Here Barry scores to make it 1-0 against Winterthur.
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The scene of the game
FC Basel won 3-1 away against FC Winterthur. There were wild scenes between the 53rd and 56th minutes. After a missed free kick for Winterthur, Captain Lekaj complained too vehemently to referee Dudic and was sent off with a yellow-red card.
Just three minutes later, the home team was sent off for the second time. Schneider pulled Veiga back as he tried to shoot on goal. It was his second yellow card in just a few minutes. He conceded the first in the 50th minute. With nine players, FC Winterthur still scored the goal. But this was no longer of any use.
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The key figure
Finally. At the 19th attempt, Barry finally scored in the league. After a mistake by Winti defender Granit Lekaj, Barry quickly switched gears and coolly scored the celebrated opening goal for Rotblau. In the final phase he even scored his second goal.
This finally broke the knot for the young FC Basel striker. Because the start at FCB was horror for him. Barry did score against Tobol Kostanay in qualifying for the Conference League in the summer, but he took two penalties and was sent off. Barry was sent off in the first game against FCSG. As a result, bad luck stuck to his shoe. And really. In 18 games he never found the back of the net; he became a death knell. See you on Tuesday evening.
The better team
FC Basel. The Basel team was also able to confirm their good performances on the Schützenwiese this year. After the draw against Zurich and the win against YB, the success against Winti was absolutely deserved. FCB was the more active and also more dangerous team.
Particularly: Basel almost competed with a youth team. The youngest player on the field was 16-year-old Marvin Akahomen. By far the oldest kicker: goalie Marwin Hitz at 36 years old. True to the motto: Youth researches. It worked. Meanwhile, the Winterthur team didn’t have their nerves under control and, as mentioned, finished the game with nine players.
The twittering from the stands
Things are going slowly at FC Basel. Under coach Fabio Celestini there were only two defeats in eleven games across all competitions. And what’s more: Before the game against FCW, FCB was unbeaten in four consecutive away games for the first time this season (2 wins/2 draws), having previously lost the first six away games.
The last time FCB remained unbeaten in four away games in a row was a while ago: namely in the 2021/22 season under Guillermo Abascal (2 wins/4 draws). And Rotblau was now able to extend this series with the success against Winterthur.
Tore
13’ | 0:1 | Barry was able to attack Winti goalie Keller on his own. The Frenchman didn’t have to be asked twice and hit the right corner to give Basel the lead.
72’ | 0:2 | Barry scored for the second time. Demir passed to Beney, who finished straight away. Keller parried, but only as far as Barry.
79’ | 1:2 | With two players less, Lüthi scored the 1:2 for FC Winterthur.
90+1’ | 1:3 | Renato Veiga scored the final score. It was 3:1.
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The other game
The Young Boys won 5-1 against promoted Yverdon. The success was ultimately deserved, but the Bernese team showed a lot of effort, especially at the beginning. Thanks to Carlos, Yverdon took the lead early on. However, the French-speaking Swiss could not hold on to 1-0, YB reacted too strongly: Raphael Wicky’s team showed a strong reaction to the defeat away against FC Basel on Saturday evening.
The outlook
FC Basel plays against Lugano at the weekend, Winti has to play against GC in the canton derby. The Young Boys play against Lausanne, Yverdon meets FC Zurich.