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00:01Good evening everyone on a soggy Swiss night with rain pouring down outside 24 days after hosting the final big UEFA occasion of 24-25, the Women's European Championship final.
00:12Sinecourt Stadium plays a big role in the first major UEFA occasion of the new season, the Champions League playoff round first leg.
00:19Basel, Swiss double winners last term, bidding to qualify for their ninth campaign in the competition proper and their first in eight years.
00:27And FC Copenhagen, Danish double winners only a few months ago, now looking to qualify for the seventh time, but significantly for a third time in four years.
00:34Very little between the clubs in terms of squad value.
00:37Copenhagen are ranked 20 places above their host by UEFA.
00:40Both sides have started their domestic campaigns.
00:43Basel have won two and lost two of their opening four league games.
00:45They won their Swiss Cup first round tie convincingly at the weekend.
00:49Copenhagen have won four of their opening five league games.
00:51They sit top.
00:52They've already battled through two qualifying rounds to get to the playoff stage.
00:55Impressively beating Malmo at home 5-0 after a 0-0 draw away in the first round.
01:00And with the second leg at home, Stuart, I guess they start as favourites for the title.
01:04Yeah, and as you just mentioned, FC Copenhagen have started their season better off.
01:08They've won four of their five games.
01:10Basel have not been particularly good in the league.
01:12So I think FC Copenhagen at the moment, with that player, Elianusi, playing just in behind the main striker, Cornelius, are the better of the two sides coming into this tie.
01:23It's the largest stadium in Switzerland.
01:25The stands rise cliff-like on the four sides of the ground generates a good atmosphere always here and will do again tonight.
01:34Because the prize is so important, a place in the Champions League group stage, the extended group stage that was such a success in its initial season last time around.
01:47And we get ready, of course, for the Champions League anthem that always gets the hair standing on the back of your hands and up your arms and a shiver down the spine.
01:58We get ready, of course.
02:28We get ready, of course.
02:37I'm looking down the line.
02:39The first thing that hit me was the size of the Copenhagen players compared to the Basel players.
02:46Good player in his day was the manager of Basel, Ludovic Mania.
02:50Saw him there in the dugout.
02:52Tough tackling left-back he was for club and country.
02:56It has been pouring with rain for about the last two and a half hours.
03:00Referee, familiar face for English fans out there, Anthony Taylor.
03:04Basel, two changes to the side that thrashed Barbien in the Swiss Cup at the weekend.
03:09One enforced with striker Benny Troy injured in that game.
03:12Former West Ham and Celtic Swiss international Albanian Adjeti, who played in four of their five games.
03:17So far returns up front and Jonas Adjeti, again another regular, is preferred to Nicolas Vujo's centre-back.
03:25Sinemoto arrived in July.
03:27Matinho and Otelli had loan agreements made permanent.
03:29Jeren Shaqiri with two Champions League winners' medals already will be key.
03:33But seven of the side are making their Champions League debuts.
03:37As said, Anthony Taylor is the referee to the Europa League final in 22-23, Sevilla against Roma.
03:46Sevilla winning that one on penalties.
03:49Gary Bezik and Adam Nunner as assistants, the VAR.
03:52Also from the Premier League, Peter Banks.
03:54Jarrett Gillett is the assistant VAR.
03:56FC Copenhagen make four changes from their three.
03:59One weekend win over Nord-Shelland.
04:01Larsson Lopez and Cornelius, who played against Malmo in that impressive 5-0 second leg win in the last round, both returned.
04:07Clemens referred to Mattson in midfield.
04:09He's the only player on the side who didn't start against Malmo.
04:12Larsson, the son of Henrik, the great former Barcelona Celtic and Sweden strike.
04:16He's their top scorer this season with three goals in his nine games.
04:19Kotarski, who arrived this summer from PAOK and goal, has yet to concede in this qualifying campaign.
04:24They're missing internationals Thomas Delaney and Elias Achuri, who are both injured.
04:31important and tense night, and it could be very, very close this time.
04:37Well, you're not going to lose the game.
04:39I'm not going to win the game in the first half an hour, first half of the tie, but you can always lose it.
04:44So it's going to be edgy.
04:45It's going to be nervy.
04:46It's going to be very competitive.
04:49Conditions are superb for football.
04:51It should be a great tie.
04:53Once upon a time, Mohamed Ali Nussi worked in his dad's pizza place to earn a few pounds, a few dollars, to help get him through his early stages in life.
05:04Now he's playing again in a Champions League match.
05:08Big experience in European football.
05:10His 34th game in this competition.
05:12Anthony Taylor has a check, appearing through the mist from the flares and the rain as well.
05:22Off we go then.
05:24FC Basel in the red and blue, kicking from left to right against their Danish opposition, who are well supported in this stadium.
05:33Shaqiri underneath it.
05:35Mercurial can be brilliant, draws the first free kick of the game.
05:38Well, he'll probably be given licence to Rome.
05:42He won't just stay in that number 10 position here, go wide at times.
05:45He'll drop deep and he'll try and make runs beyond Ojeti.
05:50And of course, he'll take most of the free kicks.
05:52Silly foul to start with.
05:55Laraga, the player that went into him.
05:59Winner of this competition with Bayern and with Liverpool as well.
06:04Shaqiri.
06:04Wonderful player in his pomp.
06:10He's still got a little bit of magic in those boots.
06:13And the free kick was a dangerous one.
06:15And it's a good chance in there.
06:17Probably a better chance than Aviana Jeti knew.
06:23It's whipped into a very good area.
06:27Nobody really made an effort to get there.
06:30With any sort of conviction.
06:30Danasic, the player that was closest to it.
06:41Quite a character is Sludovic Mannion.
06:44You might remember him playing for Werder Bremen, where he won the league.
06:47Stuttgart, where he won the league.
06:49Played for Switzerland in two European Championship finals, two World Cup finals.
06:53Here's his opposite number, Jakob Neistrup.
06:59Who had an 18-year, six-club playing career.
07:01Minor clubs really did have a couple of years at Copenhagen playing.
07:05This is his 150th game in charge.
07:07Only throw, then, for the Danish club to be taken by Peruvian Marcos Lopez.
07:21Referred in the starting line-up to Bigger Melling today.
07:24And seven of their opening nine games as he's Melling played in that weekend, win over Nard Shalen.
07:39Gabriel Pereira gets it back again.
07:43Lopez forward.
07:51And Ajitai brings it down.
07:53There's Kaigo Tsunamoto.
07:56Japanese under-17 international.
07:59Long time ago now.
08:05The win has been so heavy.
08:07There's some dark patches out on the ground there.
08:09Whereas, Barcelona look here for a jetty.
08:11That's a decent save.
08:14Good start by Dominic Kotarski.
08:17Well, there you saw the quality of Shaqiri.
08:19When he picks up the ball, it's a great ball in behind.
08:24Just getting himself in a tight angle.
08:26But the goalkeeper makes a good save as well, you have to say.
08:28Kotarski is the only place he could really hit it.
08:30Across the goalkeeper, into that far corner.
08:33But a good run and a brilliant ball from Shaqiri.
08:39Shinamoto won that.
08:42Out of Basel's £9 million spend in the summer.
08:49Got virtually that amount back by selling Abdul-Lahu to Hoffenheim.
08:55Kotarski, six clean sheets in his nine games this season.
09:09Six goals conceded, none in this competition.
09:13Croatian international.
09:14Two centre-halves for Copenhagen are quite comfortable on the ball.
09:27Pereira on the right-hand side.
09:30Hatsidiakos on the left.
09:33The Greek international is Panteles Hatsidiakos.
09:40He missed the home tie against Drita.
09:43In the first of their qualifiers.
09:44They won that 2-0, won away 1-0.
09:47Drew in Malmo, 0-0.
09:48And then Thunton, 5-0 in the return.
09:51That possibly the most impressive performance from
09:53any of the qualifying games we've seen in this competition.
10:00This is Acetai to Ajem Barisic.
10:04Bosnian international.
10:09Barisic, one of those players I was mentioning,
10:11who's making his Champions League debut tonight.
10:13Dominic Schmidt, left-backs, missed a minute in their league campaign
10:32this season so far, overrun the pass.
10:36I think we've already seen the two full-backs will get that.
10:39Positions high up the field.
10:43Schmidt, on that occasion, down the left-hand side.
10:46Sonomoto down the right-hand side.
10:48And there's been some good movement from the main striker, Ojeti.
10:58And a couple of league titles in his spell at Ajax,
11:01did Kotarski when he was there.
11:07Challenge on Cornelius.
11:09Just rolled his arm on the shoulder of Sinemoto.
11:16Sinemoto was going to get there first,
11:18and Cornelius, as well as putting his arm there,
11:20just stuck his leg across the Japanese player.
11:25Third spell at FC Copenhagen, Cornelius.
11:27He originally left to go to Cardiff,
11:28he had a miserable spell there.
11:30Traveled around Italy and France, Turkey.
11:33Larson, the first time he's had the ball.
11:47Good tackle from Shaqiri.
11:49I don't think he's been known over the years
11:51for his defensive qualities.
11:52Not over 100 goals in his career, Jordan Larson.
11:57His dad scored 440.
12:00Wonderful player.
12:01William Clem.
12:12A little bit of surprise that he's playing, I guess.
12:15He's only had the one start this season before tonight.
12:18Here he is.
12:19Looks for Cornelius in there.
12:26He's completely missed that.
12:28Looked to be a good ball over the top of the full-back.
12:30He could chest it down into the space.
12:33Somehow he's missed it completely.
12:34Really good ball from Clem.
12:39Five lead titles and five cups as a Copenhagen player.
12:45His goal-scoring record in his career as a centre-fold
12:48has only been about one every four games.
12:56Let's go to the Acos.
12:59Rodrigo Huescas.
13:01Mexican international.
13:04Cabanil Pereira.
13:10Unlike one or two of these players,
13:12came in last season,
13:14last summer, as did Huescas.
13:17Intiniacos arrived on loan initially.
13:34He's gone away here to Tsunemoto.
13:43He's gone away here to Tsunemoto.
13:43Pantelis had to Diacos.
13:54Pantelis had to Diacos.
14:01That's neat and tidy from Basel.
14:03They work it out by Copenhagen rather.
14:07They work it out to Robert.
14:14Here come the home side.
14:16Buzz about the crowd.
14:18Three-kick won by Otella who can be tricky on the ball,
14:20the Nigerian.
14:21Yeah, the centre-half comes out and tries to make the tap call.
14:25That's he, Diacos.
14:27Stepped out.
14:28He was going at pace as well.
14:30Otella.
14:31He's gone away with that one.
14:32Tends to be bright early on in games,
14:37Filippo Otella.
14:39But,
14:39Fades,
14:41he's been substituted in all his games this season.
14:46Cornelius.
14:51Westcast for
14:51Költenhagen.
15:02It's been a couple of times when
15:04Copenhagen have had good
15:05attacks.
15:09The Nigerian slowed everything down
15:10and gone back to their centre-halves
15:11and gone away from the
15:12trouble.
15:15Rated 43rd in the UEFA
15:17club coefficient.
15:19Basel 63rd.
15:28That's well played by the home site.
15:30Matinho
15:32wants to send Otella away.
15:37Another whose loan period
15:38was made permanent in the summer.
15:40Three million from Alwachta.
15:48Not many people,
15:50not many wingers,
15:51got past Ludovic Mannion
15:52twice.
15:57Old school.
16:00It's important that
16:05Cornelius gets hold of the ball
16:06for
16:06Copenhagen.
16:08A couple of times he's given it away
16:09cheaply when it's come up to him.
16:11He's got to allow the other players
16:12to go and join him.
16:15Shinemoto pulled it back.
16:17It's a good effort there
16:18from the home side.
16:20Leroy White
16:20from midfield
16:21pushed away by Kotarski.
16:23He found that bit of space
16:26on the edge of the box.
16:27Hits through the back of the ball.
16:29It's a nice height,
16:30I would say,
16:30for the goalkeeper.
16:32Again,
16:32a good break down
16:33the right-hand side.
16:34Cutback was
16:35a good one as well.
16:39It's been a good start
16:40to the game for both sides
16:41to a certain degree.
16:43Early open.
16:45You have a corner for Barca.
16:48Jadon Shaqiri with it.
16:50To the far post.
16:52A bit of manhandling
16:53going on there.
16:55Albana Jetti
16:56appeals for a penalty.
16:58The referees have been told
16:59to clamp down
17:00on holding in the penalty area.
17:02And Anthony Taylor
17:04here is blown.
17:08The defender makes
17:10no effort to go
17:10for the ball.
17:13This is very good
17:14delivery to the far post.
17:16The Jetti was coming
17:17round the back.
17:21Instructions to the referee.
17:22If the defender
17:23is holding on
17:24and making no attempt
17:25to go for the ball,
17:27not even looking at the ball,
17:28a penalty should be given.
17:29It is being checked,
17:30of course,
17:31by the VAR.
17:32Peter Banks.
17:34But that is a good example
17:35of this new
17:36application of the law
17:38being brought in this season.
17:40And I'm not sure
17:40why defenders moan about it
17:42and argue
17:43defend the ball,
17:46attack the ball
17:46rather than grabbing
17:47hold of people,
17:48blocking people off.
17:51As you said,
17:52it is being checked.
17:57Well, if they are to
17:58uphold the new
18:00application of this law,
18:01then surely Peter Banks
18:04will be okay
18:04in the original decision
18:05from Anthony Taylor.
18:10The check is over.
18:11The penalty decision stands.
18:13Jed and Shaqiri
18:14will take it.
18:14And all the players
18:23have been briefed.
18:24And all the players have been briefed.
18:28Defenders know
18:29what's going to happen
18:29this season.
18:32Shaqiri's got three goals
18:33already this campaign
18:34in his five games.
18:37The old stager.
18:38national hero
18:41to give Basel the lead.
18:50Left-footed,
18:51he'll take it.
18:51and wrong-foot's the goalkeeper.
18:55FC Basel one,
18:56FC Copenhagen nil.
19:00He's never really in doubt,
19:01was it?
19:02Confident run up.
19:04Probably sees the goalkeeper
19:05go the other way
19:06and just strokes it
19:07with a bit of power
19:09into the other corner.
19:12He's had a good start
19:13to the game.
19:13And there you can see
19:14the defender
19:14is not looking at the ball.
19:17Hurskis is only looking
19:20at the player.
19:22And because of that
19:24the penalty's given
19:24quite rightly.
19:26And there's the finish.
19:31Made it look easy.
19:33What a start
19:34for Basel.
19:44He's a player
19:45whose supporters
19:48love him
19:49until he falls
19:52out of love with them.
19:54Moved on from Liverpool
19:55to Lille.
19:57Now to Chicago.
19:58Fire.
19:59Had that wonderful spell
20:00at Bayern.
20:02Nine
20:03major trophies there.
20:10Gabriel Pereira.
20:15Just wonder what goes
20:17through the right-back's
20:18mind as he's defending
20:19that ball into the box.
20:21As you said,
20:23all the players
20:24have been notified
20:24of the law.
20:27Just defend the ball.
20:29Watch the ball
20:30attack it.
20:36And I know
20:37the game rolls on
20:38and you shouldn't
20:38keep going back
20:39to yesteryear.
20:40But I would imagine
20:41if you'd have conceded
20:42a penalty like that
20:42your managers
20:43have turned around
20:44to you, Stuart,
20:44at half-time
20:45and gone,
20:45what on earth
20:46will you think?
20:47I'm sure they still do.
20:52Because it's so much
20:52easier now
20:53to give penalties
20:54because there is
20:54the VAR.
20:56You can't
20:56hold on to people.
20:57You can't
20:58block people off.
21:01As long as that
21:01law is applied
21:02with consistency
21:04this season,
21:04I think it'll be
21:05a great improvement
21:06to the game
21:06and I know that
21:07most supporters
21:08feel the same
21:09and most players
21:10were calling for it
21:10as well.
21:13The game's
21:14lawmakers haven't
21:15taken this decision
21:16arbitrarily.
21:18There's a lot
21:18of discussion
21:19went on.
21:19Players were involved.
21:20Managers were involved.
21:26Soticek trying
21:27to make those runs
21:27from the right-hand
21:28side across the pitch.
21:30Mernajeti does go
21:31that little bit deeper.
21:33When they're
21:34pressing the ball
21:34you can see
21:35Shaqiri
21:35almost becomes
21:37the furthest
21:37player forward.
21:40I think a lot
21:41of this
21:4120-year-old
21:43Mari Soticek
21:44on the right-hand
21:46side.
21:48Creation
21:49under 21
21:49watch out for him.
21:54Just what
21:54the manager
21:55wanted.
21:56Those
21:57Basel fans
21:58behind the goal.
22:00They're in control
22:01of the tie
22:01here
22:02at 1-0
22:02early on
22:03in the game.
22:06Arrived in charge
22:07in June
22:08did Ludovic
22:08Mania
22:09at Lausanne
22:10Sport before
22:11that.
22:12Did a great job
22:13at Reindorf
22:14Altach.
22:15He kept them
22:15up on the last
22:16day of the season
22:17from an impossible
22:17position in 22.
22:33Missed the old
22:37night after the
22:38rain.
22:42Kaigo
22:42Tsunemoto
22:43away by Hatsidiakos
22:47That's a risky
22:57ball back.
22:58Barisic
22:58under a little
22:59bit of pressure
22:59wasn't the best
23:00of passes
23:01by Matinho
23:02Just about
23:03to say
23:04how well
23:04Matinho
23:05had started
23:05the game
23:06and then
23:06he passed
23:06it blind.
23:09Didn't get
23:09enough
23:09purchase on
23:11it.
23:11Got a yellow
23:12card for his
23:13troubles
23:13giving the
23:14penalty away.
23:16Probably
23:16more for
23:16something he
23:17said.
23:22He's
23:23very steady
23:24in his years
23:24at France
23:25with Montpellier.
23:32Schmidt
23:34dangerous
23:35cross
23:35in
23:35Shaqiri
23:36was there
23:36as well.
23:41He's
23:41getting
23:41misty
23:42up.
23:47He's
23:47got to tell
23:48it.
23:48Basel
23:49on top
23:49at the
23:49moment
23:49buoyed
23:50by the
23:50goal.
23:53Away
23:53by
23:53Gabriel
23:55Pereira.
23:55Lopez
24:05on
24:08across
24:08that
24:08was
24:08into
24:09the
24:09box
24:09wasn't it
24:09from
24:09Schmidt.
24:10Cast
24:12his
24:12man
24:12easily
24:12had
24:13three
24:13players
24:13racing
24:13in
24:14there
24:14bent
24:15it
24:15in
24:15with
24:15pace.
24:27Gabriel
24:27Pereira
24:28dangerous
24:28pull
24:29forward
24:29looking
24:31for the
24:31run of
24:31Mohamed
24:32Elian
24:32Ussi
24:32in
24:32there.
24:35Just
24:36wonder
24:36if he
24:36could have
24:36thrown
24:37himself
24:37at
24:37that
24:37Elian
24:38Ussi
24:38as you
24:39said
24:39a
24:39really
24:39top
24:40class
24:40ball
24:40from
24:41Gabriel
24:42Pereira.
24:45Been
24:45around
24:45the
24:45houses
24:46hasn't
24:46he?
24:49Moved
24:49to
24:49Norway
24:50as
24:50a
24:50boy.
24:53Scoring
24:54the
24:54goals
24:54against
24:54Malmo
24:55in
24:55the
24:55last
24:57round.
24:57Referee's
24:58pulled up
24:58back
24:58for the
24:58initial
24:59one
24:59not
24:59for
24:59the
24:59foul
25:00on
25:00Shakira
25:00I
25:00think
25:00it
25:00was
25:00for
25:01the
25:01first
25:01one.
25:03He
25:03can
25:03approach
25:04the
25:04referee
25:04so
25:06can
25:06his
25:06opposite
25:07number
25:07Lucas
25:08the
25:09Copenhagen
25:09captain
25:10but no
25:10one
25:11else
25:11can
25:11there's
25:13the
25:13foul
25:13that
25:13was
25:13given
25:14that
25:16committed
25:16the
25:17foul
25:17not on
25:20that
25:20man
25:20but
25:20Lua
25:21scored the
25:23cup
25:23final
25:23last year
25:24the
25:25double
25:25both
25:26of
25:26these
25:26teams
25:26did
25:27do
25:30what
25:30took
25:31the
25:32ball
25:32away
25:32to
25:32it's
25:32Sinemoto
25:33Basel
25:33on top
25:34now
25:34Sinemoto's
25:37got to go
25:37some
25:37to get
25:38there
25:38and
25:39out
25:39by
25:39Marcos
25:40Lopez
25:40to
25:46defending
25:46by
25:47the
25:47current
25:48Peruvian
25:48international
25:49not many
25:49current
25:49internationals
25:50out there
25:50tonight
25:51actually
25:51foul
25:53throw
25:53champions
25:54league
25:54well I
25:57think
25:57England's
25:58the only
25:58country
25:59that actually
26:00applies the
26:01foul throw
26:02rule
26:02all around
26:04Europe
26:04it's
26:05not really
26:06penalised
26:07Marcos
26:1111th
26:12attempt
26:12at
26:12qualifying
26:13for the
26:14group
26:14stage
26:14or the
26:14league
26:15phase
26:15that
26:15equals
26:15a
26:15Swiss
26:15record
26:16set
26:16by
26:16young
26:16boys
26:17they've
26:17qualified
26:17on
26:17four
26:18occasions
26:19Copenhagen
26:2017th
26:21attempt
26:21at
26:21qualifying
26:22Danish
26:23record
26:23they've
26:23qualified
26:24on
26:24five
26:24previous
26:25occasions
26:25at
26:34the
26:34moment
26:34Copenhagen
26:36as they're
26:36playing
26:36out from
26:37they aren't
26:37doing it
26:37particularly
26:38well
26:38they're
26:38not going
26:38anywhere
26:39that's a
26:42better ball
26:43three ahead
26:46of him
26:46here
26:47this
26:48looks
26:49dangerous
26:49and they
26:50played in
26:51the right
26:51back
26:52can he
26:52get
26:52a good
26:53ball
26:53in
26:54he
26:54can't
26:55West
26:55gas
26:55gets
26:56a second
26:56chance
26:57now
26:57and a
27:01goal kick
27:01is
27:01given
27:01yeah
27:06that was
27:07more
27:07penetrative
27:07playing
27:08out
27:08from
27:08the
27:08back
27:08he
27:08picked
27:09the
27:09right
27:09time
27:09that
27:09ball
27:10played
27:10down
27:10the
27:10side
27:11Moutinho
27:12wins
27:14the
27:14goal kick
27:15and then
27:16gets the
27:17crowd going
27:17so many
27:19players do
27:19these days
27:20but he's
27:20had a good
27:21start to the
27:21game
27:21Moutinho
27:22central
27:22midfield
27:23interesting
27:24character
27:24born in
27:24DR Congo
27:25went out
27:26to Brazil
27:26when he
27:27was one
27:27lived in
27:28a favela
27:28in Rio
27:30de Janeiro
27:30hard upbringing
27:31he's a
27:31Brazilian
27:32citizen
27:33can play
27:33for his
27:34native
27:35DR Congo
27:36came
27:39originally
27:39on loan
27:40from
27:40Troyes
27:41in
27:41January
27:41moved
27:42for
27:423 million
27:43in the
27:43summer
27:44they're
27:45rating
27:45very
27:46highly
27:46it's
27:47Cornelius
27:48Copenhagen
27:50just working
27:51their way
27:51back into
27:52the game
27:52here now
27:52Robert
27:54got a good
27:56eye for
27:57goal he
27:57has
27:58Clem
27:59with the
27:59crossing
27:59looking for
28:00Cornelius
28:00now here's
28:01Jordan
28:02Larson
28:02Huescas
28:05with the
28:06crossing
28:06not the
28:07best of
28:07headers
28:07up and
28:08away
28:08to the
28:15Yacos
28:16they step
28:18forward by
28:19about
28:19five yards
28:21here
28:21now
28:23Copenhagen
28:24playing higher
28:24up the
28:24pitch
28:25as you
28:32can see
28:32when they
28:33do
28:33get
28:33the
28:33ball
28:33wide
28:33they're
28:34not
28:34frightened
28:34to
28:34get
28:34it
28:34in
28:34quickly
28:35because
28:36that's
28:36the
28:36strength
28:36of
28:37Cornelius
28:37he's
28:39good in
28:39the air
28:39he's
28:40won a
28:40couple
28:40of
28:40balls
28:40already
28:41leading
28:451-0
28:45they've
28:45only
28:45won
28:45one
28:46of
28:46their
28:46previous
28:46five
28:46games
28:47against
28:47Danish
28:47clubs
28:48Huescas
28:59to the
29:01Yacos
29:01there's
29:02Lopez
29:03away to
29:03the
29:03left-hand
29:04side
29:04not the
29:14best of
29:15passes
29:15forward
29:15that
29:16so
29:18to
29:18check
29:18got a
29:18touch
29:19on
29:19it
29:19from
29:21Accra
29:21Ghana
29:21Marvin
29:25hits
29:26Swiss
29:26international
29:27keeper
29:27Sunimoto
29:31Alicic
29:34plays
29:34inside
29:35he's
29:35a
29:35current
29:35international
29:36with
29:37Bosnia
29:37tidy
29:39here
29:39from
29:40Basel
29:40good
29:42quick
29:42slick
29:43passing
29:43on a
29:44slick
29:44surface
29:45and
29:47they get
29:48the
29:48crossing
29:48from
29:48out
29:48there
29:49so
29:54that was
29:55really
29:55good
29:55football
29:55wasn't
29:56it
29:56down
29:56the
29:56right
29:56hand
29:56side
29:57played
29:57around
29:57the
29:57pressure
29:58switch
29:58the
29:59play
29:59at
29:59the
29:59right
29:59time
29:59another
30:00forward
30:00run
30:00just
30:01that
30:01final
30:02cross
30:02wasn't
30:02quite
30:02good
30:03enough
30:03Agitai
30:07giving
30:07the free
30:07kick
30:07away
30:08just
30:08bundling
30:09into
30:09Cornelius
30:10couple
30:13of
30:13world
30:13cups
30:13one
30:14european
30:14championship
30:15under
30:15the
30:15belt
30:16of
30:16copenhagen
30:17born
30:18MC
30:19copenhagen
30:20hero
30:20andres
30:21Cornelius
30:22scored in
30:25that first
30:25game they
30:26had
30:26against
30:27dritter
30:27here
30:32he is
30:33leading
30:33the
30:33line
30:33that's
30:33cutely
30:34done
30:34Marvin
30:36hits
30:37was
30:37aware
30:37to
30:37it
30:38had
30:39that
30:39found
30:39its
30:39target
30:40that
30:40would
30:40have
30:40been
30:40a
30:40brilliant
30:41pass
30:41wouldn't
30:41it
30:41back
30:42hill
30:42great
30:42awareness
30:43good
30:44run
30:44down
30:44the
30:45side
30:45of
30:45the
30:45pitch
30:45down
30:46the
30:46side
30:46the
30:46defender
30:47from
30:47Cornelius
30:48there
30:52well
30:53to
30:53Martino
30:54good
30:54midfield
30:55pairing
30:55for
30:56Basel
30:56in
30:56the
30:56opening
30:5725
30:57minutes
30:58motela
31:02giving
31:02them
31:02width
31:03on
31:03that
31:03left
31:04hand
31:04side
31:04little
31:07around
31:07the
31:07corner
31:07by
31:08Soticek
31:08Lopez
31:14loses
31:14out
31:15to
31:15Tsunemoto
31:16arrived
31:20in the
31:21summer
31:21from
31:21Servet
31:22Tsunemoto
31:22Soticek
31:30Soticek
31:30part of
31:31the
31:31double
31:31winning
31:31side
31:32your
31:34one
31:35matino
31:42matino
31:43matino
31:44matino
31:46you mentioned a couple of minutes ago that midfield pairing
31:48matino and luat it's played really well in addition Shaqiri's just coming to join them
31:54again played around the pressure really easily they're still saying earlier they haven't been greatly impressive this season
32:05they lost against Sinqana and Lugano in their last league game and that was three one away they ended last season with 11 wins in 12 impressive tonight here's Tsunemoto early ball in
32:16the way back to the way back to the way at the way now little what and
32:23matino was a shooting opportunity there he's a talent does get the shot away
32:28well that's a nasty little challenge mistimed on a slithery service from
32:34Tsunemoto he's gonna get a yellow card for that you can understand why but
32:40you can also understand why he went for the challenge because the ball was played
32:43Back he thought he might be able to win it and create a chance
32:47But he's a fraction late
32:51But he's boot was the same height as the ball, but it's a it's a foul no doubt about it and deserved a yellow card
32:57So he's gonna be under a bit of pressure for the rest of the game Sunimoto
33:05Look into Robert
33:07Gabrielle
33:25Clem pointing backwards and where it goes again from Gabrielle Cornelius is there out ball
33:32That's high and through the middle the flag has stayed down initially and hits needed to be aware and the flag did stay down
33:41So I knew she must have been on side
33:45It's been a very tight one had he got to the wall first
33:48From our position here. It did look as though he just made his run a fraction too early
33:53Shaqiri another good ball forward to as yeti
33:59Didn't get a shout those a man on
34:02We need a strong challenge on him bad yet a referee saying play on you might well pull this back
34:12Because he didn't get any advantage you can understand why the bars will fans are whistling and hooting
34:17But you can understand why the referees also pulled it back
34:21It's all about how long do you leave the advantage and I think he got it, right?
34:24He was having to have a little look at it. There's the foul pushing the back on Cornelius
34:35Copenhagen 1-0 down, but they're unbeaten in 17 Champions League qualifying games if you include shootout defeats as draws
34:42Certainly not out of this tie not at 1-0 down in the first leg with under half an hour played
34:53You can bring out by passes his captain the Russia
35:11Clem did out the past to Lopez
35:14Ponderous
35:21Ponderous
35:22Copenhagen and I'm part of the get well set you can see there for 4-4-2
35:30West Gus
35:33William Clem
35:35Robert who can be a game-changer the Brazilian-born player
35:47They find him again a couple of goals against Malmo in the last round
35:53Yeah, missed control he saw it Sunimoto got in quickly
35:58And it was a high boot
36:01Particularly good play from the wide man
36:05It's got to be pleased with the first 30 minutes the coach of Basel
36:15Mannion
36:24Looking for a first group stage since 17-18 Basel
36:29They have this one goal advantage
36:35Substitutes look out for tonight for Basel
36:50Broshinsky got a couple of goals at the
36:53weekend
36:54Bit of class and experienced Copenhagen
36:57Player on the bench
37:00Big and Melling good left back
37:02Big and Melling good left back
37:04Corpeting
37:04MJ
37:05The
37:06211
37:07212
37:07223
37:08224
37:09224
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37:10235
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37:13256
37:14256
37:14266
37:14266
37:15296
37:15266
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37:16258
37:17266
37:17267
37:17276
37:17376
37:18296
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37:19276
37:20277
37:20296
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37:32Hitting it straight at the goalkeeper, but again, there was space on the edge of the box for Basel.
37:41Five efforts now, Basel, four of them on target.
37:44Copenhagen have yet to test Marvin hits in that Basel goal.
37:49Copenhagen is nagging away at Jonas Achetai, so he had to get it back to his goalkeeper.
38:06He started steadily, though, the Ghanaian international.
38:13Game from clubs like Great Olympics back in Ghana.
38:17Bericom, Chelsea, through the Basel.
38:22Here's Leroy.
38:25It's a good ball forward.
38:27Touchdown by Soticek.
38:29Tentative appeal, though, for a handball, not given.
38:33Shinamoto.
38:37And Shaqiri.
38:42And referees quite rightly pulled that back as well.
38:44Shaqiri was late in the challenge.
38:47He was frustrated.
38:49Thought he might have pulled the trigger with his left foot, tried to chop it inside, had it pinched off him.
38:54And in a desperate attempt to win the ball back, she just goes in to La Raja and gives the free kick away.
39:00Not seen a great deal of the Copenhagen captain so far.
39:10A brief little World Cup experience with Denmark in 2018.
39:14His contract is due to expire at the end of December, which is a strange one.
39:22He's not been able to dominate in that midfield area.
39:37Certainly, Lua and Moutinho have been the better of the midfield players.
39:43And they both on the Basel team.
39:47Very experienced La Raja, approaching 500 club career games and all.
39:51Racy back pass, hits, clears.
40:05Free kick for Copenhagen.
40:07Mannion was appealing for Hamburg to go his team's way.
40:10And it was given the other way.
40:12Must be interesting.
40:14Yeah.
40:15And Jutti.
40:15Ten minutes left in the half.
40:29Got to be knowing about more of the ball and completed more passes so far.
40:34But a lot of those passes have been in fairly deep areas, haven't they?
40:37The centre-halves passing it to each other.
40:39This is more penetrative.
40:40Nelly Nussi hurdles the challenge.
40:43That option's right and left.
40:47Oh, they've got a chance here to get the ball in.
40:49Tueskos.
40:49It's a great chance.
40:50It's blocked by Sunimoto.
40:53Good build-up by Copenhagen.
40:58Well, he got back into a great position here.
41:01Sunimoto.
41:02Because the build-up play is good.
41:04Then on the edge of the box, there's the volley.
41:07That's going in.
41:07Terrific block by the Japanese international to deny Larson.
41:19There you saw the quality of Larson.
41:21That little reverse pass to his full-back.
41:24Then made his way into the box.
41:25And a really excellent bit of technique to get his shot away.
41:38Certainly the best we've seen from FC Copenhagen.
41:41Clem.
41:52Robert.
41:53Oh, again, the full-back just got there.
42:02Clem.
42:03By Nelly Nussi.
42:06Now he's had to Diakos.
42:09Tueskos is seeing more of the ball now as he plays higher up on that far side.
42:15Larson's just to his left.
42:17Decent little spell here for Copenhagen.
42:29It is.
42:32They've had a lot of the ball.
42:34Again, without causing too many problems.
42:38But they are now starting to pass it forward that little bit quicker.
42:41There's been better movement off the ball.
42:43Making better decisions as well on the ball.
42:47Until that one.
42:50Yeah, it's a giveaway.
42:51But at least he's trying to hit it in behind.
42:53And the runner if he'd have played it slightly better.
42:55It was a decent effort.
42:56This was certainly a decent effort.
42:58And good defending.
42:59Couldn't have struck it any better, could he, Larson.
43:03Right on his boot laces.
43:05With power.
43:06Kept it down.
43:08But that man there got back into a very good position.
43:10All out of play.
43:17Throw in here for FC Copenhagen.
43:21Actually, I'm Barisic.
43:22Couldn't keep it in.
43:27Robert.
43:28That's the ACOS.
43:34The beautiful island of Rhodes.
43:40Lucas Larrache, the captain.
43:42Let's go to get involved.
43:47Larson.
43:51I think the ball had to come into the box there.
43:53They had three players making runs into the box.
43:56As it was pulled back.
43:57Just a whipped in ball would have caused problems.
43:59Finding their rhythm.
44:10Gaining momentum.
44:11But behind in the game.
44:18That's the ACOS.
44:20Squeeze the ball through.
44:23Rodrigo Huescas.
44:29Still awaiting in the middle.
44:30Big Cornelius.
44:31Must be wondering what's happening here.
44:32Keeps jogging into positions with runs.
44:35And having to reset to go again.
44:38Here he is trying to hold it up.
44:39It wasn't a good ball into him.
44:42Shaqiri gets it away.
44:46And now Filippo Tele.
44:51Half a chance, perhaps, for Basel here.
44:54I'll be on the jetty.
44:55And we're out to Sinemoto.
45:01Shaqiri.
45:04Into the ACOS was well positioned.
45:07In a good open game.
45:09Sinemoto.
45:10He's played well.
45:13Just wonder here.
45:14Great combination play down this right-hand side.
45:16Whether he could have gone for goal.
45:18Just smashed it as hard as he could.
45:20The goalkeeper's feet.
45:21Or high up into the roof of the net.
45:23I think the defenders are waiting for the cutback.
45:26Very good play by Shaqiri.
45:28And the right-back, Sinemoto.
45:39Shaqiri takes it short.
45:42Ben gets the cross in.
45:43We're in the last five minutes of the half.
45:59Shaqiri.
46:00Impressive Matinho.
46:10He's Acetite.
46:12He's playing the cup top of the weekend.
46:13But he hasn't missed a minute of the league.
46:15Acetite.
46:16He's Leroy.
46:16Put that through well.
46:27In the middle was Acetite.
46:29It's a dangerous header back into the mix.
46:31Matinho hasn't made best use of it.
46:34No.
46:35Slightly rushed the shot.
46:36But again.
46:37Some of the passing from Biles has been really good.
46:41They're not just looking to pass it for the sake of passing.
46:43They're trying to play it beyond Koberthagen through their midfield into those wide areas.
46:49Been good movement as well from the centre forward.
46:52It's been an excellent performance from Biles in this first 41 minutes.
46:56Switzerland excellent hosts for the women's international tournament.
47:00The European championships in the summer.
47:02A lot of Swiss supporters buying into women's football for the first time.
47:07A lot of them turned up for games.
47:12Too much weight on the pass from Shaqiri to Tsunamoto.
47:19Record crowds for a women's European championship here.
47:22The weather was slightly different.
47:29I would have to say.
47:37Katarski clears.
47:38Just a little nudge there.
47:44What's the referee going to do?
47:45Aggettai got across.
47:48Down went Robert.
47:52That's basic football that worked very well.
47:54Goalkeeper kick.
47:55It's long.
47:56Cornelius wins the ball in the air.
47:57Robert was on his bike.
47:59He's got good pace.
48:00Got there before Aggettai.
48:02Sinemoto took a whack in the face as Cornelius jumped with him.
48:09There wasn't a swing and a elbow.
48:11It was just his hand into the face of the Japanese player.
48:16You know, Karl-Franjata.
48:17It's out.
48:31Relatively inexperienced.
48:32Only his 88th game in club football.
48:35The 21-year-old turns 22 just before Christmas.
48:39A chance just before half-time for Copenhagen to get back into the game.
48:48It needs a good delivery.
48:51Put this man under a bit of pressure.
48:54Too much to do as he hits.
48:57He's been a decent goalkeeper.
48:58In the two caps for Switzerland,
49:00he needs to deserve more than that.
49:06Sorry, Stuart.
49:06I was going to say, there's a lovely space you just saw there
49:09to bend the ball in.
49:11Get players racing across the front of the goalkeeper.
49:14The best turns to the right of the ball,
49:16but I'm sure it'll be any loosey to hit it.
49:20Winding up to do just that.
49:22Place it square.
49:24And it's hopelessly...
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