 2:4 (2:0)
15,290 spectators. SR Turkes.
Tore: 2. Görtler (Vandermersch) 1:0. 15. Stanic (Görtler) 2:0. 46. Guillemenot 2:1. 80. Guillemenot (Penalty) 2:2. 83. Miroslav Stevanovic (Guillemenot) 2:3. 92. Douline (Rouiller) 2:4.
St. Gallen: Zigi; Gaal, Stanic (61. Vallci), Kleine-Bekel; Vandermersch, Görtler (69. Mihailo Stevanovic), Daschner, Boukhalfa, Okoroji (85. Ouattara); Witzig (85. Besio); Baldé (68. Vogt).
Napkins: Hurry; Burch, Rouiller, Machic; Miguel (39. Mens), Cognate, Douline, Njoh; Miroslav Stanovic, William (88. Ondoua); Máz (68. Ishuayed).
Warnings: 14. Miguel, 45. Gall, 79. Kleine-Beel, 88. Mall. (/
