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CSKA made his big dream come true and is in the Europa League groups after beating Basel 1: 3 in a decisive playoff clash
FIRST HALF
In the first seconds the hosts tried to pressure, but the “reds” succeeded and little by little managed to respond. In the 9th minute, however, the defense of the ‘reds’ cracked, provoking the intervention of Gustavo Busato. He intercepted the dangerous pass from Fry to Cabral.
Two minutes later, Stocker and Cabral played, taking out Fry, but returned the ball over the crossbar. The first accurate shot of the game was in the 13th minute and at Basel’s goal. Jefferson was paired with Ali Sow, who made a good shot from distance, but George Nikolic dived in and saved.
In the 25th minute, Stamen Belchev’s team missed a golden opportunity. Pululu made a mistake and gave the ball to Georgi Yomov, who immediately advanced and went out alone before Nikolic, but shot very weak and direct towards him. There were quiet minutes without danger in front of both doors, acting with caution, waiting for the error of the other.
In the 34th minute, Sankare crossed the Swiss penalty area from a foul, but not very well and as expected Nikolic came out, Antov jumped and caught the ball. In 39 ‘, Basel played well in front of the visiting penalty area. Cabral kicked the ball to Van Wolfswinkel, who fired a volley but again over the door. In the 40th minute Valentin Stocker fired a strong shot from distance, but Gustavo Busato dived in and managed to score.
SECOND PART
The second half did not start very well for the ‘reds’, after in the 52′ the Swiss got the right to execute a penalty after a violation by Valentin Antov against Pululu. Behind the ball was Cabral, who sent the ball into Busato’s left corner.
54 ‘GOUUUT! Cabral transforms the penalty and unlocks the situation! 🔥#FCBSofia (1-0) pic.twitter.com/a2PBidsPHu
– FC Basel 1893 🇫🇷 (@FC_Basel_fr) October 1, 2020
In the 64th minute, Tiago, who came in as reserve, shot from a free-kick, but the ball hit the wall. Shortly after, a long pass to the area found Galabov, who passed Sow. However, the Gambian was unable to find his bearings quickly and did not make a good shot. After the Basel goal, CSKA pressed, but missed the final phase, failing to take advantage of the dangerous crosses into the penalty area to score a goal. In 67 ‘Sow tried to perform from behind the scissors, but the ball went through the door.
In 72 ‘this pressure paid off. Tiago took advantage of the space left by the home team, beat two players and shot straight into the goal into the penalty area without giving Nikolic a chance. In the final minutes, the “reds” were much cooler physically and all the interesting things were on the Basel door.
Two minutes before the end of regulation time, Thiago became the great hero of CSKA. He took a free kick from the edge of the Basel penalty area, the ball bouncing off Alder and Van Wolfswinkel and flying into Nikolic’s goal. In added time and another substitute Ahmed Ahmedov managed to sign for the final 1: 3.
INITIAL COMPOSITIONS
Basel: 1. Nikolic – 5. Widmer, 4. Jomert, 6. Alderete, 72. Padula – 14. Shchoker (c), 22. Bunjaku, 20. Fry, 11. Pululu – 98. Cabral, 9. Ricky van Wolfswinke
CSKA: 1. Gustavo Busato – 28. Plamen Galabov, 26. Valentin Antov, 2. Jurgen Matei, 18. Bradley Maziku – 3. Jefferson, 21. Amos Yuga – 30. Georgi Yomov, 13. Yunus Sankare, 14. Jules Keita – 22 Ali sow
BEFORE THE MEETING:
Today is the day all CSKA fans look forward to. Led by Stamen Belchev, the “reds” have a real chance to qualify for the Europa League groups. However, to do so they will have to beat Basel at St. Jacob’s Park.
The Swiss are a serious name on the European scene, but they are in crisis and this gives reason for even greater optimism that they can be eliminated. To get to this match, CSKA successively faced Maltese Sirens, BATE Borisov and B36 Torshavn from the Faroe Islands, hosting each of the matches.
In previous rounds of the tournament, Basel defeated Osijek, who fell victim to both CSKA and Anorthosis last season. The team is no longer the hegemon of the local Super League and has given that role to the Young Boys, but we must not lose sight of the fact that just a few weeks ago they played a quarter-final of the Europa League against Shakhtar (Donetsk).
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