FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Lithuania vs Switzerland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Lithuania
    FT
    0 - 4
    Switzerland
    • 31': Breel Embolo
    • 42': Renato Steffen
    • 45': Breel Embolo
    • 90'+4': Mario Gavranovic

    About

    Lithuania are hosting Switzerland at FK Zalgiris namu stadionas, Vilnius, Lithuania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominykas Barauskas with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 4': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ernestas Setkus.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 9': Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 12': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
    • 17': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
    • 17': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
    • 18': Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fedor Chernykh.
    • 27': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benas Satkus.
    • 31': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Dominykas Barauskas.
    • 31': Goal! Lithuania 0, Switzerland 1. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
    • 35': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania).
    • 36': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
    • 42': Goal! Lithuania 0, Switzerland 2. Renato Steffen (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Schär with a through ball.
    • 44': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Rolandas Baravykas.
    • 45': Goal! Lithuania 0, Switzerland 3. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Schär following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lithuania 0, Switzerland 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lithuania 0, Switzerland 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Lithuania. Donatas Kazlauskas replaces Karolis Laukzemis.
    • 45': Substitution, Lithuania. Ovidijus Verbickas replaces Vykintas Slivka.
    • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Ulisses García replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 49': Foul by Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania).
    • 49': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benas Satkus.
    • 51': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Fedor Chernykh.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 52': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benas Satkus.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Renato Steffen (Switzerland) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Foul by Ulisses García (Switzerland).
    • 57': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Benas Satkus (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Foul by Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania).
    • 59': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Ulisses García (Switzerland).
    • 60': Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabian Schär.
    • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Renato Steffen.
    • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Ruben Vargas replaces Steven Zuber.
    • 69': Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 69': Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Ulisses García (Switzerland).
    • 72': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
    • 76': Substitution, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ulisses García with a cross.
    • 78': Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland).
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
    • 81': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Linas Megelaitis.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Vargas with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Substitution, Lithuania. Ernestas Veliulis replaces Fedor Chernykh.
    • 84': Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 88': Foul by Ruben Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 88': Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Breel Embolo.
    • 89': Substitution, Lithuania. Vytas Gaspuitis replaces Edvinas Girdvainis.
    • 89': Substitution, Lithuania. Vilius Armanavicius replaces Linas Megelaitis.
    • 90'+1': Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland).
    • 90'+4': Goal! Lithuania 0, Switzerland 4. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cedric Itten following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lithuania 0, Switzerland 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Lithuania 0, Switzerland 4.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 4
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 6
    70.3 Possession 29.7
    22 SHOTS 6
    11 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    643 Accurate Passes 221
    733 Passes 302
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 58
    36 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    3 Effective Tackles 12
    8 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    3 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 27
    9 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: FK Zalgiris namu stadionas
    Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
    Attendance: 1,806

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    2 Denmark 6 +9 11
    3 Greece 6 -2 7
    4 Belarus 6 -13 2
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    Line-Ups

    LTU Lithuania (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Ernestas Setkus (GK)
    4 Edvinas Girdvainis
    6 Benas Satkus
    21 Dominykas Barauskas
    23 Rolandas Baravykas
    10 Fiodor Cernych
    13 Linas Megelaitis
    14 Vykintas Slivka
    9 Karolis Laukzemis
    11 Arvydas Novikovas
    17 Justas Lasickas
    Lithuania Substitutes:
    Martynas Dapkus, Titas Krapikas, Ernestas Veliulis, Edvinas Gertmonas, Edgaras Dubickas, Domantas Simkus, Linas Klimavicius, Ovidijus Verbickas, Vytas Gaspuitis, Donatas Kazlauskas, Vilius Armanavicius, Justinas Janusevskis.

    SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    4 Nico Elvedi
    22 Fabian Schär
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    8 Remo Freuler
    15 Djibril Sow
    7 Breel Embolo
    14 Steven Zuber
    11 Renato Steffen
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Ulisses Garcia, Rubén Vargas, Michel Aebischer, Fabian Frei, Mario Gavranovic, David Von Ballmoos, Jonas Omlin, Christian Fassnacht, Cedric Itten, Eray Cömert, Albian Ajeti.

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