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

· 2nd Leg - Fiorentina advance 4-3 on aggregate

FC Basel

55': Zeki Amdouni

FT - ET
1 - 3
2nd Leg - Fiorentina advance 4-3 on aggregate

Fiorentina

35': Nicolás González
72': Nicolás González
120'+9': Antonín Barák

Fiorentina reach Conference League final with dramatic extra-time win over Basel

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Fiorentina's Antonin Barak struck deep into stoppage time at the end of extra time to take his side into the Europa Conference League final with a 3-1 win at Basel in the second leg of the semi-final on Thursday that secured a 4-3 aggregate victory.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
2': Zeki Amdouni (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina).
4': Kasim Adams (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Basel).
11': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Basel).
11': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel).
13': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Basel).
17': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
17': Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt missed. Taulant Xhaka (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
19': Foul by Taulant Xhaka (Basel).
19': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni following a fast break.
21': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
21': Igor Julio (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
25': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
25': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
31': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
33': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
34': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zeki Amdouni.
34': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a headed pass.
34': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Marwin Hitz.
35': Goal! Basel 0, Fiorentina 1. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
36': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
36': Zeki Amdouni (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina).
38': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
38': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
39': Offside, Fiorentina. Dodô tries a through ball, but Nicolás González is caught offside.
40': Foul by Andy Diouf (Basel).
40': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodô.
42': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
42': Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Andy Diouf (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
45'+1': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina).
45'+2': First Half ends, Basel 0, Fiorentina 1.
45': Second Half begins Basel 0, Fiorentina 1.
45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Josip Brekalo.
46': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Basel).
47': Foul by Dodô (Fiorentina).
47': Riccardo Calafiori (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
49': Taulant Xhaka (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Andy Diouf (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
53': Dan Ndoye (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
54': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
54': Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Goal! Basel 1, Fiorentina 1. Zeki Amdouni (Basel) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Pelmard following a set piece situation.
56': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luca Ranieri replaces Igor Julio.
57': Attempt blocked. Dodô (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Ranieri.
59': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
59': Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt blocked. Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
60': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
62': Foul by Wouter Burger (Basel).
62': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
68': Offside, Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura tries a through ball, but Dodô is caught offside.
70': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
70': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
70': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Wouter Burger.
71': Attempt blocked. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
71': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kasim Adams.
72': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zeki Amdouni.
72': Goal! Basel 1, Fiorentina 2. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
73': Offside, Basel. Riccardo Calafiori tries a through ball, but Wouter Burger is caught offside.
75': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a headed pass.
76': Foul by Jean-Kévin Augustin (Basel).
76': Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt blocked. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González.
77': Hand ball by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
78': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
80': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Dan Ndoye.
80': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
80': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Zeki Amdouni.
80': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
81': Substitution, Basel. Andi Zeqiri replaces Jean-Kévin Augustin.
82': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
83': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
84': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
87': Andy Pelmard (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
88': Substitution, Basel. Fabian Frei replaces Taulant Xhaka.
88': Foul by Andi Zeqiri (Basel).
88': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Basel).
89': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Wouter Burger (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
90'+3': Andy Diouf (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Basel 1, Fiorentina 2.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Basel 1, Fiorentina 2.
90': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luka Jovic replaces Arthur Cabral.
91': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
92': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
94': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
94': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Marwin Hitz.
94': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a headed pass.
94': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
94': Michael Lang (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
95': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
95': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
96': Hand ball by Andi Zeqiri (Basel).
98': Foul by Dodô (Fiorentina).
98': Riccardo Calafiori (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
99': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
99': Foul by Andi Zeqiri (Basel).
100': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
103': Hand ball by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
103': Attempt saved. Wouter Burger (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Frei.
104': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
104': Michael Lang (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
104': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
104': Foul by Andi Zeqiri (Basel).
104': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Basel 1, Fiorentina 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Basel 1, Fiorentina 2.
105': Substitution, Basel. Darian Males replaces Wouter Burger.
105': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
108': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Dan Ndoye.
108': Delay in match (Fiorentina).
117': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
118': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
119': Foul by Luka Jovic (Fiorentina).
119': Michael Lang (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
120'+1': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Basel).
120'+1': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Basel).
120'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
120'+2': Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
120'+3': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonín Barák with a headed pass.
120'+4': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Basel) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
120'+4': Attempt blocked. Michael Lang (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
120'+8': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
120'+8': Foul by Darian Males (Basel).
120'+9': Attempt saved. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
120'+9': Goal! Basel 1, Fiorentina 3. Antonín Barák (Fiorentina) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
120'+10': Antonín Barák (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
120'+12': Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora following a fast break.
120'+12': Second Half Extra Time ends, Basel 1, Fiorentina 3.
0': Match ends, Basel 1, Fiorentina 3.

Statistics

FIO		FCB
24	Fouls	16
6	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
14	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	8
66.9	Possession	33.1
27	SHOTS	10
11	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
605	Accurate Passes	252
679	Passes	347
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
18	Accurate Crosses	1
56	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.1
84	Long Balls	73
54	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	9
14	Effective Clearances	29
14	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 36,000

Line-Ups

FC Basel (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Marwin Hitz (GK)
15	Kasim Nuhu
21	Andy Pelmard
5	Michael Lang
33	Riccardo Calafiori
27	Dan Ndoye
34	Taulant Xhaka
23	Wouter Burger
8	Andy Diouf
9	Zeki Amdouni
10	Jean-Kévin Augustin

FC Basel Substitutes:

Andi Zeqiri, Nils De Mol, Mirko Salvi, Anton Kade, Bradley Fink, Emmanuel Essiam, Hugo Vogel, Hugo Novoa, Darian Males, Fabian Frei, Liam Millar.

Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Pietro Terracciano (GK)
98	Igor Julio
4	Nikola Milenkovic
3	Cristiano Biraghi
2	Dodô
34	Sofyan Amrabat
10	Gaetano Castrovilli
5	Giacomo Bonaventura
9	Arthur Cabral
77	Josip Brekalo
22	Nicolás González

Fiorentina Substitutes:

Luca Ranieri, Luka Jovic, Michele Cerofolini, Rolando Mandragora, Christian Kouamé, Riccardo Sottil, Antonín Barák, Jonathan Ikoné, Lorenzo Venuti, Alfred Duncan, Riccardo Saponara, Lucas Martínez Quarta.

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