According to statistics, the referee is overruled only in every fourth Uefa club competition game by the VAR. The sixteenth-final second leg in the Europa League between the FC Basel and Apoel Nicosia was one of these.

The Czech referee Pavel Kralovec was a penalty duel between Valentin Stocker and Apoel defender Nicholas Ioannou continue to run. But suddenly, the Impartial grip with the typical movement of the hand to the ear. The Czech looked at the scene on the edge of the field and have decided on the penalty. Fabian Frei (38.) the construction of the scores to 1:0. It was the 3. Hits of the veterans in the Europa League.

De Vincenti misses the Penalty for Nicosia. Video: SRF

With the total result of 4:0 was a the FCB of the feed in the quarter-finals, especially since the Basel dominated the harmless Cypriots and the weak Keeper Waterman is more of a headache, prepared as a hangover after three days of Fasnacht. The guest refused even a penalty gift. The 19-year-old EL-debutant Elis Isufi, the replaced surprisingly in the starting stand, and Widmer, paid against Ioannou teaching money. The Cypriot was looking for the Penalty and got it. However, De Vincenti put Nikolic the Ball beside the goal of Omlin replacement (rested).

The voices of the game: The Basler eighth say of the finalists. Video: Tamedia

and Then the FCB was the first home win in the calendar year 2020, not more. In this Millennium, it is able Rotblau now four times to qualify for the eighth final. Three times the way, then went even further. But the next hurdle needs to be overcome. Against which opponent, know the Bebbi on Friday. The draw for this takes place in Nyon at 13 o'clock. The eighth-final first leg on April 12. In March, the return leg 7 days later instead.

Basel - APOEL Nicosia 1:0 (1:0)

14'428 spectators. - SR Kralovec (CZE). - Goal: 38. Free (Foul Penalty) 1:0.

Basel: Nikolic; Isufi, Cömert, Bergström, Riveros; Xhaka, Free (70. Ramires); Stocker, Campo, Petretta (46. Zhegrova); Ademi (32. Cabral).

APOEL Nicosia: Waterman; stay, Savic, Merkis, Ioannou; Jensen, Mihajlovic; Jakolis (46. De Vincenti), Matic, Aloneftis (62. Efrem); Al-Taamari (70. Pavlovic).

remarks: Basel without Alderete (locked), Omlin, Bua, Zuffi, Van Wolfswinkel, Van der Werff and Kuzmanovic (all injured). APOEL Nicosia without Souza and Sigurdarson (both injured). European Cup-debut of Isufi. 32. Ademi injured excreted. 74. De Vincenti misses foul penalty. Cautions: 22. Matic (Foul). 55. Xhaka (Foul). 55. Jensen (Foul). 63. Efrem (Foul), 76. Stay (Foul), 81. Isufi (Foul), 86. De Vincenti (Foul). (ete)

Created: 27.02.2020, 18:47 PM