UEFA European Championship

FT Saturday, June 11, 2016
Switzerland WLLLW 1
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Albania DLDWL 0
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Match Report

John Walton / EMPICS Sport

Fabian Schar goal sees Switzerland to win over 10-man Albania

Switzerland beat 10-man Albania 1-0 in Lens in their European Championship opener to move level on points with hosts France in Group A.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
6
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
6
55
Possession
45
17
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
483
Accurate Passes
346
550
Passes
413
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
71
25
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
19
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
9
21
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SUI leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

ALB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Etrit BerishaG
  2. 15Mërgim MavrajCD-L
  3. 5Lorik CanaCD-R
  4. 7Ansi AgolliLB
  5. 4Elseid HysajRB
  6. 13Burim KukeliCM
  7. 14Taulant XhakaLM
  8. 22Amir AbrashiRM
  9. 10Armando SadikuF
  10. 3Ermir LenjaniLF
  11. 21Odise RoshiRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Frederic VeseliSUB
  2. 9Ledian MemushajSUB
  3. 8Migjen BashaSUB
  4. 18Arlind AjetiSUB
  5. 17Naser AlijiSUB
  6. 11Shkelzen GashiSUB
  7. 23Alban HoxhaSUB
  8. 16Sokol CikalleshiSUB
  9. 20Ergys KaçeSUB
  10. 19Bekim BalajSUB
  11. 2Andi LilaSUB
  12. 12Orges ShehiSUB

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 20Johan DjourouCD-L
  3. 22Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 2Stephan LichtsteinerRB
  6. 15Blerim DžemailiAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 11Valon BehramiRM
  9. 9Haris SeferovicF
  10. 18Admir MehmediAM-L
  11. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Francois MoubandjeSUB
  2. 21Roman BürkiSUB
  3. 19Eren DerdiyokSUB
  4. 7Breel EmboloSUB
  5. 16Gelson FernandesSUB
  6. 17Shani TarashajSUB
  7. 12Marwin HitzSUB
  8. 6Michael LangSUB
  9. 5Steve von BergenSUB
  10. 14Denis ZakariaSUB
  11. 4Nico ElvediSUB
  12. 8Fabian FreiSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Albania 0, Switzerland 1. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
  2. 14' Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Lorik Cana (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Second yellow card to Lorik Cana (Albania) for hand ball.
  5. 62' Substitution, Albania. Ergys Kaçe replaces Taulant Xhaka.
  6. 62' Substitution, Switzerland. Breel Embolo replaces Admir Mehmedi.
  7. 63' Ergys Kaçe (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Valon Behrami (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 74' Substitution, Albania. Sokol Çikalleshi replaces Odise Roshi.
  10. 76' Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Blerim Dzemaili.
  11. 82' Substitution, Albania. Shkëlzen Gashi replaces Armando Sadiku.
  12. 88' Substitution, Switzerland. Gelson Fernandes replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  13. 89' Burim Kukeli (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+2' Mergim Mavraj (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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