FC Dynamo Kyiv opponent in the second sparring were FC Basel-1893, who are probably the best team the White-Blues are to face at the first training camp in Spain. Basel have been winning the domestic league for five years in a row, besides they’ve reached the Champions League round of 16 this season!
The weather in Marbella was rainy and windy, but that only gave players passion. Traditionally Serhiy Rebrov used two different squads in this game. This time goalkeepers Olexandr Rybka and Olexandr Shovkovskyi took the field in turn.
Kyivans opened the score 10 minutes into the game. Miguel put a cross into the box and Domagoj Vida headed the ball in!
Several minutes later Rybka cleared Streller’s shot in style. Late in the first half Dmytro Khlyobas substituted Artem Kravets.
After the break there were more shots on target and more goals. At first Lukasz Teodorczyk scored after assist from Buialskyi.
After Basel also changed almost the whole squad Swiss side started creating chances. 17-year-old Breel Embolo netted brace and conceded a penalty. Thus Sousa’s men won the game.
2nd sparring
20.01.2015. Spain. Marbella. Football center. 100 spectators
FC Dynamo Kyiv – FC Basel-1893 – 2:3 (1:0)
Dynamo (1st half): Rybka, Vida, Betao, Dragovic, Tsurikov, Kharatin, Yarmolenko, Sydorchuk, Miguel, Husiev, Kravets (Khlyobas, 35).
Dynamo (2nd half): Shovkovskyi, Danilo Silva, Khacheridi, Selin, Kalytvyntsev, Rybalka, Miakushko, Belhanda, Buialskyi, Lens, Khlyobas (Teodorczyk, 56).
Basel-1893: Vaclik,Zuffi, Streller, Gashi, Schär, Suchy, Safari, Frei, Gonzalez, Elneny, Xhaka.
Goals: Vida (10), Teodorczyk (64) – Embolo (67, 79), Delgado (89, pen.).
On January 20 at 17:00 (Kyiv time) FC Dynamo Kyiv will play the second sparring at the training camp in Spain. Serhiy Rebrov’s men will face FC Basel at Marbella municipal stadium.
Dynamo and Basel have much in common today. Both sides are leaders of their domestic leagues after the first half of the season. They’ve reached euro cups knock-out stage. In the Champions League round of 16 Basel will face FC Porto.
Dynamo centre back Aleksandar Dragovic must be glad that he’ll face Basel as he became known in football world featuring for this club. In summer of 2012 he became Swiss Super League best defender.
Basel have been winning the domestic league for five seasons in a row. They have 17 trophies. Only Grasshopper have more (24). In 2012/13 season Basel reached the Europa League semifinal.
In summer of 2014 Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa took charge of the club. Basel have played 18 games in Swiss Super League under his charge: 13 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats, goal difference – 40:18. The key goalkeeper of the team is Tomáš Vaclík, leading defender is Switzerland international Fabian Schär.
As for halfbacks, Basel top goalscorer is midfielder Shkëlzen Gashi, who netted 11 goals in 15 Super league matches. Fabian Frei and Mohamed Elneny are also among leaders. Speaking about strikers, Sousa has legendary Marco Streller and talented youngsters Derlis Gonzalez and Breel Embolo.
Getting ready for the second half of the season Basel have already played three friendlies. They’ve hammered FC Hegenheim 9:0, defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2:1 and played in a draw against Karlsruher SC – 2:2.
