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Switzerland still winless in the fourth international match of the year. The 0: 1 in Spain is based on performance. After all: Xherdan Shaqiri will make his return with Nati after 489 days.
The decisive scene: Summer passes the ball to the rival – Oyarzabal shoots the 1-0 for Spain.
The ball is in the goal. And for a brief moment, Xherdan Shaqiri raises his arms after hanging on the net. 75 minutes are played and you think: What a story! Shaqiri, birthday girl, returnee nati – and Swiss hero in Spain?
No, a shrill whistle from the referee. Lack! And now it is Remo Freuler who raises his arms, but in protest, not in joy. Strike your opponent minimally on the foot when conquering the ball. If you can whistle like that, it’s not necessary. But it is like this. It remains at 0: 1. Until the end.
So again Switzerland loses an international match. 2020, the year of the Crown, continues to have a bad star for the national team. It is the fourth consecutive game without winning, after a 1: 2 in Ukraine, the good 1: 1 against Germany and 1: 2 against Croatia, this logical defeat continues in Spain.
Logical, because the Iberians dominate the first half almost at will. They barely let the Swiss breathe and always start pushing early. You play forward quickly. The only thing is that they depend on the kind help of Yann Sommer and Granit Xhaka for their goal. A bad pass from the goalkeeper, a slip from the captain – and Oyarzabal hits. There they play 14 minutes.
Benito’s great opportunity
However, after the game, the Swiss often talk about a scene that happened three minutes before. Loris Benito is in the lead role. After some good preparatory work from Silvan Widmer, he comes to the conclusion only ten meters away. But Spain’s goalkeeper De Gea reacts excellently and prevents the Swiss leadership.
From the Swiss point of view, it is a sobering first half. Almost nothing wants to succeed. At times, the excessive demands of individuals are evident. If one thing is positive, it is this: even Spaniards rarely manage to create scoring opportunities. Sommer once had to defend himself from a Torres header, but nothing more.
Still, they wanted to be brave. Finish your game. Leading the Spanish into trouble from time to time. But all that is hardly ever seen by the Swiss tonight in Madrid. The look of the game changes a bit in the second half. It is more balanced now than before. But the Swiss are never really convincing in the opposite penalty area.
Shaqiri: the return after 489 days
Not even after Xherdan Shaqiri appeared. It has been 489 days since he last dressed in the national team costume. 16 long months of waiting. And now, on his birthday of all things, and after a week full of twists and turns, Shaqiri is making his Nati debut. It cannot be overlooked that it lacks game practice. Sometimes a few centimeters are missing or the ball catch is too dirty. However, it can be seen that a Shaqiri can still give something to this team. However, to develop your genius, you need more self-confidence, ultimately more minutes of play in everyday life. Will he get this in Liverpool? Question marks are appropriate.
The Swiss entourage is now moving to Germany after two defeats. The third and last meeting of this meeting is scheduled for Tuesday in Cologne. Another defeat would slowly but surely spoil this fall for Nati.
The door:
Minute 14. Yann Sommer has the ball in his own penalty area. Try to allude to Granit Xhaka. But the pass fails, Xhaka slips – Oyarzabal coldly takes advantage of the error.
The best:
Silvan Widmer. He has the child prodigy Ansu Fati under control and also finds time for dangerous advances. Prepare the big opportunity for Benito in a hurry. Grade 5.
The marks of the players of the Swiss national team at a glance:
The voices:
Yann Sommer: “We wanted to be brave. We didn’t do it enough, especially in the first half. We imagine it differently, of course. We got in trouble. Many wrong decisions were made and very few solutions were found. In the second half we were a little better, only there were no chances to score. “
Vladimir Petkovic: «All in all, despite the defeat, I saw a positive night. It hurts to lose, but Spain have not had many opportunities to score. And in the end almost a little scared that they won’t win this match against Switzerland. “
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