UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Switzerland vs Romania, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Switzerland
  • 28': Zeki Amdouni
  • 41': Zeki Amdouni
FT
2 - 2
Romania
  • 89': Valentin Mihaila
  • 90'+2': Valentin Mihaila

Mihaila late show snatches point for Romania in Switzerland

Two late goals in three minutes from Romania forward Valentin Mihaila earned a 2-2 draw with Switzerland in their Euro 2024 Group I qualifier on Monday as the visitors snatched a point having been second best for the vast majority of the game.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Cristian Manea (Romania).
  • 3': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 6': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
  • 6': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 8': Offside, Switzerland. Edimilson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Florinel Coman (Romania).
  • 9': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 10': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Offside, Switzerland. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Zeki Amdouni is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
  • 23': Vladimir Screciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 26': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Ianis Hagi (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! Switzerland 1, Romania 0. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Andrei Burca (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deian Sorescu.
  • 33': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Elvedi.
  • 40': Florinel Coman (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 40': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Goal! Switzerland 2, Romania 0. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
  • 45': Foul by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
  • 45': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Deian Sorescu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Switzerland 2, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 2, Romania 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
  • 50': Offside, Switzerland. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Offside, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni tries a through ball, but Edimilson Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Romania. Valentin Mihaila replaces Ianis Hagi.
  • 58': Substitution, Romania. Olimpiu Morutan replaces Florinel Coman.
  • 59': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Zeki Amdouni.
  • 60': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 61': Offside, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but Denis Alibec is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 69': Offside, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 70': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Deian Sorescu.
  • 72': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Alibec.
  • 73': Substitution, Romania. Darius Olaru replaces Deian Sorescu.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Denis Zakaria.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olimpiu Morutan.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Darius Olaru (Romania).
  • 83': VAR Decision: No Penalty Switzerland.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cicâldau replaces Vladimir Screciu.
  • 85': Offside, Switzerland. Djibril Sow tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 85': Delay in match (Romania).
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
  • 86': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Darius Olaru (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Olimpiu Morutan.
  • 89': Goal! Switzerland 2, Romania 1. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olimpiu Morutan with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Uran Bislimi replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Schär replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Switzerland 2, Romania 2. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olimpiu Morutan.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Manea (Romania).
  • 90'+4': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Olimpiu Morutan (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Uran Bislimi (Switzerland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
  • 90'+8': Darius Olaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
  • 90'+8': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Darius Olaru (Romania).
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Switzerland 2, Romania 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 2, Romania 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
27.5 Possession 72.5
6 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
202 Accurate Passes 659
272 Passes 724
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
12 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 32
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 6
30 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Swissporarena
Location: Luzern, Switzerland
Attendance: 14,400

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Romania 10 +11 22
2 Switzerland 10 +11 17
3 Israel 10 0 15
4 Belarus 10 -5 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
4 Nico Elvedi
5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
2 Edimilson Fernandes Yellow Card
6 Denis Zakaria
10 Granit Xhaka
8 Remo Freuler
7 Zeki Amdouni
17 Ruben Vargas
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
Switzerland Substitutes:
Haris Seferovic, Steven Zuber, Cédric Zesiger, Michel Aebischer, Andi Zeqiri, Renato Steffen, Fabian Schär, Ulisses Garcia, Yvon Mvogo, Uran Bislimi, Gregor Kobel, Djibril Sow.

ROU Romania (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
3 Radu Dragusin
15 Andrei Burca
5 Ionut Nedelcearu
10 Nicolae Stanciu
22 Vladimir Screciu
23 Deian Sorescu Yellow Card
4 Cristian Manea
7 Denis Alibec
19 Florinel Coman
11 Ianis Hagi Yellow Card
Romania Substitutes:
Marian Aioani, Marius Marin, Dennis Man, George Puscas, Adrian Rus, Olimpiu Morutan, Stefan Tarnovanu, Valentin Mihaila, Tudor Baluta, Darius Olaru, Valentin Constantin Ticu, Alexandru Cicaldau.

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