Neuchâtel Xamax 1-0 Basel: result and report
Super League · Sunday 30 November 2008
Result
Neuchâtel Xamax 1-0 Basel
Super League · Sunday 30 November 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Neuchâtel Xamax 1-0 Basel: match report
Neuchâtel Xamax beat Basel 1-0 in the Super League on Sunday 30 November 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ifet Taljevic opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Neuchâtel Xamax's goals came from Ifet Taljevic (35', penalty) and an own goal by Reto Zanni (67'). Basel did not score.
Discipline: Neuchâtel Xamax received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Basel received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Neuchâtel Xamax were 4th on 23 points from 15 and Basel 2nd on 34 points from 15. Neuchâtel Xamax went on to finish that season 5th with 49 points, and Basel 2nd with 71.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Neuchâtel Xamax wins, 1 draw and 2 for Basel.
Going into the match Neuchâtel Xamax's last five read L-W-L-W-D and Basel's L-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Ibrahima Niasse
- 33'Red card · Franco Costanzo
- 35'Penalty goal · Ifet Taljevic
- 65'Yellow card · Selver Hodzic
- 67'Own goal · Reto Zanni
- 70'Yellow card · Benjamin Huggel
- 76'Yellow card · David Abraham
- 77'Yellow card · Raphael Nuzzolo
- 81'Yellow card · Matar Coly
- 84'Second yellow · Ibrahima Niasse
Head-to-head
Team news
Basel expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Franco Costanzo, Reto Zanni, David Abraham, Francois Marque, Behrang Safari, Benjamin Huggel, Carlitos, Scott Chipperfield, Marcos Agustín Gelabert, Eren Derdiyok, Valentin Stocker