FOOTBALLERS of Serbia visit Switzerland in the fifth round of the A division of the League of Nations. You can follow the duel at the Lecigrund stadium live on the “Novosti” portal.
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SWITZERLAND – SERBIA (first half in progress) 0:0
28′ GREAT CHANCE FOR SWITZERLAND! Fernandez sent the ball behind the defense, Maksimović touched the ball, Okafor sent the shot, and the ball grazed the crossbar – only a goal-out.
24′ – Aleksa Terzić sent an excellent cross, and Dušan Vlahović headed past the Swiss goal.
17′ Vlahović avoided offside, he was close to the goalkeeper, the keeper of the opponent’s net was faster.
13′ Fernandez took advantage of the space, he was facing the goal, he shot, and Petrović defended well. Both teams’ first shot on goal in the match.
3′ The beginning of the duel is open, Serbia is pressing from the start. Mitrović played past Vlahović, and the Juventus striker did not react well.
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1′ the match in Zurich starts. Ball for the home team at the start of the match.
19.32 – The squads for the match Switzerland – Serbia are known.
Switzerland: Kobel, Amenda, Emboloi, Frojler, Okafor, Xhaka, Rodriguez, Fernandez, Comer, Rieder, Amduni.
Switzerland will play against Serbia with three strikers, led by captain Granit Xhaka, and will play in a 3-4-3 formation. Komer (16 appearances) and Rodríguez (124) will start the match on the right and left sides, while the debutant Amenda will form the defensive line of the Swiss. Compared to the previous match, Okafor started instead of Ndoje, while in attack Murat Jakin decided for a proven trio. Amdouni, Embolo and Rieder.
Serbia: Petrović, Milenković, Veljković, Babić, Terzić, Živković, Gudelj, Maksimović, Samardžić, Vlahović, Mitrović.
In addition to the new goalkeeper, Đorđe Petrović, Serbia will start the match in Switzerland with two attackers. The Eagles will play in a 3-4-1-2 formation. Andrija Živković returns from injury.
7:18 p.m. – The players of Serbia took the field.
19.16 – The last Swiss victory at the “Letzigrund” stadium was in October 2007, when the national team beat Austria 3:1 in a friendly match. Since then, they have played five games: two draws (USA 1:1, so-called Kosovo 1:1) and three defeats (Nigeria 1:0, BiH 2:0, Luxembourg 2:1).
7:14 p.m. – The Football Association of Serbia announced details from the last training session before the match.
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BEFORE THE MATCH
At the start of this year’s League of Nations, the players of Serbia drew with Spain. Then followed a defeat by Denmark, then a victory over Switzerland, while in the rematch with the “red fury” Dragan Stojković Pixi’s company experienced a convincing defeat.
With the Swiss for survival in the A division
Serbia enters the match against Switzerland to secure third place in the fourth group A of the League of Nations, which would allow it to remain in a position that would bring it a barrage to stay in the elite division of the aforementioned competition.
In addition to the victory, the Serbian team also needs a draw against Switzerland in order to remain in the A League of Nations, with the fact that a victory for Stojković’s team, along with Denmark’s defeat against Spain or a draw in that match, would also bring the possibility of competing against the Danes in a direct clash. for the end of the competition.
On the other hand, Spain has already secured the quarterfinals of the League of Nations, Denmark is in second position before the fourth round with seven points, Serbia is third with four, while Switzerland is in last place with one point.
Nevertheless, the match against Switzerland will be a kind of test of maturity for Serbia, because Stojković’s team had a chance to stay, i.e. a place among the eight best selections in the League of Nations, and the final result will depend on the outcome of the matches against Switzerland and Denmark on November 18. result in this competition.
Switzerland and Serbia will play the match at Zurich’s Lecigrund stadium, which has a capacity of slightly more than 26,000 seats. Matches at the 2008 European Championship were also played at this sports facility.
Previous meetings
In the first duel in the group, which was played a month ago in Leskovac, Serbia recorded its first victory in the A division of the League of Nations and its first victory over the Swiss. The previous two duels of these selections ended with the victories of Switzerland, first at the World Cup in Russia 2018 – 2:1, and then at the World Cup in Qatar – 3:2.
Although, the history of meeting with Switzerland goes back a long way. The first match between these national teams was played in Zurich in 1933 and ended with a 4:1 victory for Switzerland.
Yugoslavia and Switzerland played a total of 13 games, six of them ended with a victory for Yugoslavia, two for Switzerland, and five times the duels ended in a draw.
Since the end of the European Championship, Switzerland has not registered a single victory, it has three defeats in a row and a draw with Denmark.
Jakin’s team enters the match with Serbia with special motivation, since the last time they had a series of five duels without a triumph in matches in 2022 in friendly matches and A League of Nations.
Schedule of matches of the fourth group
Switzerland Serbia 20:45
Denmark – Spain 20.45
Co. court
The main referee for this match will be the French referee Clement Turpin. His assistants will be Nichols Dano and Benjamin Page, while UEFA appointed Jeremy Stinato as the fourth referee.
Turpan has many years of experience, he became a FIFA referee in 2010. In May 2016, Turpanje was named the best French referee by the French Football Federation. He has been chosen by UEFA to referee the 2022 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. In addition, he has been a regular referee at all international competitions since 2010.
Who is applying for the Serbian team?
Dušan Vlahović, Miloš Veljković and Nemanja Gudelj are in the national team for the first time since the European Championship, and Andrija Živković and Ivan Ilić have recovered from injuries.
Goalkeepers: Đorđe Petrović, Aleksandar Jovanović, Veljko Ilić;
Defense: Nikola Milenković, Srđan Babić, Strahinja Pavlović, Jan Karlo Simić, Miloš Veljković, Nemanja Stojić, Strahinja Eraković;
Midfield: Aleksa Terzić, Kosta Nedeljković, Ivan Ilić, Marko Grujić, Nemanja Maksimović, Saša Zdjelar, Lazar Samardžić, Andrija Živković, Andrija Maksimović, Filip Mladenović, Nemanja Gudelj, Mirko Topić;
Attack: Aleksandar Mitrović, Dušan Vlahović, Luka Jović, Mihailo Ivanović.
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