Hungary vs Switzerland, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Hungary
  • 66': Barnabás Varga
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1 - 3
Switzerland
  • 12': Kwadwo Duah
  • 45': Michel Aebischer
  • 90'+3': Breel Embolo

Euro 2024: Switzerland claim impressive win against Hungary

Switzerland began their Euro 2024 campaign in style with a 3-1 Group A victory over tournament dark horses Hungary with Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo all on target on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Attila Szalai (Hungary) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Willi Orbán with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 2': Offside, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
  • 5': Milos Kerkez (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Attila Fiola.
  • 12': Goal! Hungary 0, Switzerland 1. Kwadwo Duah (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 13': VAR Decision: Goal Hungary 0-1 Switzerland (Kwadwo Duah).
  • 15': Foul by Barnabás Varga (Hungary).
  • 15': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Roland Sallai (Hungary).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ádám Lang.
  • 18': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 18': Milos Kerkez (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 20': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 27': Foul by András Schäfer (Hungary).
  • 27': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 31': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Attila Fiola (Hungary).
  • 32': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 39': Attila Szalai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Willi Orbán (Hungary) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by András Schäfer (Hungary).
  • 41': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 41': Roland Sallai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Goal! Hungary 0, Switzerland 2. Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Hungary 0, Switzerland 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Hungary 0, Switzerland 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Hungary. Bendegúz Bolla replaces Ádám Lang.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Duah (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Duah (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 48': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 51': Offside, Hungary. Roland Sallai is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 56': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  • 56': Roland Sallai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 58': Barnabás Varga (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 59': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 59': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Offside, Hungary. Barnabás Varga is caught offside.
  • 62': Offside, Hungary. Barnabás Varga is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
  • 63': Milos Kerkez (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Barnabás Varga (Hungary) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
  • 66': Goal! Hungary 1, Switzerland 2. Barnabás Varga (Hungary) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, Hungary. László Kleinheisler replaces Ádám Nagy.
  • 68': Offside, Switzerland. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Kwadwo Duah.
  • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Silvan Widmer.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (Hungary) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willi Orbán with a headed pass.
  • 69': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Attila Szalai (Hungary).
  • 69': Attila Szalai (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 71': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Switzerland. Breel Embolo replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 77': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Hungary).
  • 78': András Schäfer (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 79': Substitution, Hungary. Martin Ádám replaces Milos Kerkez.
  • 79': Substitution, Hungary. Márton Dárdai replaces Attila Szalai.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 84': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Márton Dárdai (Hungary).
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Vincent Sierro replaces Remo Freuler.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Dan Ndoye.
  • 86': Foul by Leonidas Stergiou (Switzerland).
  • 86': Roland Sallai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Bendegúz Bolla (Hungary).
  • 87': Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Bendegúz Bolla (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by András Schäfer (Hungary).
  • 88': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Vincent Sierro (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
  • 89': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross.
  • 90': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Leonidas Stergiou (Switzerland).
  • 90'+2': Márton Dárdai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Hungary 1, Switzerland 3. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Hungary 1, Switzerland 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Hungary 1, Switzerland 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
50.3 Possession 49.7
15 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 365
452 Passes 438
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 56
21 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 23
17 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 41,676

EURO Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 3 +6 7
2 Switzerland 3 +2 5
3 Hungary 3 -3 3
4 Scotland 3 -5 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HUN Hungary (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
6 Willi Orbán
4 Attila Szalai Yellow Card
2 Ádám Lang
13 András Schäfer
8 Ádám Nagy
11 Milos Kerkez
5 Attila Fiola
19 Barnabás Varga
10 Dominik Szoboszlai
20 Roland Sallai
Hungary Substitutes:
Mihály Kata, Zsolt Nagy, Péter Szappanos, Endre Botka, László Kleinheisler, Kevin Csoboth, Krisztofer Horváth, Martin Ádám, Márton Dárdai, Dániel Gazdag, Dénes Dibusz, Loïc Négo, Callum Styles, Botond Balogh, Bendegúz Bolla.

SUI Switzerland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
22 Fabian Schär
10 Granit Xhaka
8 Remo Freuler
20 Michel Aebischer
3 Silvan Widmer Yellow Card
18 Kwadwo Duah
17 Ruben Vargas
19 Dan Ndoye
Switzerland Substitutes:
Xherdan Shaqiri, Noah Okafor, Breel Embolo, Leonidas Stergiou, Cédric Zesiger, Zeki Amdouni, Fabian Rieder, Ardon Jashari, Gregor Kobel, Renato Steffen, Yvon Mvogo, Nico Elvedi, Vincent Sierro.

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