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This game almost took another spectacular turn. With a score of 2: 1 for Lugano, Edon Zhegrova brought a final cross into the penalty area a few seconds before injury time ran out. Arthur Cabral started with his back to the goal for the high shot, hitting the ball perfectly, but Lugano goalkeeper Noam Baumann dived into the high right angle and parried it.
Lugano’s first home win since November 29 was perfect. Back then, guests in Cornaredo: FC Basel of all places. Since then Ticino have played 8 home games without winning.
Half time 1 in Basel
The game had started out very differently. The first part was combative and balanced in terms of the proportions of the game. Only FCB had chances, of which they took advantage of the lead in the 22nd minute. Cabral won the aerial duel after a corner, Baumann did not look good.
Lugano responded 6 minutes later with the supposed equalization of Joaquín Ardaiz, which however did not count because there was an offside position in the formation.
Half time 2 in Lugano
After the tea break, the picture was completely different: Suddenly, Lugano had a chance and Basel was shaking. The Luganesi changed the system and since then he acted with two forwards. Asumah Abubakar and Numa Lavanchy initially failed. Sandi Lovric, with dual Slovenian and Austrian nationality, scored the loser 1-1 in the 60th minute.
Now Lugano had smelled a wick and was getting even stronger. In the 76th minute Mattia Bottani was finally forgotten in the penalty area: After a pass to the back of the defense, the ten from Lugano scored the 2-1 victory. In the scoring statistics for the 2nd half, Lugano finished 5: 1.
So it goes
Lugano overtakes FC Basel in the table and is now at 3. Basel’s next game will be on April 5 at home against Vaduz. Lugano is a guest at Servette the day before.
