International Friendly

Switzerland vs Croatia, 2020 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Switzerland
  • 31': Mario Gavranovic
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Croatia
  • 42': Josip Brekalo
  • 67': Mario Pasalic

Croatia fight back to beat Switzerland 2-1

Goals from midfielders Josip Brekalo and Mario Pasalic gave Croatia a 2-1 win at Switzerland.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
  • 7': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Dario Melnjak.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 8': Offside, Switzerland. Edimilson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Jordan Lotomba is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eray Cömert.
  • 15': Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland).
  • 18': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 18': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi.
  • 27': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
  • 27': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland).
  • 28': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Dario Melnjak (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
  • 31': Goal! Switzerland 1, Croatia 0. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
  • 32': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dario Melnjak.
  • 39': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland).
  • 39': Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
  • 42': Goal! Switzerland 1, Croatia 1. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic with a headed pass.
  • 45': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Filip Uremovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dario Melnjak (Croatia).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Milan Badelj.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Remo Freuler replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Ruben Vargas replaces Admir Mehmedi.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Steven Zuber replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Vargas.
  • 46': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Domagoj Bradaric.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes.
  • 47': Dario Melnjak (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
  • 48': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
  • 54': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
  • 56': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Filip Uremovic (Croatia).
  • 57': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Rog replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 57': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Bruno Petkovic.
  • 59': Hand ball by Ruben Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
  • 62': Substitution, Croatia. Tin Jedvaj replaces Filip Uremovic.
  • 62': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 62': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Dario Melnjak (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Cedric Itten (Switzerland).
  • 64': Substitution, Switzerland. Simon Sohm replaces Djibril Sow.
  • 65': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
  • 65': Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Goal! Switzerland 1, Croatia 2. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ante Budimir with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia).
  • 73': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Modric replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 75': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Josip Brekalo.
  • 76': Substitution, Switzerland. Loris Benito replaces Fabian Schär.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Hand ball by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Cedric Itten (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tin Jedvaj.
  • 83': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
  • 90': Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Croatia).
  • 90'+1': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Tin Jedvaj (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Croatia).
  • 90'+2': Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Croatia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 1, Croatia 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 1
53.9 Possession 46.1
8 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
546 Accurate Passes 463
621 Passes 542
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.6
67 Long Balls 66
39 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 9
6 Effective Clearances 17
6 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Kybunpark
Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (3-5-2)

No. Name
21 Jonas Omlin (GK)
22 Fabian Schär
5 Becir Omeragic
6 Eray Cömert
20 Edimilson Fernandes
10 Granit Xhaka
15 Djibril Sow
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
17 Jordan Lotomba Yellow Card
18 Admir Mehmedi
19 Mario Gavranovic
Switzerland Substitutes:
Steven Zuber, Haris Seferovic, Simon Sohm, Rubén Vargas, Cedric Itten, Remo Freuler, Nico Elvedi, Silvan Widmer, Christian Fassnacht, Loris Benito, Yvon Mvogo, Yann Sommer.

CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
5 Duje Caleta-Car
21 Domagoj Vida
22 Dario Melnjak
2 Filip Uremovic
15 Mario Pasalic
19 Milan Badelj
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
20 Bruno Petkovic
3 Domagoj Bradaric
7 Josip Brekalo
Croatia Substitutes:
Mislav Orsic, Nikola Vlasic, Tin Jedvaj, Ivan Perisic, Ante Budimir, Ivo Grbic, Simon Sluga, Marko Rog, Dejan Lovren, Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric, Antonio-Mirko Colak.

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