Football News
FC Luzern defeated FC Basel 1 – 0.
Close to 12 thousand fans packed the Swissporarena in Luzern for an exciting football match.
Both teams had great chances of scoring in the first half, but were unable to find the goal. The match was scoreless at halftime.
Basel’s fortunes changed for the worst at the beginning of the second half when Luzern’s Valeriane Gvilla scored a goal only a minute into the half.
The goal seemed to take the wind away from FC Basel, as the team struggled to break through Luzern’s defense.
Luzern nearly took a 2 goal lead late in the match, however the ball hit the post.
Basel’s Ricky Van Wolfwinkel almost drew the match for his team, but the shot was wide from the goal. Luzern held on for the 1-0 victory.
FC Basel is currently in second place in the Super League Division, however they are only two points ahead of third placed St. Gallen.