Neuchâtel Xamax 2-2 Basel: result and report
Super League · Sunday 23 August 2009
Result
Neuchâtel Xamax 2-2 Basel
Super League · Sunday 23 August 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Neuchâtel Xamax 2-2 Basel: match report
Neuchâtel Xamax drew with Basel 2-2 in the Super League on Sunday 23 August 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Carlos Varela opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Neuchâtel Xamax's goals came from Carlos Varela (57', penalty) and Mario Gavranovic (66'). Basel scored through Marco Streller (65') and Martin Liechti (77', penalty).
Discipline: Neuchâtel Xamax received 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards; Basel received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Neuchâtel Xamax were 5th on 8 points from 6 and Basel 7th on 8 points from 6. Neuchâtel Xamax went on to finish that season 8th with 39 points, and Basel 2nd with 72.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Neuchâtel Xamax wins, 1 draw and 4 for Basel.
Going into the match Neuchâtel Xamax's last five read W-L-L-D-W and Basel's L-D-D-W-W.
Key events
- 52'Yellow card · Gilles Binya
- 57'Penalty goal · Carlos Varela
- 57'Yellow card · Çagdas Atan
- 58'Yellow card · Behrang Safari
- 59'Yellow card · Sebastien Wüthrich
- 61'Yellow card · Mario Gavranovic
- 65'Goal · Marco Streller
- 66'Goal · Mario Gavranovic
- 66'Yellow card · Stéphane Besle
- 70'Second yellow · Mario Gavranovic
- 70'Yellow card · Valentin Stocker
- 77'Penalty goal · Martin Liechti
- 90'Second yellow · Stéphane Besle
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