Switzerland vs Slovenia, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

Switzerland surge late to erase two-goal deficit, defeat Slovenia

Switzerland produced an incredible comeback with three goals in the final 10 minutes to defeat Slovenia 3-2 at St Jakob-Park.

• 0': Game on!
• 1': Haris Seferovic commits a foul on Bostjan Cesar resulting on a free kick for Slovenia
• 1': Bostjan Cesar takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 2': Throw-in: Stephan Lichtsteiner takes it (Attacking)
• 3': Haris Seferovic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 3': Andraz Struna blocks the shot
• 3': Throw-in: Andraz Struna takes it (Defending)
• 5': Throw-in: Bojan Jokic takes it (Attacking)
• 6': Throw-in: Bojan Jokic takes it (Attacking)
• 7': Throw-in: Stephan Lichtsteiner takes it (Attacking)
• 8': Throw-in: Bojan Jokic takes it (Defending)
• 8': Jasmin Kurtic commits a foul on Stephan Lichtsteiner resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 9': Xherdan Shaqiri takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
• 9': Xherdan Shaqiri crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 9': Samir Handanovic makes a good save (Catch)
• 10': Ricardo Rodríguez takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
• 10': Timm Klose hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 11': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 12': Valter Birsa commits a foul on Valon Behrami resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 13': Timm Klose takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 15': Milivoje Novakovic commits a foul on Timm Klose resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 15': Timm Klose takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 16': Jasmin Kurtic curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 16': Yann Sommer takes a short goal kick
• 18': Throw-in: Bojan Jokic takes it (Attacking)
• 18': Haris Seferovic hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
• 18': Admir Mehmedi blocks the shot
• 23': Jasmin Kurtic commits a foul on Stephan Lichtsteiner resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 23': Xherdan Shaqiri takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
• 23': Xherdan Shaqiri crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 23': Timm Klose hits(volley) a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 23': Samir Handanovic makes a very good save (Feet)
• 24': Kevin Kampl commits a foul on Stephan Lichtsteiner resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 24': Kevin Kampl is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 24': Xherdan Shaqiri takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
• 26': Granit Xhaka crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 26': Xherdan Shaqiri hits a left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 26': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 32': Valter Birsa takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 34': Milivoje Novakovic commits a foul on Valon Behrami resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 34': Milivoje Novakovic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 34': Fabian Schar takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
• 36': Throw-in: Bostjan Cesar takes it (Attacking)
• 37': Granit Xhaka drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 37': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 39': Milivoje Novakovic commits a foul on Ricardo Rodríguez resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 39': Ricardo Rodríguez takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
• 39': Ricardo Rodríguez crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 39': Branko Ilic clears the ball from danger.
• 42': Throw-in: Granit Xhaka takes it (Attacking)
• 43': Bostjan Cesar hits a good header. Outcome: save
• 43': Yann Sommer makes a very good save (Parry)
• 43': Valter Birsa takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 45': Throw-in: Bostjan Cesar takes it (Defending)
• 45': That last goal was assisted by Josip Ilicic (Pass from Left Channel)
• 45': Milivoje Novakovic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 45': Goal!! Milivoje Novakovic hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Slovenia now leads 1 - 0
• 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
• 45'+2': Throw-in: Bostjan Cesar takes it (Attacking)
• 45': The second half is under way
• 46': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Defending)
• 48': Valter Birsa takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
• 48': That last goal was assisted by Valter Birsa (Cross from Left Byline)
• 48': Bostjan Cesar hits a good header. Outcome: goal
• 48': Goal!! Bostjan Cesar hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Slovenia now leads 2 - 0
• 49': Milivoje Novakovic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 50': Yann Sommer makes a very good save (Parry)
• 51': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Defending)
• 52': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 55': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Attacking)
• 55': Fabian Schar commits a foul on Milivoje Novakovic resulting on a free kick for Slovenia
• 56': Fabian Schar is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 57': Switzerland makes a sub: Breel Embolo enters for Admir Mehmedi. Reason: Tactical
• 57': Andraz Struna takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 57': Throw-in: Andraz Struna takes it (Attacking)
• 58': Throw-in: Andraz Struna takes it (Attacking)
• 58': Slovenia makes a sub: Nejc Pecnik enters for Milivoje Novakovic. Reason: Serious Injury
• 59': Throw-in: Andraz Struna takes it (Attacking)
• 60': Fabian Schar commits a foul on Nejc Pecnik resulting on a free kick for Slovenia
• 60': Dalibor Stevanovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 62': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Attacking)
• 63': Throw-in: Stephan Lichtsteiner takes it (Attacking)
• 63': Blerim Dzemaili is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 63': Stephan Lichtsteiner is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 64': Valon Behrami is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
• 64': Nejc Pecnik is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
• 64': Samir Handanovic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
• 65': Switzerland makes a sub: Josip Drmic enters for Blerim Dzemaili. Reason: Tactical
• 66': Branko Ilic commits a foul on Josip Drmic resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 66': Xherdan Shaqiri takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
• 67': Xherdan Shaqiri crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
• 67': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 68': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Attacking)
• 69': Valter Birsa commits a foul on Stephan Lichtsteiner resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 69': Xherdan Shaqiri takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
• 71': Xherdan Shaqiri takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
• 71': Samir Handanovic makes a very good save (Punch)
• 71': Throw-in: Stephan Lichtsteiner takes it (Attacking)
• 72': Throw-in: Fabian Schar takes it (Defending)
• 72': Andraz Struna commits a foul on Breel Embolo resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 72': Ricardo Rodríguez takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
• 72': Ricardo Rodríguez crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 73': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Attacking)
• 73': Throw-in: Andraz Struna takes it (Defending)
• 74': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 75': Throw-in: Granit Xhaka takes it (Defending)
• 76': Nejc Pecnik hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 76': Fabian Schar blocks the shot
• 76': Valon Behrami commits a foul on Jasmin Kurtic resulting on a free kick for Slovenia
• 76': Valter Birsa takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
• 77': Valter Birsa crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 77': Yann Sommer makes a very good save (Catch)
• 77': Kevin Kampl commits a foul on Breel Embolo resulting on a free kick for Switzerland
• 77': Haris Seferovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 79': Xherdan Shaqiri takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
• 80': Samir Handanovic takes a long goal kick
• 80': Switzerland makes a sub: Valentin Stocker enters for Haris Seferovic. Reason: Tactical
• 80': That last goal was assisted by Breel Embolo (Pass from Left Channel)
• 80': Josip Drmic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 80': Goal!! Josip Drmic hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Switzerland now trails 1 - 2
• 81': Throw-in: Bostjan Cesar takes it (Defending)
• 82': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Defending)
• 82': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Attacking)
• 82': Slovenia makes a sub: Rene Krhin enters for Valter Birsa. Reason: Tactical
• 83': Xherdan Shaqiri takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 84': That last goal was assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
• 84': Valentin Stocker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 84': Goal!! Valentin Stocker hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 2
• 85': Jasmin Kurtic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 85': Yann Sommer takes a short goal kick
• 85': Throw-in: Bojan Jokic takes it (Defending)
• 86': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Attacking)
• 87': Throw-in: Andraz Struna takes it (Defending)
• 87': Throw-in: Rene Krhin takes it (Attacking)
• 88': Throw-in: Valon Behrami takes it (Attacking)
• 88': Josip Ilicic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
• 89': Throw-in: Ricardo Rodríguez takes it (Defending)
• 90': Slovenia makes a sub: Miral Samardzic enters for Josip Ilicic. Reason: Tactical
• 90': Xherdan Shaqiri takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
• 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
• 90': End of the game
• 90'+1': Timm Klose hits a good header. Outcome: save
• 90'+1': Samir Handanovic makes a very good save (Parry)
• 90'+1': Ricardo Rodríguez takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 90'+2': Granit Xhaka hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 90'+3': Offside called on Breel Embolo
• 90'+3': Samir Handanovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 90'+4': Josip Drmic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 90'+4': Goal!! Josip Drmic hits a very good right footed shot high through the middle from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Switzerland now leads 3 - 2