Fiorentina vs FC Basel 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Semifinals
Basel strike late to beat Fiorentina in Europa League semis
A stoppage-time goal from Zeki Amdouni earned Basel a 2-1 win at Fiorentina in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semifinal Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 25': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Basel 0. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Martínez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 1, Basel 0.
- 59': Kasim Adams (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Basel. Liam Millar replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 71': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Basel 1. Andy Diouf (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka.
- 72': Wouter Burger (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
- 73': Substitution, Fiorentina. Josip Brekalo replaces Nicolás González.
- 77': Substitution, Basel. Andi Zeqiri replaces Jean-Kévin Augustin.
- 78': Dan Ndoye (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luka Jovic replaces Arthur Cabral.
- 86': Substitution, Basel. Darian Males replaces Wouter Burger.
- 87': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 90'+2': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Basel 2. Zeki Amdouni (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darian Males following a set piece situation.
Game Information
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 37,276
Statistics
 FCB |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 424 |
| 349 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 11 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 33 | Clearances | 9 |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 16 | Luca Ranieri |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 2 | Dodô |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 38 | Rolando Mandragora |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Arthur Cabral |
| 22 | Nicolás González |
| 11 | Jonathan Ikoné |
FC Basel (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marwin Hitz (GK) |
| 15 | Kasim Nuhu  |
| 21 | Andy Pelmard |
| 5 | Michael Lang |
| 23 | Wouter Burger |
| 8 | Andy Diouf |
| 34 | Taulant Xhaka |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 27 | Dan Ndoye |
| 9 | Zeki Amdouni |
| 10 | Jean-Kévin Augustin |
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