Coming into play at the start of the last quarter of an hour, the Monegasque striker left his mark on the match by scoring his team’s last goal in added time during the Nati’s victory against Hungary (3-1). .
He is definitely the man for major international competitions. Already a scorer at Euro 2020 once and at the 2022 World Cup twice, Breel Embolo did it again this Saturday for Switzerland’s entry against Hungary (3-1), becoming the only player in his selection to score in these three competitions, recalls Opta.
A cold-blooded lob
Substitute at kick-off, the striker first saw the Nati take the advantage in the first period thanks to Kwadwo Duah (12th) and Michel Aebischer (45th). The Hungarians came back strong after the break and reduced the score through Barnabas Varga (66th). Time chosen for Murat Yakin to bring in the AS Monaco player in the 74th minute.
Very leggy, he had time to touch 14 balls and succeeded in 100% of his passes, some of which could have been decisive. Before definitively validating Switzerland’s victory at the end of added time. On a long ball from Yann Sömmer, he took advantage of a poor clearance from a Hungarian defender to challenge the goalkeeper and lob him with great composure.
First Monegasque to score at the Euro since Pršo
He thus scored his 14th goal for the selection and became the first player playing for AS Monaco to score in a Euro since Dado Pršo with Croatia against France in 2004. Thanks to this achievement, Switzerland therefore got off to a perfect start in its competition and is tied for second place with Germany.
Next meeting for the Nati this Wednesday (9 p.m.) against Scotland with the opportunity to validate their ticket for the eighth in the event of victory, with perhaps the return of Denis Zakaria. Well done Breel! -
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