Cycle 3
Ended
02/12/2022
Serbia
Mitrovic (26)
Vlahovic (35)
(26)
(35)
2
:
3
(20) Shakiri
(44) Embolo
(48) Froiler
(20)
(44)
(48)
Switzerland
The Swiss team beat the Serbian team tonight (Friday) 2:3 and secured their place in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, where they will meet Portugal.
A draw was enough for the Swiss to finish as Brazil's runners-up, but they celebrated three points at the end of a charged and eventful match.
Just like in the 2018 World Cup, this time too Serbia was left behind Brazil and Switzerland and ended its path after the group stage.
Xherdan Shaqiri (20), Berel Ambolo (44) and Remo Frouiller (48) scored great team goals for Switzerland, Aleksandar Mitrovic (26) and Dusan Vlahovic (35) made a turnaround that did not last, certainly not in a tournament where the shaky defense of Serbia concedes 8 goals.
The first half was conducted at a fast pace, with high percentages of accuracy, beautiful attacks and little resistance from the defenses.
After Switzerland made it 2:3 at the start of the second half, coach Murat Yakin already knew how to make changes that would stifle the game, lock down his extension area and close a story.
His plan worked and the Swiss once again left dust for the Serbs.
Switzerland again left Serbia dust (Photo: Reuters)
the progress of the game
1
The game started with a double chance for Switzerland after 23 seconds.
Embolo received against Milinkovic-Savic who headed, Xhaka kicked the rebound and the goalkeeper stopped again
5
A dangerous corner by Serbia ended without a goal threat
Great condition after 23 seconds.
Embolo in front of Milinkovic-Savich (Photo: Reuters)
11
Živković moved from right to left and bombed with his left foot, from 20-22 meters to the crossbar
15
Widmer stopped Kostic in a foul and received a yellow card
Živković kicks the crossbar (Photo: Reuters)
20
Gol
0:1 to Switzerland!
Soo broke through the Serbian box, which was not good, and passed to Shaqiri, who kicked a sharp ball into the net
21
Shaqiri has already scored five goals in the World Cup, in his 111th appearance for the Swiss national team
How much he likes to score against Serbia.
Shaqiri (Photo: Reuters)
26
Gol
Serbia equalizes 1:1!
Tadic made a quick pass and lifted an accurate ball to Mitrovic's head, who hit it well into the corner
27
This is Mitrovic's 52nd goal for the Serbian national team and he is of course their top scorer of all time
Pixie Stojkovich celebrates equality (Photo: Reuters)
30
Almost the 1:2 of Switzerland.
Rodriguez found Shaqiri with a long ball, but the winger shot inches wide of the bar.
34
Vargas was booked for a foul in the center of the field
A foul that cost Vargas a yellow card (Photo: Reuters)
35
Gol
1:2 to Serbia!
The Swiss defense did not get along with a simple ball and Frouiller passed it to Volachovich, who kicked a slow and flat ball into the corner
39
Vargas bombed from 15 meters, but Pavlovic threw himself forward and braked with his body
What a transformation!
Vlahovic celebrates with Pavlovic (Photo: Reuters)
44
Gol
Switzerland equalizes to 2:2!
Soo passed to Widmer, who sent a cross, Serbia's defense disappeared and Ambulo pushed from the box
45
A rhythmic and eventful first half ended with 2:2
Easy gate.
Embolo (Photo: Reuters)
47
Milinkovic-Savic tripped Xhaka and was booked
48
Gol
2:3 to Switzerland!
A spectacular team goal returned the advantage to the Whites.
Shaqiri bounced wide, Vargas continued with the heel and Frouiller nailed into the bottom corner
Switzerland's advantage again.
Rodrigues and Preuiller (Photo: GettyImages, Francois Nel)
55
Jovic and Godel entered in Serbia instead of Vlachovic and Vlikovic
56
Pavlovic received a yellow card after a foul
Will the exchanges bring Serbia back into the game?
Size (Photo: GettyImages, Laurence Griffiths)
58
Ambolo made a big miss with a kick from outside the penalty area, but he was in a different position, and even if he had scored, the goal would have been disallowed
66
The game heated up after a verbal confrontation between Ambulo and Xhaka and the bench of Serbia.
Raykovic received a yellow, the Swiss coach Yakin arrived and calmed down
Things got heated and Yakin came to calm down (Photo: Reuters)
67
Maksimovic replaced Milinkovic-Savic in Serbia
sixty nine
Double substitution in Switzerland: Edimilson and Zakaria at the expense of Sou and Shaqiri
Zakaria entered as a substitute and locked up the half of Switzerland (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Steele)
75
Switzerland's substitutions locked up its half of the field and in the last minutes there are no situations and no rhythm.
It suits the Swiss
78
Radonić and Djuricić replaced Tadic and Živković in Serbia
Serbia is getting closer to elimination.
Milinkovic-Savic (Photo: GettyImages, Matthew Ashton - AMA)
81
Godel and Mitrovic received yellow cards within a minute.
Serbia is nervous
83
Passnacht entered instead of Vargas in the Swiss team
More conflicts and more nerves (Photo: Reuters)
90
Warming up again and more yellows, this time for Xhaka and Milankovic
96
Okafor came in place of Ambulo in Switzerland
101
After 11 minutes of added time, Switzerland completed a 2:3 victory over Serbia and is in the round of 16
The composition of the groups
Referee:
Fernando Refalini (Argentina)
Stadium:
974 (Doha)
Crowd:
41378
Serbia coach: Dragan Stojkovic
The game setup
3:5:2
23 and
Milinkovic-Savic
4 n.
Milankovic
5 m.
Velikovich
2s.
pavlovic
14a.
Zivkovic
16s.
Lukic
20s.
Milinkovic-Savic
10 d.
Tadic
17 p.
Kostic
18 d.
Vlahovitch
9a.
Mitrovic
Substitutes bench:
7 n.
Radonich
8 n.
size
21 p.
Juricic
6 n.
Maksimovich
11 to
Jovic
Switzerland coach: Murat Yakin
The game setup
4:3:3
21 c.
complainant
3s.
Widmer
5 m.
Akenji
22 p.
minister
13 r.
Rodriguez
8 r.
Froiler
15 c.
Sue
10c.
Jacka
23c.
Shakiri
7b.
Embolo
17 r.
Vargas
Substitutes bench:
2a.
Fernandez
6d.
Zakaria
16 approx.
Pasnacht
19 n.
Okafor
seventh house
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
gates
points
1
Brazil
3
2
0
1
1-3
6
2
Switzerland
3
2
0
1
3-4
6
3
vault
3
1
1
1
4-4
4
4
Serbia
3
0
1
2
8-5
1
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