Basel 0-1 Neuchâtel Xamax: result and report
Super League · Saturday 23 August 2008
Result
Basel 0-1 Neuchâtel Xamax
Super League · Saturday 23 August 2008, 15:45 UTC · half-time 4-2
Basel 0-1 Neuchâtel Xamax: match report
Basel lost to Neuchâtel Xamax 0-1 in the Super League on Saturday 23 August 2008. The half-time score was 4-2.
Benjamin Huggel opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Basel's goals came from Benjamin Huggel (26', penalty), Eren Derdiyok (28'), Eren Derdiyok (34') and Carlitos (44'). Neuchâtel Xamax scored through Matar Coly (38'), Matar Coly (42') and Julio Rossi (50').
Discipline: Basel received 1 yellow card; Neuchâtel Xamax received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Basel were 1st on 15 points from 6 and Neuchâtel Xamax 3rd on 10 points from 6. Basel went on to finish that season 2nd with 71 points, and Neuchâtel Xamax 5th with 49.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Basel wins, 1 draw and 1 for Neuchâtel Xamax.
Going into the match Basel's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Neuchâtel Xamax's W-L-D-W-W.
Key events
- 21'Yellow card · Stéphane Besle
- 25'Yellow card · Hussein Abdul Ghani
- 26'Penalty goal · Benjamin Huggel
- 28'Goal · Eren Derdiyok
- 34'Goal · Eren Derdiyok
- 38'Goal · Matar Coly
- 42'Goal · Matar Coly
- 44'Goal · Carlitos
- 50'Goal · Julio Rossi
- 53'Yellow card · Eren Derdiyok
- 78'Yellow card · Thierno Bah
- 88'Yellow card · Iván Furios