Master YB also wins the cup

The Young Boys won the double for the first time since 1958. The Swiss champions won the Cup final in Bern against defending champions Basel 2-1.

Substitute Marvin Spielmann scored the winning goal in the 89th minute with a long-range shot that made Basel goalkeeper Djordje Nikolic look bad. Basel took the lead shortly before the break thanks to a header from Omar Alderete, and YB drew level shortly after the break after a wonderful combination from Jean-Pierre Nsame.

For the Young Boys it is the first cup victory since 1987. After that, the Bernese lost four finals in a row, including two years ago as champions to FC Zurich.

To prevail in the Cup final four days after surviving the second qualifying round of the Champions League next season, YB needed a significant increase in performance compared to last Wednesday’s appearance, as well as the first. party against FCB.

YB only lights up after break

With Arthur Cabral, Taulant Xhaka and Luca Zuffi, the Basel team lacked three highs, and there was also the fact that Eray Cömert and Samuele Campo, who surprisingly appeared on the match sheet and were substituted in the final phase, had a training deficit after quarantine. However, FCB started stronger than YB on the artificial turf in Bern. Defending champion Omar Alderetes won 1-0 after an avoidable corner in the 42nd minute with a convincing fight and a direct drive. Within half an hour, Valentin Stocker had also faced, but the goal did not count due to an offside by coach Silvan Widmer.

After the break, however, YB showed the required reaction, and in the 50th minute the champions tied. Jean-Pierre Nsame stood at the end of a wonderful relay pass through Aebischer, Sulejmani, Moumi Ngamaleu and again Aebischer. In the end, the winner of the match was hardly named Marvin Spielmann, but Guillaume Hoarau. YB’s outgoing club icon came in in the 80th minute and nearly struck shortly after, but the header hit the post.

However, the Hoarau era, like that of goalkeeper Marco Wölfli, ended with historic success: YB’s first double in 62 years. For Marcel Koller, however, at the end of a turbulent time at the crisis-ravaged FCB, it was a final disappointment. After a strong first half, his understaffed team missed the last puff or the golden joker on the bench in the finals. On Monday, Koller’s successor, Ciriaco Sforza, will take over the FCB title.

Basel – Young Boys 1: 2 (1: 0)

Wankdorf, Bern. – SR Schärer. – Tore: 42. Alderete (free) 1-0. 50. Nsame (Aebischer) 1: 1. 89. Spielmann (Camara) 1: 2.

Basel: Nikolic; Widmer, Van der Werff, Alderete, Petretta; Frei, Marchand (80. Cömert); Stocker (86. Field), Van Wolfswinkel, Pululu; Ademi.

Young boys: Von Ballmoos; Lefort, Camara, Lustenberger (49th Zesiger), García (82nd Spielmann); Sulejmani (66º Gaudino), Aebischer, Martins (66º Sierro), Moumi Ngamaleu (82º Hoarau); Fassnacht, Nsame.

Observations: Basel without Cabral, Ramires (quarantine), Xhaka and Zuffi (both injured). Young Boys without Meschack, Lauper and Petignat (all injured). 85 header to Hoarau’s post. Warnings: 5. Martins (missing). 12. Widmer (foul). 62 Marchand (foul). 68. Ademi (foul). 69 Garcia (foul). 74. Moumi Ngamaleu (complaining). 74. Van der Werff (foul).