UEFA Nations League

Switzerland vs Portugal, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Switzerland
  • 1': Haris Seferovic
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1 - 0
Portugal

    Cristiano Ronaldo sits out in Portugal loss to Switzerland

    A first-minute strike by striker Haris Seferovic earned Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Portugal on Sunday as Murat Yakin's side grabbed their first

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! Switzerland 1, Portugal 0. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a cross.
    • 3': Foul by Vitinha (Portugal).
    • 3': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Pepe (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 5': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
    • 9': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
    • 11': Jonas Omlin (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 13': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 14': VAR Decision: No Penalty Switzerland.
    • 17': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a headed pass.
    • 18': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
    • 19': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 22': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Xherdan Shaqiri because of an injury.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
    • 26': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
    • 29': Foul by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
    • 29': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Portugal. Otávio tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 32': Noah Okafor (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 34': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
    • 35': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 44': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 45'+2': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, Portugal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, Portugal 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Otávio.
    • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 47': Foul by Vitinha (Portugal).
    • 47': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
    • 52': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 53': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 56': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitinha following a corner.
    • 59': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 59': João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Okafor following a fast break.
    • 62': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 62': Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Vitinha.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 65': Substitution, Switzerland. Steven Zuber replaces Breel Embolo.
    • 66': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
    • 74': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Bruno Fernandes.
    • 75': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Steven Zuber.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 79': Substitution, Switzerland. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 79': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Djibril Sow.
    • 80': Jonas Omlin (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 82': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Rúben Neves.
    • 83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
    • 87': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Portugal).
    • 87': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nico Elvedi.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Pepe (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 88': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Pepe (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
    • 90'+2': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Portugal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 1, Portugal 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    10 Corner Kicks 0
    1 Saves 8
    57.5 Possession 42.5
    20 SHOTS 5
    8 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    431 Accurate Passes 315
    506 Passes 390
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    13 Accurate Crosses 1
    31 Crosses 5
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 66
    28 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    13 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 10
    5 Effective Clearances 28
    5 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stade de Genève
    Location: Geneva, Switzerland
    Attendance: 26,300

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 6 +6 13
    2 Italy 6 +5 13
    3 Belgium 6 -3 4
    4 Israel 6 -8 4
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Jonas Omlin (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Nico Elvedi
    5 Manuel Akanji
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    10 Granit Xhaka
    15 Djibril Sow
    8 Remo Freuler
    9 Haris Seferovic
    7 Breel Embolo
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Fabian Schär, Mario Gavranovic, Noah Okafor, Fabian Frei, Eray Cömert, Leonidas Stergiou, Renato Steffen, Michel Aebischer, Yvon Mvogo, Steven Zuber, Yann Sommer, Zeki Amdouni.

    POR Portugal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    13 Danilo Pereira Yellow Card
    3 Pepe
    19 Nuno Mendes
    20 João Cancelo Yellow Card
    18 Rúben Neves
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    11 Vitinha
    9 André Silva
    15 Rafael Leão
    16 Otávio
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Rui Silva, Diogo Costa, Matheus Nunes, João Palhinha, William Carvalho, David Carmo, Diogo Dalot, Domingos Duarte, Diogo Jota, Ricardo Horta, Bernardo Silva, Gonçalo Guedes.

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