England U21 vs Switzerland U21, 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipEngland U21s lose Euro 2021 opener against Switzerland
England Under-21s made a bad start to Euro 2021 on Thursday, losing 1-0 to Switzerland in Koper, Slovenia.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland U21).
- 4': Max Aarons (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jérémy Guillemenot (Switzerland U21).
- 6': Lloyd Kelly (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland U21).
- 10': Foul by Dwight McNeil (England U21).
- 10': Jérémy Guillemenot (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21).
- 12': Attempt missed. Jérémy Guillemenot (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Jankewitz with a headed pass.
- 15': Attempt saved. Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bastien Toma with a through ball.
- 15': Attempt missed. Tom Davies (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 18': Hand ball by Oliver Skipp (England U21).
- 20': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Davies.
- 20': Offside, England U21. Lloyd Kelly tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 24': Anthony Racioppi (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (England U21).
- 26': Offside, Switzerland U21. Jan Bamert tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bastien Toma.
- 28': Corner, Switzerland U21. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 28': Attempt missed. Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland U21) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miro Muheim with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 32': Attempt missed. Tom Davies (England U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Alexandre Jankewitz.
- 33': Attempt missed. Lloyd Kelly (England U21) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Hand ball by Emile Smith Rowe (England U21).
- 35': Foul by Toni Domgjoni (Switzerland U21).
- 35': Lloyd Kelly (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Eddie Nketiah (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland U21).
- 38': Foul by Jérémy Guillemenot (Switzerland U21).
- 38': Marc Guehi (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (England U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Marc Guehi (England U21).
- 44': Corner, Switzerland U21. Conceded by Marc Guehi.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Miro Muheim (Switzerland U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bastien Toma.
- 45': Offside, Switzerland U21. Miro Muheim tries a through ball, but Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (England U21).
- 45': Jan Bamert (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, England U21 0, Switzerland U21 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England U21 0, Switzerland U21 0.
- 48': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Bastien Toma.
- 49': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Bastien Toma (Switzerland U21) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jérémy Guillemenot.
- 51': Eddie Nketiah (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland U21).
- 52': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (England U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Max Aarons (England U21).
- 53': Miro Muheim (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Alexandre Jankewitz (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Ben Godfrey (England U21).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 60': Foul by Marc Guehi (England U21).
- 60': Jérémy Guillemenot (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Marc Guehi (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Jérémy Guillemenot (Switzerland U21).
- 62': Marc Guehi (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Eddie Nketiah (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Jan Bamert (Switzerland U21).
- 63': Jan Bamert (Switzerland U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 64': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Anthony Racioppi.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (England U21) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Switzerland U21. Kastriot Imeri replaces Jérémy Guillemenot.
- 66': Substitution, England U21. Eberechi Eze replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 66': Substitution, England U21. Curtis Jones replaces Tom Davies.
- 68': Foul by Miro Muheim (Switzerland U21).
- 68': Max Aarons (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Alexandre Jankewitz.
- 71': Dwight McNeil (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland U21).
- 72': Eberechi Eze (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Alexandre Jankewitz (Switzerland U21).
- 72': Curtis Jones (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Miro Muheim (Switzerland U21).
- 73': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 74': Attempt saved. Kastriot Imeri (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jordan Lotomba (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Switzerland U21. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
- 76': Substitution, England U21. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Dwight McNeil.
- 76': Substitution, England U21. Rhian Brewster replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 77': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland U21).
- 77': Rhian Brewster (England U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Goal! England U21 0, Switzerland U21 1. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kastriot Imeri.
- 79': Foul by Rhian Brewster (England U21).
- 79': Jan Bamert (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Switzerland U21. Felix Mambimbi replaces Dan Ndoye.
- 80': Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Marc Guehi (England U21).
- 80': Attempt missed. Kastriot Imeri (Switzerland U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 80': Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Miro Muheim (Switzerland U21).
- 83': (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21).
- 83': Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Foul by Alexandre Jankewitz (Switzerland U21).
- 84': Rhian Brewster (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Alexandre Jankewitz (Switzerland U21) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Switzerland U21. Kevin Rüegg replaces Bastien Toma.
- 86': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (England U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 89': Offside, England U21. Oliver Skipp tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Felix Mambimbi (Switzerland U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Oliver Skipp (England U21).
- 90'+4': Oliver Skipp (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, England U21 0, Switzerland U21 1.
- 0': Match ends, England U21 0, Switzerland U21 1.
Statistics
 SUI |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.6 | Possession | 66.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 207 | Accurate Passes | 487 |
| 299 | Passes | 572 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 13 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Venue: SRC Bonifika
Location: Koper, Slovenia
Venue: SRC Bonifika
Location: Koper, Slovenia
EURO Under-21 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark U21 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ukraine U21 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Finland U21 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
Line-Ups
England U21 (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 5 | Marc Guéhi  |
| 3 | Lloyd Kelly |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 16 | Oliver Skipp |
| 6 | Tom Davies |
| 21 | Dwight McNeil |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 9 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 18 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 10 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
Switzerland U21 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Anthony Racioppi (GK) |
| 5 | Cédric Zesiger |
| 4 | Jan Bamert |
| 20 | Miro Muheim |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 22 | Alexandre Jankewitz |
| 6 | Toni Domgjoni |
| 14 | Dan Ndoye |
| 8 | Bastien Toma |
| 11 | Andi Zeqiri |
| 9 | Jeremy Guillemenot |
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