Fiorentina vs FC Basel, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Fiorentina
  • 25': Arthur Cabral
FT
1 - 2
1st Leg
FC Basel
  • 71': Andy Diouf
  • 90'+2': Zeki Amdouni

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 Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Andy Diouf (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 4': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Taulant Xhaka.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 7': Offside, Basel. Wouter Burger tries a through ball, but Zeki Amdouni is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kasim Adams.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Basel).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 15': Foul by Taulant Xhaka (Basel).
  • 15': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Andy Pelmard (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
  • 17': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Michael Lang.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Andy Diouf (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 20': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Basel).
  • 20': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
  • 23': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Dodô.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Basel) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Diouf with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Michael Lang.
  • 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.
  • 27': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
  • 27': Wouter Burger (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel).
  • 32': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
  • 32': Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Andy Diouf (Basel).
  • 33': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel).
  • 35': Andy Diouf (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 38': Offside, Basel. Michael Lang tries a through ball, but Zeki Amdouni is caught offside.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Dodô (Fiorentina).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Basel) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Basel 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 1, Basel 0.
  • 49': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Basel) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Foul by Wouter Burger (Basel).
  • 53': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
  • 55': Zeki Amdouni (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 59': Foul by Kasim Adams (Basel).
  • 59': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Kasim Adams (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Basel).
  • 63': Substitution, Basel. Liam Millar replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Basel).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Foul by Liam Millar (Basel).
  • 67': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 68': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
  • 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': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Wouter Burger (Basel).
  • 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.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dodô.
  • 77': Substitution, Basel. Andi Zeqiri replaces Jean-Kévin Augustin.
  • 78': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Basel).
  • 78': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Dan Ndoye (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Wouter Burger.
  • 80': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
  • 80': Taulant Xhaka (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
  • 81': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luka Jovic replaces Arthur Cabral.
  • 82': Offside, Basel. Liam Millar tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
  • 83': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Basel) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Basel. Darian Males replaces Wouter Burger.
  • 87': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Antonín Barák.
  • 89': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Michael Lang.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Michael Lang (Basel) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Taulant Xhaka with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 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.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Basel 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 1, Basel 2.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 37,276

Line-Ups

FIO 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
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Lorenzo Venuti, Michele Cerofolini, Alessandro Bianco, Aleksa Terzic, Christian Kouamé, Antonín Barák, Luka Jovic, Josip Brekalo, Gaetano Castrovilli, Riccardo Saponara, Igor Julio, Alfred Duncan.

FCB FC Basel (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Marwin Hitz (GK)
15 Kasim Nuhu Yellow Card
21 Andy Pelmard
5 Michael Lang
23 Wouter Burger Yellow Card
8 Andy Diouf
34 Taulant Xhaka
33 Riccardo Calafiori
27 Dan Ndoye Yellow Card
9 Zeki Amdouni
10 Jean-Kévin Augustin
FC Basel Substitutes:
Hugo Novoa, Darian Males, Andi Zeqiri, Mirko Salvi, Anton Kade, Fabian Frei, Bradley Fink, Hugo Vogel, Liam Millar, Emmanuel Essiam, Nils De Mol.

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