UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Switzerland vs Kosovo, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
  • 47': Ruben Vargas
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  • 82': Muhamet Hyseni

Switzerland qualify for Euro 2024 after 1-1 draw with Kosovo

Switzerland booked their place at Euro 2024 with a 1-1 home draw against Kosovo in European qualifying Group I on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Ulisses Garcia (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 6': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Fidan Aliti.
  • 9': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Florent Hadërgjonaj.
  • 9': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Florent Hadërgjonaj.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  • 13': Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 14': Offside, Kosovo. Fidan Aliti tries a through ball, but Florent Muslija is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 14': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Visar Bekaj.
  • 16': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
  • 16': (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Zymer Bytyqi (Kosovo).
  • 16': Zymer Bytyqi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Zymer Bytyqi.
  • 26': Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  • 28': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Remo Freuler is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo).
  • 29': Yann Sommer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Yann Sommer (Switzerland).
  • 29': Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Florent Hadërgjonaj.
  • 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Florent Hadërgjonaj.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 37': Florent Muslija (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zymer Bytyqi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo).
  • 38': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ilir Krasniqi.
  • 42': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Elbasan Rashani.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Ulisses Garcia (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 45': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 45'+1': Offside, Kosovo. Zymer Bytyqi tries a through ball, but Fidan Aliti is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Switzerland 0, Kosovo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 0, Kosovo 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Kosovo. Altin Zeqiri replaces Elbasan Rashani.
  • 45': Substitution, Kosovo. Lirim Kastrati replaces Zymer Bytyqi.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ulisses Garcia with a cross.
  • 47': Goal! Switzerland 1, Kosovo 0. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 55': Offside, Switzerland. Rubén Vargas tries a through ball, but Remo Freuler is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lirim Kastrati with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Bernard Berisha (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florent Hadërgjonaj with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 58': Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Lumbardh Dellova.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Florent Muslija (Kosovo) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Kosovo. Meriton Korenica replaces Bernard Berisha.
  • 66': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Remo Freuler.
  • 66': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
  • 66': Qëndrim Zyba (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Mërgim Vojvoda.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Florent Muslija (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
  • 72': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ilir Krasniqi.
  • 73': Substitution, Kosovo. Muhamet Hyseni replaces Florent Hadërgjonaj.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Dan Ndoye replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 76': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 76': Qëndrim Zyba (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Foul by Altin Zeqiri (Kosovo).
  • 78': Ulisses Garcia (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Goal! Switzerland 1, Kosovo 1. Muhamet Hyseni (Kosovo) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda with a through ball.
  • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Filip Ugrinic replaces Eray Cömert.
  • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 85': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Lirim Kastrati.
  • 86': Substitution, Kosovo. Kreshnik Hajrizi replaces Qëndrim Zyba.
  • 90': Altin Zeqiri (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kreshnik Hajrizi (Kosovo) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meriton Korenica with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Meriton Korenica.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ulisses Garcia (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Kosovo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 1, Kosovo 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 14
5 Saves 2
22.9 Possession 77.1
7 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
164 Accurate Passes 713
227 Passes 777
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 40
0.3 Cross % 0.1
52 Long Balls 30
22 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 8
11 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 4
40 Effective Clearances 9
40 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 33,000

EURO Qualifying Standings

# 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 Standings

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
4 Nico Elvedi
5 Manuel Akanji
15 Ulisses Garcia
16 Eray Cömert
10 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
8 Remo Freuler
6 Denis Zakaria Yellow Card
9 Noah Okafor
17 Ruben Vargas
23 Xherdan Shaqiri

KOS Kosovo (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Visar Bekaj (GK)
3 Fidan Aliti
5 Ilir Krasniqi
13 Lumbardh Dellova
15 Mërgim Vojvoda
17 Qendrim Zyba
23 Bernard Berisha
2 Florent Hadergjonaj
11 Elbasan Rashani Yellow Card
8 Florent Muslija
10 Zymer Bytyqi Yellow Card

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