UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Greece vs Liechtenstein, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Greece
  • 33': Georgios Masouras
FT
1 - 1
Liechtenstein
  • 85': Dennis Salanovic

More misery for Greece as Liechtenstein grab late draw

Greece's miserable run in the Euro 2020 qualifiers continued on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Liechtenstein.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Michalis Bakakis (Greece).
  • 5': Offside, Greece. Andreas Samaris tries a through ball, but Efthymios Koulouris is caught offside.
  • 6': Andreas Samaris (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Robin Gubser (Liechtenstein).
  • 7': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece).
  • 7': Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein).
  • 9': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Greece).
  • 11': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Martin Büchel.
  • 14': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Daniel Kaufmann.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Marios Vrousai (Greece) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Ioannis Fetfatzidis with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Martin Büchel (Liechtenstein).
  • 17': Marios Vrousai (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Maximilian Goppel.
  • 21': Foul by Martin Rechsteiner (Liechtenstein).
  • 21': Giorgos Masouras (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Michalis Bakakis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 28': Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein).
  • 29': Foul by Livio Meier (Liechtenstein).
  • 29': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Maximilian Goppel (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Hasler with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein).
  • 32': Marios Vrousai (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Efthymios Koulouris (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Manolas.
  • 33': Goal! Greece 1, Liechtenstein 0. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Efthymios Koulouris.
  • 35': Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Sokratis (Greece).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marios Vrousai.
  • 36': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
  • 37': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 37': Livio Meier (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Giorgos Masouras (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Hand ball by Michalis Bakakis (Greece).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Efthymios Koulouris.
  • 39': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Marios Vrousai (Greece) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michalis Bakakis with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 43': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Martin Rechsteiner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Robin Gubser (Liechtenstein) header from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marios Vrousai with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Martin Rechsteiner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Greece 1, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Greece 1, Liechtenstein 0.
  • 47': Efthymios Koulouris (Greece) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Marios Vrousai (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Livio Meier.
  • 51': Andreas Samaris (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Robin Gubser (Liechtenstein).
  • 52': Kostas Manolas (Greece) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Marios Vrousai (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Samaris.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Marios Vrousai (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Samaris with a headed pass.
  • 53': Offside, Liechtenstein. Sandro Wieser tries a through ball, but Livio Meier is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Livio Meier (Liechtenstein).
  • 54': Michalis Bakakis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Livio Meier (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Sokratis (Greece).
  • 54': Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Seyhan Yildiz replaces Robin Gubser.
  • 56': Offside, Greece. Andreas Bouchalakis tries a through ball, but Efthymios Koulouris is caught offside.
  • 59': Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 62': Substitution, Greece. Zeca replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
  • 64': Foul by Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Greece).
  • 64': Maximilian Goppel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Daniel Brändle replaces Livio Meier.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michalis Bakakis.
  • 68': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Ioannis Fetfatzidis.
  • 69': Foul by Sokratis (Greece).
  • 69': Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marios Vrousai with a cross.
  • 71': Offside, Liechtenstein. Maximilian Goppel tries a through ball, but Dennis Salanovic is caught offside.
  • 72': Offside, Greece. Marios Vrousai tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 77': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Seyhan Yildiz.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Efthymios Koulouris (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Foul by Seyhan Yildiz (Liechtenstein).
  • 81': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jens Hofer replaces Martin Rechsteiner.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Andreas Samaris (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zeca.
  • 85': Goal! Greece 1, Liechtenstein 1. Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Hasler with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 86': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Giannoulis replaces Giorgos Masouras.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Zeca (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitrios Giannoulis.
  • 87': Foul by Zeca (Greece).
  • 87': Martin Büchel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Zeca (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein).
  • 90': Kostas Manolas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Giannoulis is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dennis Salanovic (Liechtenstein).
  • 90'+2': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Maximilian Goppel (Liechtenstein).
  • 90'+3': Michalis Bakakis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Seyhan Yildiz.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Greece 1, Liechtenstein 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Greece 1, Liechtenstein 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
0 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 1
21.2 Possession 78.8
5 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
129 Accurate Passes 686
206 Passes 768
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
5 Crosses 36
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 48
16 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
19 Interceptions 2
42 Effective Clearances 5
42 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 3,445

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Slovakia 10 +9 22
3 Luxembourg 10 -6 17
4 Iceland 10 +1 10
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Line-Ups

GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Vasilios Barkas (GK)
19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
4 Kostas Manolas
11 Kostas Tsimikas
2 Michalis Bakakis
14 Marios Vrousai
6 Andreas Bouchalakis
22 Andreas Samaris
9 Efthymis Koulouris
16 Georgios Masouras
18 Ioannis Fetfatzidis
Greece Substitutes:
Dimitris Pelkas, Konstantinos Stafylidis, Vangelis Pavlidis, Dimitrios Kolovos, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Vasilis Torosidis, Manolis Siopis, Dimitrios Limnios, Dimitrios Siovas, Zeca, Dimitris Giannoulis, Alexandros Paschalakis.

LIE Liechtenstein (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
4 Dani Kaufman
6 Andreas Malin
13 Martin Büchel
3 Maximilian Göppel
22 Martin Rechsteiner
10 Sandro Wieser
18 Nicolas Hasler
11 Dennis Salanovic
14 Livio Meier Yellow Card
17 Robin Gubser
Liechtenstein Substitutes:
Seyhan Yildiz, Sandro Wolfinger, Ridvan Kardesoglu, Philipp Ospelt, Lorenzo Lo Russo, Jens Hofer, Fabio Wolfinger, Daniel Brandle, Yanik Frick, Claudio Majer, Michele Polverino, Aron Sele.

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