August Hiss was a

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who played one season for

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. He played in the position as striker. Hiss joined Basel's first team before the 1931–32 season and made his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the

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on 27 September 1931 as Basel lost 0–6 against

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. He scored his first goal for his club on 25 October in the away game against

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. But his goal could not save Basel from a 4–1 defeat. In that season Hiss played a total of 18 games for Basel scoring a total of 10 goals. Nine of these games were in the Swiss Serie A, three in the

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and six were friendly games. He scored three goal in the domestic league, three in the cup competition and the other four were scored during the test games. An episode that is noted in association with the

, was the second-round replay away against

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on 22 November 1931. The mood amongst the 3,000 spectators was heated even before the kick-off. This because after the 3–3 draw in the first game; the local press had circulated the most incredible rumours. Then, Basel's

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scored the winning goal early, not even two minutes after the game had started. However, shortly before the end of the match referee

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did not blow his whistle and award a penalty after an alleged handball by a Basel player. The referee ended the game shortly afterwards with a Basel victory and the ill tempers were worsened. After the game there were tumults and riots among the spectators who were not satisfied with the referee's performance. Stones were thrown at referee and players and the windows of the changing rooms were smashed. It was some eight hours before things were settled enough for the police to able to bring both the referee and the entire Basel team to safety, by ship over

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. According to the reports in the club chronicles, quite a few players were injured.

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had a bleeding head,

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had a hole above his eye,

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and goalkeeper

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were also hurt. Hiss escaped unhurt. Lugano was sanctioned and had to play their next home games at least 100 kilometers from their home ground.

References

External links

* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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