UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, November 18, 2018
Belgium WWWDW 2
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Switzerland WLLWL 5
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SUI325
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Match Report

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Switzerland stun Belgium with five goals to reach Nations League finals

Haris Seferovic scored a hat trick as Switzerland recovered from conceding two early goals to beat World Cup semifinalists Belgium 5-2 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
6
48.4
Possession
51.6
16
SHOTS
17
8
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
432
Accurate Passes
464
508
Passes
526
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
48
29
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
7
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
16
20
Effective Clearances
14
20
Clearances
14

Head to Head

BEL leads series 2-0

Lineups

SUI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 1Yann SommerG
  3. 20Timm KloseCD-L
  4. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  5. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  6. 2Kevin MbabuRB
  7. 8Remo FreulerCM-L
  8. 10Granit XhakaCM-R
  9. 14Steven ZuberLM
  10. 11Edimilson FernandesRM
  11. 9Haris SeferovicF
  12. 23Xherdan ShaqiriRCF

Substitutes

  1. 12Yvon MvogoSUB
  2. 18Djibril SowSUB
  3. 7Dimitri OberlinSUB
  4. 22Loris BenitoSUB
  5. 21Jonas OmlinSUB
  6. 6Michael LangSUB
  7. 3Francois MoubandjeSUB
  8. 17Denis ZakariaSUB
  9. 16Albian AjetiSUB
  10. 19Mario GavranovicSUB
  11. 5Léo LacroixSUB
  12. 15Christian FassnachtSUB

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  3. 4Vincent KompanyCD
  4. 20Dedryck BoyataCD-L
  5. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  6. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  7. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  8. 22Nacer ChadliLM
  9. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  10. 14Dries MertensF
  11. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  12. 16Thorgan HazardCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Jason DenayerSUB
  2. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  3. 19Brandon MecheleSUB
  4. 9Divock OrigiSUB
  5. 17Christian KabaseleSUB
  6. 18Adnan JanuzajSUB
  7. 7Hans VanakenSUB
  8. 21Timothy CastagneSUB
  9. 13Koen CasteelsSUB
  10. 11Dennis PraetSUB
  11. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  12. 3Leander DendonckerSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Switzerland 0, Belgium 1. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 17' Goal! Switzerland 0, Belgium 2. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  3. 26' Goal! Switzerland 1, Belgium 2. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 31' Goal! Switzerland 2, Belgium 2. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a headed pass.
  5. 38' Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 44' Goal! Switzerland 3, Belgium 2. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes following a fast break.
  7. 62' Goal! Switzerland 4, Belgium 2. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
  8. 65' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Nacer Chadli.
  9. 79' Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Remo Freuler.
  10. 79' Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Goal! Switzerland 5, Belgium 2. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
  12. 87' Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Substitution, Switzerland. Loris Benito replaces Steven Zuber.
  14. 90' Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Thomas Meunier.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Switzerland. Albian Ajeti replaces Haris Seferovic.

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