San Marino win first competitive game
San Marino won their first ever competitive match by beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the Nations League on Thursday, 20 years since their only other victory, also against Liechtenstein.
UEFA Nations League
FULL TIME
- Nicko Sensoli 53'
San Marino Stadium · 914 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/26 | @ Albania | L 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| 10/3/26 | @ Belarus | L 0-4 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/29/26 | vs Albania | L 0-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/26/26 | vs Finland | L 0-7 | UEFA Nations League |
| 6/9/26 | @ Azerbaijan | L 1-2 | International Friendly |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+6'
Dante Rossi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 87'
Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jonas Beck replaces Fabio Notaro.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Lorenzo Capicchioni because of an injury.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, San Marino. Tommaso Benvenuti replaces Alessandro Tosi.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Nicola Nanni.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Simon Lüchinger replaces Aron Sele.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Livio Meier replaces Emanuel Zünd.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Felix Oberwaditzer replaces Maximilian Göppel.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, San Marino. Samuele Zannoni replaces Nicko Sensoli.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Martin Marxer replaces Niklas Beck.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, San Marino. Michael Battistini replaces Alessandro Golinucci.
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Goal - Volley 53'
Goal! San Marino 1, Liechtenstein 0. Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Yellow Card 51'
Michele Cevoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 9'
Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+8'
Second Half ends, San Marino 1, Liechtenstein 0.
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Yellow Card 90'+6'
Dante Rossi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 87'
Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jonas Beck replaces Fabio Notaro.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Lorenzo Capicchioni because of an injury.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, San Marino. Tommaso Benvenuti replaces Alessandro Tosi.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Nicola Nanni.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Simon Lüchinger replaces Aron Sele.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Livio Meier replaces Emanuel Zünd.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Felix Oberwaditzer replaces Maximilian Göppel.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, San Marino. Samuele Zannoni replaces Nicko Sensoli.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Martin Marxer replaces Niklas Beck.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, San Marino. Michael Battistini replaces Alessandro Golinucci.
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Goal - Volley 53'
Goal! San Marino 1, Liechtenstein 0. Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Yellow Card 51'
Michele Cevoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+3'
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Yellow Card 9'
Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 20 of 20 events.
Team Stats
LIE
SMR
21
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
0
58.8
Possession
41.2
8
SHOTS
8
0
ON GOAL
2
0
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
234
444
Passes
317
80
Pass Completion %
70
6
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
7
30
Cross %
10
49
Long Balls
69
22
Accurate Long Balls
33
40
Long Balls %
50
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
19
60
Tackle %
40
9
Interceptions
16
8
Effective Clearances
25
8
Clearances
25
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedSMR · 4-3-3
Edoardo ColomboG1
Dante RossiCD-L6 yellow card1 shot
Michele CevoliCD-R5 yellow card
Alessandro TosiLB121 shot
Giacomo BenvenutiRB4
Lorenzo CapicchioniCM101 shot
Matteo Valli CasadeiLM23
Alessandro GolinucciRM17
Nicola NanniF9
Nicko SensoliLF201 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Andrea ContadiniRF111 shot on target3 shots
Substitutes
Michael BattistiniSUB21 yellow card
Marcello MularoniSUB22
Giacomo ValentiniSUB14
Simone FranciosiSUB13
Enrico GolinucciSUB8
Tommaso BenvenutiSUB3
Marco PasoliniSUB15
Matteo ZavoliSUB16
Nicolas GiacopettiSUB19
Samuele ZannoniSUB18
Mirco De AngelisSUB2
LIE · 3-5-2
Benjamin BüchelG11 save
Sandro WieserCD10 yellow card
Maximilian GöppelCD-L31 shot
Niklas BeckCD-R5
Marcel BüchelCM-L7
Nicolas HaslerCM-R18 yellow card1 shot
Aron SeleAM82 shots
Emanuel ZündLM19
Sandro WolfingerRM20
Ferhat SaglamCF-L9
Fabio NotaroCF-R162 shots
Substitutes
Felix OberwaditzerSUB2
Martin MarxerSUB41 shot
Gabriel FoserSUB12
Marco MarxerSUB15
Alessio HaslerSUB23
Simon LüchingerSUB17
Andrin NetzerSUB11
Lukas GraberSUB13
Jonas BeckSUB22
Fabio WolfingerSUB6
Lorenzo Lo RussoSUB21
Livio MeierSUB141 shot
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