Neuchâtel Xamax 2-3 Basel: result and report
Super League · Sunday 19 April 2009
Result
Neuchâtel Xamax 2-3 Basel
Super League · Sunday 19 April 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Neuchâtel Xamax 2-3 Basel: match report
Neuchâtel Xamax were beaten by Basel 2-3 in the Super League on Sunday 19 April 2009. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Marko Perović opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Neuchâtel Xamax's goals came from Stéphane Besle (47') and Ifet Taljevic (50'). Basel scored through Marko Perović (24'), Marco Streller (35') and Eren Derdiyok (64').
Discipline: Neuchâtel Xamax received 2 yellow cards; Basel received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Neuchâtel Xamax were 5th on 36 points from 27 and Basel 2nd on 57 points from 27. 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 3 Neuchâtel Xamax wins, 1 draw and 3 for Basel.
Going into the match Neuchâtel Xamax's last five read L-L-D-L-W and Basel's W-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 24'Goal · Marko Perović
- 35'Goal · Marco Streller
- 36'Yellow card · Brown Ideye
- 47'Goal · Stéphane Besle
- 50'Goal · Ifet Taljevic
- 54'Yellow card · Tariq Chihab
- 64'Goal · Eren Derdiyok
- 65'Yellow card · Benjamin Huggel
Head-to-head
Team news
Basel expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Franco Costanzo, Francois Marque, Behrang Safari, Reto Zanni, David Abraham, Beg Ferati, Benjamin Huggel, Carlitos, Scott Chipperfield, Ivan Ergic