Liechtenstein vs San Marino, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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FIFA's lowest-ranked team San Marino promoted to Nations League C
World football's lowest ranked national team San Marino clinched promotion to Nations League C with a 3-1 comeback victory at Group D1 rivals Liechtenstein on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Andrea Contadini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein).
- 3': Foul by Livio Meier (Liechtenstein).
- 3': Samuele Zannoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Maximilian Göppel.
- 5': Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
- 8': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Martin Marxer.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Valentini (San Marino) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Lazzari with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Giacomo Valentini (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Fabio Notaro (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Sele.
- 11': Offside, San Marino. Lorenzo Lazzari is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Andrea Contadini (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Berardi.
- 13': Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Wolfinger with a headed pass.
- 15': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
- 15': Martin Marxer (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Delay in match (Liechtenstein).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein).
- 18': Tommaso Benvenuti (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Martin Marxer.
- 21': Attempt missed. Alessandro Tosi (San Marino) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Filippo Berardi (San Marino) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Tosi with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 24': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Filippo Berardi (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Battistini.
- 28': Attempt missed. Filippo Berardi (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuele Zannoni.
- 29': Filippo Berardi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Livio Meier (Liechtenstein).
- 30': Attempt missed. Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Sandro Wolfinger with a cross.
- 31': Andrea Contadini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Lars Traber (Liechtenstein).
- 31': Alessandro Tosi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Livio Meier (Liechtenstein).
- 33': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Lars Traber.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt missed. Nicola Nanni (San Marino) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Lazzari with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Foul by Martin Marxer (Liechtenstein).
- 36': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Filippo Fabbri (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Lars Traber (Liechtenstein).
- 40': Hand ball by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 40': Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabio Notaro.
- 42': Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
- 45': Foul by Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein).
- 45': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Michael Battistini (San Marino) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Fabio Notaro (Liechtenstein).
- 45'+1': Michael Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0.
- 46': Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 1. Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Contadini with a through ball.
- 49': Foul by Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein).
- 49': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Samuele Zannoni (San Marino) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Filippo Berardi following a set piece situation.
- 53': Attempt saved. Andrea Contadini (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Berardi with a cross.
- 53': Attempt saved. Filippo Fabbri (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Giacomo Valentini (San Marino).
- 56': Corner, Liechtenstein. Conceded by Filippo Berardi.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Liechtenstein. Conceded by Filippo Berardi.
- 59': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
- 59': Marcel Büchel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Filippo Berardi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio Notaro.
- 61': Substitution, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli replaces Filippo Berardi.
- 62': Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro Golinucci replaces Samuele Zannoni.
- 62': Foul by Lars Traber (Liechtenstein).
- 62': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Sandro Wolfinger.
- 65': Penalty San Marino. Nicola Nanni draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Lars Traber (Liechtenstein) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Lars Traber (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 2. Nicola Nanni (San Marino) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 68': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Lars Traber.
- 68': Attempt missed. Andrea Contadini (San Marino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Lazzari with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Offside, San Marino. Lorenzo Lazzari is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Liam Kranz replaces Livio Meier.
- 71': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Kenny Kindle replaces Marcel Büchel.
- 71': Foul by Nicko Sensoli (San Marino).
- 71': Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Edoardo Colombo (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Lars Traber (Liechtenstein).
- 74': Hand ball by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
- 75': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 75': Lars Traber (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Lorenzo Lazzari.
- 76': Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 3. Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Tosi.
- 77': Martin Marxer (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Emanuel Zünd replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
- 78': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Lars Traber.
- 80': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 80': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuel Zünd with a headed pass.
- 81': Attempt missed. Emanuel Zünd (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 84': Emanuel Zünd (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Alessandro Tosi (San Marino).
- 84': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Philipp Ospelt replaces Fabio Notaro.
- 84': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Severin Schlegel replaces Martin Marxer.
- 85': Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Nicola Nanni.
- 85': Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Andrea Contadini.
- 85': Attempt missed. Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt saved. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferhat Saglam.
- 86': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
- 86': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Dangerous play by Alessandro Tosi (San Marino).
- 89': Philipp Ospelt (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino).
- 90'+1': Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Liechtenstein. Conceded by Giacomo Valentini.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+3': Emanuel Zünd (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alessandro Tosi (San Marino).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Wieser.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Philipp Ospelt (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferhat Saglam.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 3.
- 0': Match ends, Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 3.
Statistics
 SMR |
LIE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 323 |
| 307 | Passes | 422 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 25 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Rheinpark Stadion
Location: Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Attendance: 1,157
Venue: Rheinpark Stadion
Location: Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Attendance: 1,157
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Gibraltar | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 4 | -3 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Liechtenstein (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Büchel (GK) |
| 10 | Sandro Wieser  |
| 4 | Lars Traber |
| 5 | Martin Marxer |
| 8 | Aron Sele |
| 14 | Livio Meier |
| 7 | Marcel Büchel |
| 3 | Maximilian Göppel |
| 20 | Sandro Wolfinger |
| 16 | Fabio Notaro |
| 9 | Ferhat Saglam |
San Marino (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Colombo (GK) |
| 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| 16 | Giacomo Valentini |
| 12 | Alessandro Tosi |
| 4 | Filippo Fabbri |
| 21 | Lorenzo Lazzari |
| 18 | Samuele Zannoni |
| 23 | Michael Battistini |
| 10 | Filippo Berardi |
| 11 | Andrea Contadini |
| 9 | Nicola Nanni |
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