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The winner of the match: Marvin Spielmann cheers after the decisive 2: 1. Image: keystone
“The biggest” for YB and “a certain gap” at FCB, that’s what those involved say about the cup final
Of course, Jean-Pierre Nsame, the YB-Torgarant par excellence, also faced each other in the cup final. But YB’s hero in the cup final was someone who had to eat dirt this season: Marvin Spielmann. Basel manager Marcel Koller resigned with a defeat, but in style.
Gerardo Seoane was already on the sidelines with one of his thoughts on the penalty shoot-out – the coach later said – when Guillaume Hoarau almost wrote the YB fairy tale and shortly after Marvin Spielmann gave the Bernese luck in this cup final.
Spielmann gives YB luck. Video: SRF
Spielmann scored 2-1 from long range in the 89th minute, seven minutes after being substituted, giving YB the historic double. “An overwhelming feeling, I have no words,” the 24-year-old Joker whispered, as his teammates formed the background of the nearly deserted stadium for collective shouts.
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A little later, the head had regained control of the emotions. “This double is the biggest thing I have seen in my football life so far. That’s what you dream of as a kid, and that’s what you tell your grandchildren, “Spielmann said.
He saw that the winning goal in the final was also a reward for his perseverance. “If you believe in your strengths and don’t give up, you will eventually be rewarded for it.” His coach agreed: “Despite his difficult personal situation, he never stopped training.”
Marcel Koller is disappointed
For Marcel Koller, the guest appearance as coach of the shaky FC Basel ended with no happy ending. “We started well, but we went down a bit in the second half. For 10 to 15 minutes, the vote was no longer correct, ”Koller said. In the end, there was a truism for the outgoing FCB coach: “If you don’t score goals in front, you put them behind.”
Marcel Koller remains without a title with FC Basel this season. Image: keystone
Even in his last PK match as FCB coach, Koller did not want to make a critical tone about the chaos at the club and the communicative setbacks of recent months. He chose the exit in style. “I find it difficult to take stock here. For the moment disappointment over this defeat prevails and I feel a certain emptiness. I think the team can be proud of what they have achieved in this unusual season, ”said the 59-year-old Zurich.
Koller did not hide the fact that he had gone through unusual things in the two years at the former Swiss flagship club, which had collapsed: “I have been a coach for 23 years. I never would have thought that I could still learn so much. “(Dab / sda)
