Uncocentered in the initial phase, a shit 911, outstanding Marwin Hitz in the goal of the hosts: A lot comes together for VfB Stuttgart at the game in Basel.
VfB Stuttgart lost the Europa League game at FC Basel 0: 2 (0: 1). Albian Ajeti put the Swiss in the lead in the 3. minute, Moritz Broschinski increased in the final phase (84th).
VfB Stuttgart completely slept down the early minutes in St. Jakob-Park. After Koba Koindredi’s shot could be blocked in the second minute, it was 0: 1 from the Swabian perspective shortly afterwards. Angelo Stiller lost the ball, the ball landed at Lorenz Assignon, who played a serious back pass on Basels Ajeti. The attacker prevailed against Ramon Hendriks and tunneled VfB keeper Alexander Nübel.
Only then did the Stuttgarters, who last in the Bundesliga 2: 1 had won at the 1st FC Kölnin the game. Sebastian Hoeneß’s team now took control and came to the first deals. Tiago Tomas’ header was easy prey for Basel goalkeeper Marwin Hitz (7th), the shot from Badredine Bouanani after a corner kick was blocked (9th).
Basel counters and hits the post
Before the eyes of ex-national coach Joachim Löw, there was now a lot of pace involved. Bouanani found Medin Demirovic with his flank, but Hitz was again on the post in his header. In addition, the VfB attacker was just offside (16th). However, the Swabians were vulnerable to balls. Basel Philip Otele was sent across the left side with a great pass from Xherdan Shaqiri and served in the center of Jeremy Agbonifo, who hit the post with his 16-meter shot (18th).
Demirovic then had the great chance to equalize. But the 27-year-old put his header after a strong flank of Tomas completely free-standing from seven meters over the goal. The Stuttgart team were now good, were more stable at the Basel counter and set accents on the offensive. However, Jamie Leweling’s long -range shot went far beyond the box (32nd).
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Demirovic fails from the penalty point
Shortly afterwards, Tomas was played in the Swiss penalty area and was probably hit by Jonas Adjetey slightly on the foot, referee David Massa decided on a penalty. Demirovic lay down the ball – and had to wait. The Var checked whether the contact had been worthy of penalty and that lasted. When the penalty was determined, Demirovic started, the left corner chose and failed due to Hitz (36th).
The Stuttgart efforts decreased somewhat at the end of the first half. Instead, almost that of Former VfB professional Ludovic Magnin trained Swiss. The Stuttgart defensive cleared a long ball into the feet of Ajeti, which let Luca Jaquez get out and narrowly missed the goal from 16 meters. Shortly afterwards Nübel parried against Leo Leroy. And again Basel: Routinier Shaqiri was sent and saw that Nübel was far from the case. However, his lupfer landed only on the network of the Stuttgart gate (45.+4).
Jaquez saves for VfB
VfB started the second half. The first occasion offered Assignon, which was released on the right and hit the outside network from an acute angle (50th). Basel lurked on counterattacks and remained dangerous. Ajeti was sent on the trip, Jaquez was able to clarify at the last moment (52nd). After an hour of an hour, VfB player Chema rose at the highest after a free kick from the left side in the penalty area, but Hitz was able to parry the header of the Spaniard (58th).
VfB now increased the intensity, the FCB had more and more trouble to free itself from the defensive. At times, the Swabians literally besieged the Swiss penalty area. But the passing game lacked precision and sharpness to crack the defense bar. So there remained standard situations: Hendriks came to the header in the 70th minute, which was too central. Hitz was on the spot again.
Broschinski makes everything clear for Basel
The Stuttgarters continued to ran and were oppressively superior, Bouanani tried it from a bad position, he also found his master in Hitz. The VfB meanwhile had to remain wide awake at any time on the defensive. In a counterattack, Nübel clarified in front of Moritz Broschinski (75th).
After 81 minutes it should have been 1-1. Adjeti played a bad bad pass into the feet of Tomas, who came to the end freely in front of the Baseler Tor, but again Hitz could not be overcome with a great parade. Instead of compensation, VfB was caught cold at the back. After a great preparatory work by Shaqiri, Broschinski headed from a very short distance.
VfB did not get on and continued to play forward. But it remained: the host’s goal was nailed until the final whistle. After two games in the Europa League, the Stuttgarters have three points on the account. That applies after the Opening defeat in Freiburg Now also for FC Basel.
“We play on a goal, have flanks over flanks, have breakthroughs through breakthroughs and collect two goals where nobody knows why,” said Demirovic after the game at RTL. “In the end we hit the things ourselves, shoot a penalty, I can’t really say why we lost it.” Coach Sebastian Hoeneß also spoke of a “very annoying” defeat.
VfB before home game against FCH
In the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart continues with the home game against 1. FC Heidenheim (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.). The next task is scheduled for October 23 in the Europa League. Then the Swabians travel to Fenerbahce Istanbul (6:45 p.m.) for away game.
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