Basel suffer crucial league defeat

Swiss champions blow chance to settle league title…

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الأحد، 26 مايو 2013 - 18:37
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Basel suffered a crucial Swiss league defeat to close rivals Grasshoppers with a goal in the dying moments.

The league holders needed a win to clinch the title two weeks before the end, with six points separating them from Grasshoppers.

But a 90th minute strike from French striker Anat Ngamukol gave hosts Grasshoppers a massive victory which reduced the gap to three points.

Egypt duo Mohamed Al-Nenni and Mohamed Salah were surprisingly left out of the starting line-up, before coming on as second half subs.

Salah replaced midfielder Philip Degen in the 63rd minute while Al-Nenni featured for 12 minutes in place of Marcelo Diaz.

Basel are still favorites to clinch it with two games left against Young Boys and St. Gallen.