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Hosny's Strasbourg managed
to defeat the Swiss giants FC Basel 0-2 in the first
match in Group E.
In the first match of the group E, Strasbourg faced
Swiss giants Basel away at the Sankt-Jakob Park. After
the bad results in French championship, in which they
never won any match after 11 matches, we don’t
see how they could show a great performance against
the Swiss champions of 2002, 2004, and 2005.
Hosni and his partners showed a very good game and
were very efficient, something they truly lack in the
French championship with only 5 goals in 11 matches.
Strasbourg entered directly in the match with a cross
from Pagis which nobody recovered. But it was the first
alert for Basel’s players.
In the 12th minute, the Swedish Alexandre Farenerud
fired a shot that was denied by the post. At this moment
of the match, Hosni and his partners should certainly
think that the bad luck would still continue them in
this match.
But Hosni’s team were rewarded in the 14th minute
with a goal thanks to a header from the Ivory Coast
player Amara Diané who headed home after a beautiful
center from Pagis. 0-1 for Strasbourg.
Ten minutes later, particularly in the 24th minute,
the other Ivory coast player Boka scored from a free
kick where Zuberbuhler, the FC Basel’s goalkeeper,
couldn’t do anything to save it. 0-2 for Strasbourg.
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