Wales vs Switzerland, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 2020: Wales luck out with Kieffer Moore goal in Switzerland draw to open
Wales striker Kieffer Moore snatched his side a point with a powerful header in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their Euro 2020 Group A opener.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
- 4': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a headed pass.
- 15': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
- 15': Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 20': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 22': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 24': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 27': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
- 28': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
- 30': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
- 30': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 41': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 42': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
- 42': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gareth Bale.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wales 0, Switzerland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wales 0, Switzerland 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
- 46': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
- 47': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
- 47': Kieffer Moore (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
- 49': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 49': Goal! Wales 0, Switzerland 1. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
- 51': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 55': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Wales).
- 55': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Wales) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Morrell with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Joe Morrell (Wales).
- 58': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Breel Embolo.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
- 63': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
- 63': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri following a fast break.
- 66': Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 73': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 74': Goal! Wales 1, Switzerland 1. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Morrell with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Daniel James.
- 77': Offside, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 77': Joe Morrell (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Chris Mepham (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
- 79': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Morrell.
- 80': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Gareth Bale (Wales).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Joe Morrell (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
- 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic replaces Haris Seferovic.
- 85': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.
- 86': VAR Decision: No Goal Wales 1-1 Switzerland.
- 88': Offside, Switzerland. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 89': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 90': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 90'+1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by David Brooks.
- 90'+2': Offside, Switzerland. Kevin Mbabu tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Wales. Ethan Ampadu replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 90'+4': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wales 1, Switzerland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wales 1, Switzerland 1.
Statistics
 SUI |
WAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 457 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
| 518 | Passes | 284 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 25 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 10 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 8,782
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 8,782
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | -5 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Wales (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 22 | Chris Mepham |
| 7 | Joe Allen |
| 4 | Ben Davies |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 10 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 16 | Joe Morrell |
| 20 | Daniel James |
| 11 | Gareth Bale |
| 13 | Kieffer Moore  |
Switzerland (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 22 | Fabian Schär |
| 5 | Manuel Akanji |
| 4 | Nico Elvedi |
| 10 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 2 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 7 | Breel Embolo |
| 9 | Haris Seferovic |
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