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Swiss journalists did not skimp on high-profile headlines after being defeated by Ukraine. The opinions of the Swiss were different: someone says that the final result is fair, while someone thinks that Petkovich’s team did not play worse, or even better than Ukraine, but on this day the home team was lucky enough to score two goals. spectacular, which is not done so often in matches of such high level.
Sport.ch
“False start in the Nations League. Switzerland lost in Lviv”, – this is the headline of the report published by Sport.ch. The journalist admits that the game of the Swiss team was too weak to qualify for victory, but there were moments when everything could change in favor of Petkovic’s team.
– False start for the Swiss team in the UEFA Nations League! Vladimir Petkovich’s halls, after the results of a boring and unsuccessful game, lost to Ukraine 1: 2. The Swiss performed well after the first goal of Andrey Yarmolenko’s debut and deserved to tie the score before the break thanks to a shot long-distance runner by Haris Seferovich. But in the second half, apart from a shot to the post by Vargas, Switzerland could not create anything.
The loser of the match is Mbaba. For the Wolfsburg player, this is the night one wants to forget as soon as possible: he was very poor in attack, and before the effective hit Zinchenko managed to make a mistake twice. The best, as always, was Granit Jaka.
What if? This is the only question that Switzerland can ask itself after the defeat in Ukraine. What if Rubén Vargas hit the goal with his head instead of the post in 55 minutes? This foul is a problem in the Swiss game. After that, Petkovich’s team could no longer recover and Zinchenko’s goal, which became the best of the match, finally finished off Switzerland.
The region
“Switzerland is doing what it can, but Ukraine is winning,” writes the site’s journalist. The region… He points out that the Ukrainians made fun of goalkeeper Sommer.
– Switzerland’s journey to the League of Nations began with defeat. In the first half, Yarmolenko opened the scoring with his heel, cynically taking advantage of the weak play of Sommer and the defenders. But Pyatov “helped” Switzerland level the score without reacting to Seferovich’s long-range shot. The point of the match was scored by Zinchenko, mocking Sommer and throwing a goal behind him with a weak but accurate blow.
Zinchenko and Malinovsky were the most creative players in Ukraine. His accurate broadcasts quickly dispersed Ukraine’s attacks. But the experienced Linnet seemed so weak that Switzerland immediately realized: it had to be used and tried to attack as often as possible on this flank. The active play of Petkovic’s team made Pyatov nervous, who made unforced errors. A 1: 1 tie was the logical result of the first half. In the second half of the match, the Ukrainians were already stronger. The decoration of the party was the kick of Zinchenko, who felt the uncertainty of Sommer. Ukraine deserved to win, but above all it is important to highlight the weak performance of Switzerland in the second half. Petkovic’s team probably wasn’t strong enough for 90 minutes.
Corriere del Ticino
“Bitter taste of the return of Switzerland”, called the journalist the report of the meeting Corriere del Ticino Marcelo Pelidzari. He thinks it was an equality match in which the Ukrainians were more fortunate.
– 290 days have passed since the last game in Switzerland. During this time, many things have happened … In Lviv, our team returned to the field, but the result of the match can hardly be considered successful. In an equal match, the Ukrainians were lucky.
Switzerland started well, very well. Completely controlling the ball and dominating the field. Ukraine was able to regain consciousness with the help of Malinovsky’s blow to the crossbar. Yarmolenko’s shot was unsuccessful, but it was soon the West Ham striker who opened the scoring: no one could stop Tymchik’s pace, and Sommer rejected his blow without success. The Ukrainian defender picks up the ball and passes it to Yarmolenko, who has scored with a heel kick. Such a goal seemed to throw Switzerland off balance for some time, but closer to the end of time, Seferovich decided on a long-range shot and Pyatov reacted too late, letting the ball go into goal.
The start of the second half was also behind Switzerland, and the evil Andriy Shevchenko spoke constantly in Italian with Mauro Tassotti. But soccer is a strange game. Mbabu’s mistake allowed Zinchenko to shoot from the penalty area, and Sommer appeared to fall asleep, watching the ball fall into the goal on a strange trajectory. The Swiss goalkeeper was clearly expecting a kick to the center of the penalty area and didn’t even try to jump for the ball. This time, Petkovic’s team didn’t have the strength to level the score again. Ukraine wins in an equal match thanks to Zinchenko’s miraculous goal.
Look
“Zinchenko’s dream goal is to drown the national team,” with this title, the publication published the match report. Look… The journalist is confident that Switzerland played well, but that was not enough to win that day.
– The Swiss footballers promised to get a good result and please the fans. The game was really good, and the team looked strong in some periods of the match, but the result of the match was negative.
Vladimir Petkovich focused on an early goal and a lot of pressure. This could have worked if the Swiss had been more accurate in the finals. But the defense was clearly unprepared for Ukraine’s swift counterattacks. First, Malinovsky hits the post and Yarmolenko misses a great moment. Then Tymchik was able to score, but Sommer parried his shot. He just beat it against Tymchik himself, who hit Yarmolenko. It seemed that the West Ham forward needed to pass, but he decided on a heel kick and made the right decision: 1: 0. But this did not affect the game of Switzerland, which continued to put pressure on Ukraine. Seferovich shoots from a distance, but Pyatov could not refuse this blow: 1: 1.
In the second half, Switzerland got better again and conceded a strange goal again. Mbabu is wrong, Zinchenko catches the ball and, with some incredible blow or a canopy, scores Ukraine’s second goal. He dedicates this goal to the team doctor, who died of the coronavirus.
Switzerland could not even the score, but their game cannot be considered weak. Petkovic’s team was good, especially in the first half, but Dzhaka pointed out exactly the reason for the loss: “We just had to make precise passes near someone else’s penalty area.” With control of the ball and the game for almost the full 90 minutes, Switzerland is on the loose. Perhaps the team played attacking football, something unusual in itself. In the game with Germany we will see Switzerland playing defense again. Let’s see if it helps to win the first points in this League of Nations.
