FC Basel sink into the Cup against Winterthur

Cup of madness! Winterthur throws FC Basel into a wide arc

Cup: Basel – Winterthur 2: 6

FC Basel offers another example of their current situation in the Cup round of 16. An uninspired FCB loses 2: 6 against lower-class FC Winterthur.

The way things are currently with the once dominant FC Basel showed itself impressively at Winterthur’s gates with a 4-0 through Gezim Pepsi and Samir Ramizis 5-0 after an hour. With the exception of the unfortunate Djordje Nikolic in goal, no Basel pro tried to prevent attacking Zurich from scoring. Anyone who expected a reaction from FCB after Sunday’s defeat in the clasico against FC Zurich (0-2) was bitterly disappointed. Rather, the emergence of the Basler Cup can actually only be interpreted as a vote of mistrust from the players: coach Ciriaco Sforza, perhaps also President Bernhard Burgener.

For FC Winterthur, who had already taken the lead in the 18th minute with Ramizi’s remarkable long-distance shot from 25 meters, it was their first victory in the sixth cup match with FCB since 2012. Ralph Loose’s team often he had performed well against the big favorites of the Super League in recent years, but was never rewarded for it.

On Wednesday, despite the game moving to St. Jakob-Park, the FCW, which was not very stylish in the Challenge League, had a concentrated but not outstanding performance to reach the Cup quarter-finals. Therefore, an inglorious series continues at FC Basel. He hasn’t won any of the last competitive games at St. Jakob Park.

The telegram:

Winterthur – Basel 6: 2 (2: 0)
St. Jakob Park, Basel. – SR Schnyder.
Tearing: 19. Ramizi 1: 0. 41. Buess (Penalty kick) 2: 0. 50. Alves 3: 0. 58. Pepsi 4: 0. 60. Ramizi 5: 0. 78. Kasami (Pululu) 5: 1. 83. Cardoso (Zhegrova) 5: 2. 87. Mahamid (Alves) 6: 2.
Winterthur: Marzino; Gantenbein (63. Omerovic), Lekaj, Kamberi, Wittwer; Arnold (28th Isik), Kriz; Pepsi (75. Volkart); Alves, Buess (75. Mahamid), Ramizi (75. Ballet).
Basel: Nikolic; Widmer (40. van der Werff), Cardoso, Close, Petretta; Bunjaku, Kasami; Stocker, Pululu (29. Kalulu), Zhegrova; van Wolfswinkel.
Observations: Winterthur without Baak (suspended), Spiegel, Gonçalves, Muci, Roth and Calla (all injured). Basel without Jorge, Xhaka, Padula, Marchand, von Moos and Abrashi (all injured), Frei and Cömert (not included). 28. Arnold retired injured. 29. Pululu injured, eliminated. 40. Widmer wounded and eliminated. Warnings: 13. Gantenbein (foul). 45. Stocker (foul). 66. Omerovic (foul). (sda)

St. Gallen – Lucerne 2: 1

After five straight games without a win and only one win in the last nine games, St. Gallen is back on track in the Super League. FCSG win the supplementary match against Lucerna 2-1.

With a goal from their scorers Dejan Sorgic, the Lucerne team led during the break. The turning point began in the 56th minute, when Lucerna defender Martin Frydek was sent off with a red card and Víctor Ruiz used a penalty to tie it. After 72, Kwadwo Duah scored the decisive 2-1 with a sixth goal of the season.

The telegram:

St. Gallen – Lucerne 2: 1 (0: 1)
SR Horisberger.
Tearing: 15. Sorgic 0: 1. 58. Ruiz (Penalty kick) 1: 1. 72. Duah (Ruiz) 2: 1.
St. Gallen: Zigi; Stergiou, Nuhu (65. Kräuchi), Fazliji, Traorè (76. Cabral); Quintillà; Görtler, Ruiz (88. Letard); Stillhart; Guillemenot (65. Babic), Duah (88. Youan).
Lucerne: Müller; Schwegler, Knezevic, Burch, Frydek; Schulz (78th Sidler), Wehrmann (78th Grether); Schaub (62º Emini), ugrinic; Schürpf (52 ° Ndiaye) Sorgic (62 ° Tasar).
Observations: St. Gallen without Campos, González and Muheim (all injured), Adamu (quarantine) and Staubli (not included). Lucerna without Alabi, Lucas and Ndenge (all injured) and Carbonell (not included). 56. Red card against Frydek (foul on the emergency brake). Warnings: 19º Traorè (swallow), 61º Schaub (foul). Schwegler (complain). 86. Görtler (foul).

Lugano – Napkin 1: 1

Lugano and Servette are still squatting in just one win this year. In the supplementary game of round 16, the neighbors at the table share the points 1: 1 after a hectic final phase.

Lugano looked good in the final minutes. Thanks to a goal from the winter influx Asumah Abubakar (18), the people of Ticino found themselves in a comfortable position at first in Cornaredo. The Geneva guests were forced by the deficit to play the game, while Ticino was able to play their strength, the fast counter.

Maurizio Jacobacci’s team plan worked until the final minutes. Aside from Vincent Sasso’s header to Corner in the 23rd minute, Noam Baumann had little to intervene for 85 minutes. This suddenly changed three minutes before the end of regular time.

In the 87th minute Baumann was able to stand out against Alex Schalk when he saved his penalty. Six minutes later, the Ticino goalkeeper was also unable to defend himself against the 28-year-old Dutchman, forgotten at the Ticino Abwehrbund after Théo Valls tried to shoot.

The telegram:

Lugano – Servette 1: 1 (1: 0)
SR Fähndrich.
Tearing: 18. Abubakar (Sabbatini) 1: 0. 93. Schalk (Valls) 1: 1.
Lugano: Baumann; Kecskes, Oss, Daprelà (78. Facchinetti); Custodian (78. Macek); Lavanchy, Lovric (69. Covilo), Sabbatini, Facchinetti, Guerrero; Bottani (78. Gerndt), Abubakar (85. Ardaiz).
Servette: Frick; Sauthier (67. Schalk), Vouilloz, Sasso, Clichy; Cognat, Valls; Stevanovic, Imeri (83. Rouiller), Mendy; Koné (67. Kyei).
Observations: Lugano without Maric (injured). Servette sin Céspedes (suspended), Alves, Antunes, Diallo, Fofana and Henchoz (all injured). 87.Baumann has a penalty for a foul from Falk. Warnings: 9. Lavanchy (missing). 22. Oss (missing). 45 Stevanovic (foul). 60. Cognat (complaining). 80. Sabbatini (foul / penalized in the next game). 86. Macek (foul). 88. Bottani (unsportsmanlike conduct).

(sda / bal)

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