International Friendly

Switzerland vs Finland, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Switzerland
  • 21': Mario Gavranovic
  • 57': Rubén Vargas
  • 86': Haris Seferovic
FT
3 - 2
Finland
  • 30': Joel Pohjanpalo
  • 40': Joel Pohjanpalo (P)

About

Switzerland are hosting Finland at Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Juha Pirinen (Finland).
  • 5': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 11': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Loris Benito with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Juhani Ojala (Finland).
  • 14': Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Robert Ivanov (Finland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
  • 17': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 17': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Juhani Ojala.
  • 21': Goal! Switzerland 1, Finland 0. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
  • 27': Hand ball by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
  • 29': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 30': Goal! Switzerland 1, Finland 1. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 32': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
  • 32': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 34': Foul by Juha Pirinen (Finland).
  • 34': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 36': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
  • 36': Juha Pirinen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Hand ball by Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gavranovic with a headed pass.
  • 38': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
  • 39': Penalty Finland. Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Penalty conceded by Djibril Sow (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Goal! Switzerland 1, Finland 2. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Gavranovic with a headed pass.
  • 44': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, Finland 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, Finland 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Finland. Niki Mäenpää replaces Jesse Joronen.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Granit Xhaka replaces Kevin Mbabu.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Manuel Akanji replaces Nico Elvedi.
  • 46': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
  • 46': Juha Pirinen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
  • 51': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Zuber with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Gavranovic.
  • 54': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Niki Mäenpää.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 55': Substitution, Switzerland. Ruben Vargas replaces Denis Zakaria.
  • 57': Goal! Switzerland 2, Finland 2. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Fassnacht.
  • 61': Foul by Juhani Ojala (Finland).
  • 61': Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Vargas with a headed pass.
  • 62': Foul by Loris Benito (Switzerland).
  • 62': Marcus Forss (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
  • 65': Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Thomas Lam.
  • 65': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Marcus Forss.
  • 66': Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Juha Pirinen (Finland).
  • 66': Foul by Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland).
  • 66': Niki Mäenpää (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Mario Gavranovic.
  • 67': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 67': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 71': Pyry Soiri (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Loris Benito (Switzerland).
  • 72': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Djibril Sow.
  • 77': Substitution, Finland. Rasmus Schüller replaces Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari.
  • 77': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  • 77': Substitution, Finland. Nikolai Alho replaces Pyry Soiri because of an injury.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Fassnacht.
  • 81': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
  • 82': Hand ball by Robert Taylor (Finland).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Juhani Ojala (Finland) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
  • 86': Goal! Switzerland 3, Finland 2. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Fassnacht with a headed pass.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 89': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Vargas with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
  • 90'+2': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Switzerland 3, Finland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 3, Finland 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 0
33.2 Possession 66.8
6 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 630
336 Passes 687
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 57
18 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 4
18 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
17 Interceptions 21
11 Effective Clearances 6
11 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Kybunpark
Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
21 Jonas Omlin (GK)
4 Nico Elvedi
22 Loris Benito
6 Eray Cömert
17 Denis Zakaria
15 Djibril Sow
14 Steven Zuber
2 Kevin Mbabu
19 Mario Gavranovic
20 Edimilson Fernandes
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
Switzerland Substitutes:
Yvon Mvogo, Gregor Kobel, Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodríguez, Haris Seferovic, Christian Fassnacht, Remo Freuler, Breel Embolo, Granit Xhaka, Rubén Vargas.

FIN Finland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Jesse Joronen (GK)
5 Juhani Ojala
3 Daniel O'Shaughnessy
14 Robert Ivanov
7 Robert Taylor
18 Onni Valakari
15 Thomas Lam
16 Juha Pirinen
13 Pyry Soiri
9 Marcus Forss
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
Finland Substitutes:
Niki Mäenpää, Nikolai Alho, Glen Kamara, Joni Kauko, Teemu Pukki, Rasmus Schüller, Jukka Raitala, Paulus Arajuuri, Joona Toivio, Robin Lod, Niko Hamalainen, Carljohan Eriksson.

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