Luxembourg vs Slovakia, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Luxembourg

62': Mario Mutsch
66': Lars Gerson (P)

FT
2 - 4

Slovakia

24': Marek Hamsik
29': Adam Nemec
30': Róbert Mak
90'+1': Marek Hamsik

Slovakia beat Luxembourg to secure Euro 2016 spot

Marek Hamsik Slovakia goal celeb 20151012 [1296x729]

Slovakia scored their first goals since June as they booked their place at next summer's European Championship with a 4-2 victory over Luxembourg.

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
2': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Defending)
4': Offside called on Adam Nemec
4': Chris Philipps takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
5': Tomas Hubocan commits a foul on Aurelien Joachim resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
5': Chris Philipps takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
6': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Defending)
6': Laurent Jans hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
6': Matus Kozacik takes a long goal kick
7': Viktor Pecovsky commits a foul on Lars Gerson resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
7': Lars Gerson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
9': Mario Mutsch commits a foul on Martin Skrtel resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
9': Mario Mutsch is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
9': Vladimir Weiss takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
10': Juraj Kucka drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
10': Jonathan Joubert makes a very good save (Punch)
11': Offside called on Martin Skrtel
11': Jonathan Joubert takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
11': Robert Mak drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
12': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
12': Offside called on Stefano Bensi
12': Dusan Svento takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
14': Aurelien Joachim hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
15': Matus Kozacik takes a long goal kick
15': Mario Mutsch takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
16': Matus Kozacik makes a very good save (Punch)
16': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Defending)
16': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Defending)
16': Marek Hamsik curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
17': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
17': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Attacking)
17': Mario Mutsch takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
18': Lars Gerson hits a good header. Outcome: save
18': Matus Kozacik makes a very good save (Catch)
18': Robert Mak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
19': Adam Nemec hits a good header. Outcome: save
19': Jonathan Joubert makes a very good save (Round Post)
19': Robert Mak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
19': Martin Skrtel hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
19': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
20': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Defending)
20': Chris Philipps commits a foul on Vladimir Weiss resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
20': Chris Philipps is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
20': Robert Mak takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
21': Viktor Pecovsky commits a foul on Christopher Martins Pereira resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
21': Laurent Jans takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
22': Viktor Pecovsky commits a foul on Mario Mutsch resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
22': Mario Mutsch takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
23': Matus Kozacik takes a long goal kick
24': Marek Hamsik curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
24': Goal!! Marek Hamsik hits a very good left footed shot high through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Slovakia now leads 1 - 0
24': That last goal was assisted by Vladimir Weiss (Pass from Right Channel)
25': Martin Skrtel commits a foul on Aurelien Joachim resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
25': Stefano Bensi takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
25': Stefano Bensi curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
26': Matus Kozacik makes a very good save (Tip Over)
26': Mario Mutsch takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
26': Tomas Hubocan clears the ball from danger.
27': Matus Kozacik takes a long goal kick
28': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Attacking)
29': Jonathan Joubert takes a short goal kick
29': Adam Nemec hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
29': Goal!! Adam Nemec hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Slovakia now leads 2 - 0
30': That last goal was assisted by Vladimir Weiss (Cross from Right Penalty Area)
30': Robert Mak hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
30': Goal!! Robert Mak hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Slovakia now leads 3 - 0
31': That last goal was assisted by Vladimir Weiss (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
33': Ricardo Aleixo Delgado commits a foul on Tomas Hubocan resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
33': Vladimir Weiss takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
34': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
34': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Defending)
35': Norbert Gyomber commits a foul on Christopher Martins Pereira resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
35': Lars Gerson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
35': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Attacking)
36': Mario Mutsch commits a foul on Juraj Kucka resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
36': Vladimir Weiss takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
36': Offside called on Marek Hamsik
36': Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
37': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Attacking)
37': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Attacking)
38': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Attacking)
38': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Defending)
39': Juraj Kucka commits a foul on Mario Mutsch resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
39': Mario Mutsch takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
39': Mario Mutsch crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
39': Aurelien Joachim hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
39': Matus Kozacik takes a long goal kick
40': Offside called on Adam Nemec
40': Lars Gerson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
40': Juraj Kucka drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
41': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
44': Marek Hamsik commits a foul on Laurent Jans resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
44': Laurent Jans takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
45': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Defending)
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Defending)
45'+1': Christopher Martins Pereira commits a foul on Viktor Pecovsky resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
45'+2': Martin Skrtel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
45': The second half is under way
46': Offside called on Robert Mak
46': Chris Philipps takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
46': Juraj Kucka hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
47': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
47': Robert Mak commits a foul on Laurent Jans resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
47': Lars Gerson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
49': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Defending)
49': Martin Skrtel commits a foul on Aurelien Joachim resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
49': Maxine Chanot takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
50': Ben Payal commits a foul on Vladimir Weiss resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
50': Ben Payal is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
50': Vladimir Weiss takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
50': Vladimir Weiss hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
51': Chris Philipps blocks the shot
51': Robert Mak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
51': Adam Nemec hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
51': Jonathan Joubert takes a short goal kick
51': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Attacking)
52': Marek Hamsik hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
52': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
52': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Attacking)
53': Lars Gerson commits a foul on Vladimir Weiss resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
53': Dusan Svento takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
53': Adam Nemec commits a foul on Lars Gerson resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
54': Chris Philipps takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
56': Christopher Martins Pereira commits a foul on Martin Skrtel resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
56': Martin Skrtel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
57': Luxembourg makes a sub: Kevin Malget enters for Ben Payal. Reason: Tactical
57': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Defending)
58': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Attacking)
59': Chris Philipps commits a foul on Viktor Pecovsky resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
59': Tomas Hubocan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
60': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Defending)
61': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Attacking)
61': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Attacking)
62': Mario Mutsch hits a right footed shot that gets deflected. Outcome: goal
62': Goal!! Mario Mutsch hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right channel (aprox. 30 yards) and scores!! Luxembourg now trails 1 - 3
63': Viktor Pecovsky commits a foul on Mario Mutsch resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
63': Chris Philipps takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
63': Laurent Jans is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
64': Adam Nemec commits a foul on Aurelien Joachim resulting on a penalty for Luxembourg
64': That last goal was assisted by Aurelien Joachim
65': Juraj Kucka is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
66': Lars Gerson places the penalty kick with his right foot to the upper left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper guessed correctly but could not stop the shot.
66': Luxembourg makes a sub: Sebastien Thill enters for Stefano Bensi. Reason: Tactical
67': Lars Gerson commits a foul on Juraj Kucka resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
67': Vladimir Weiss takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
68': Martin Skrtel commits a foul on Maxine Chanot resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
68': Maxine Chanot takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
68': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Attacking)
70': Sebastien Thill takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play
70': Throw-in: Ricardo Aleixo Delgado takes it (Attacking)
71': Slovakia makes a sub: Stanislav Sestak enters for Vladimir Weiss. Reason: Tactical
71': Ricardo Aleixo Delgado commits a foul on Adam Nemec resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
71': Matus Kozacik takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
73': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
74': Offside called on Robert Mak
74': Jonathan Joubert takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
74': Sebastien Thill hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
74': Tomas Hubocan blocks the shot
75': Sebastien Thill takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
75': Martin Skrtel clears the ball from danger.
75': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Defending)
78': Slovakia makes a sub: Martin Jakubko enters for Adam Nemec. Reason: Tactical
80': Offside called on Robert Mak
80': Jonathan Joubert takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
81': Juraj Kucka commits a foul on Mario Mutsch resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
81': Luxembourg makes a sub: David Turpel enters for Ricardo Aleixo Delgado. Reason: Tactical
82': Maxine Chanot takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
83': Robert Mak hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
83': Chris Philipps blocks the shot
83': Juraj Kucka commits a foul on Mario Mutsch resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
83': Chris Philipps takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
83': Throw-in: Sebastien Thill takes it (Attacking)
84': Stanislav Sestak commits a foul on Laurent Jans resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
84': Stanislav Sestak is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
86': Maxine Chanot takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
86': Martin Jakubko commits a foul on Maxine Chanot resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
86': Sebastien Thill takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
86': Maxine Chanot hits a good header. Outcome: save
86': Matus Kozacik makes a very good save (Catch)
86': Slovakia makes a sub: Erik Sabo enters for Robert Mak. Reason: Tactical
87': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Attacking)
87': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
88': Laurent Jans commits a foul on Viktor Pecovsky resulting on a free kick for Slovakia
88': Martin Skrtel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
89': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Attacking)
89': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Attacking)
90': Throw-in: Dusan Svento takes it (Defending)
90': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Defending)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Martin Skrtel commits a foul on David Turpel resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
90'+1': Sebastien Thill takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
90'+1': Marek Hamsik hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
90'+1': Goal!! Marek Hamsik hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Slovakia now leads 4 - 2
90'+2': That last goal was assisted by Stanislav Sestak (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
90'+3': Sebastien Thill takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
90'+3': Chris Philipps hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+3': Matus Kozacik makes a very good save (Parry)
90'+4': Martin Skrtel is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90'+4': Sebastien Thill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
90'+5': Throw-in: Norbert Gyomber takes it (Defending)
90'+5': Juraj Kucka hits a right footed shot that gets deflected. Outcome: blocked
90'+6': Maxine Chanot blocks the shot
90'+6': Stanislav Sestak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
90'+6': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick

Statistics

SVK		LUX
19	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	2
66	Possession	34
16	SHOTS	10
9	ON GOAL	7
0.6	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	1
0	Crosses	1
0.0	Cross %	1.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
2	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Josy Barthel Stadium
Location: ,

EURO Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	England	8	+18	20
2	Italy	8	+7	14
3	Ukraine	8	+3	14
4	North Macedonia	8	-10	8

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Luxembourg

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Joubert (GK)
4	Ricardo Aleixo Delgado
6	Chris Philipps
2	Maxime Chanot
7	Lars Gerson
18	Laurent Jans
17	Mario Mutsch
10	Ben Payal
8	Christopher Martins Pereira
11	Stefano Bensi
13	Aurélien Joachim

Luxembourg Substitutes:

Anthony Moris, Andrea Amodio, Tom Schnell, Kevin Malget, Massimo Martino, Mathias Janisch, Sebastien Thill, David Turpel, Maurice Deville, Antonio Luisi.

Slovakia

No.	Name
23	Matús Kozácik (GK)
5	Norbert Gyomber
3	Martin Skrtel
15	Tomas Hubocan
18	Dusan Svento
20	Róbert Mak
22	Viktor Pecovsky
19	Juraj Kucka
7	Vladimir Weiss
17	Marek Hamsik
11	Adam Nemec

Slovakia Substitutes:

Jan Mucha, Jan Novota, Lukás Tesák, Jan Durica, Kornel Salata, Jan Gregus, Erik Sabo, Stanislav Sestak, Miroslav Stoch, Patrik Hrosovský, Michal Duris, Martin Jakubko.

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