International Friendly

Switzerland vs United States, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Switzerland
  • 10': Ricardo Rodríguez
  • 63': Steven Zuber
FT
2 - 1
United States
  • 5': Sebastian Lletget

United States loses to Switzerland in friendly ahead of busy summer

The United States gave up an early lead in a 2-1 loss to Switzerland in an international friendly on Sunday night ahead of a busy summer.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Switzerland 0, USA 1. Sebastian Lletget (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 6': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by John Brooks (USA).
  • 8': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
  • 9': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Goal! Switzerland 1, USA 1. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
  • 14': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
  • 14': Sebastian Lletget (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, USA. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 21': Offside, Switzerland. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Silvan Widmer is caught offside.
  • 25': Offside, Switzerland. Ricardo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 29': Foul by Joshua Sargent (USA).
  • 29': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reggie Cannon.
  • 33': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 33': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Joshua Sargent (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Reggie Cannon with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. John Brooks (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
  • 39': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Reggie Cannon (USA).
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Sergiño Dest (USA) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 42': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Ricardo Rodríguez should be disappointed.
  • 43': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 43': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Hand ball by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 45': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, USA 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, USA 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Manuel Akanji replaces Nico Elvedi.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Remo Freuler replaces Loris Benito.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Steven Zuber replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 47': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denis Zakaria with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 50': Jackson Yueill (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 52': Jackson Yueill (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
  • 52': Giovanni Reyna (USA) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 56': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
  • 56': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 57': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 57': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Joshua Sargent (USA).
  • 60': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 60': Joshua Sargent (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Joshua Sargent (USA).
  • 61': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Jackson Yueill.
  • 61': Substitution, USA. Yunus Musah replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  • 61': Substitution, USA. Tim Ream replaces John Brooks.
  • 63': Goal! Switzerland 2, USA 1. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a headed pass.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Zuber with a headed pass.
  • 67': Corner, USA. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
  • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Admir Mehmedi replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 69': Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 72': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 72': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, USA. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Joshua Sargent.
  • 72': Substitution, USA. Timothy Weah replaces Giovanni Reyna.
  • 74': Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Dangerous play by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 76': Offside, Switzerland. Steven Zuber tries a through ball, but Admir Mehmedi is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 81': Substitution, USA. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Reggie Cannon.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 82': Corner, USA. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi with a through ball.
  • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Haris Seferovic because of an injury.
  • 86': Foul by Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland).
  • 86': Tim Ream (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 87': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 87': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 88': Kellyn Acosta (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Switzerland 2, USA 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 2, USA 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 4
45.5 Possession 54.5
11 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
440 Accurate Passes 544
498 Passes 613
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.1
41 Long Balls 43
28 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 12
10 Effective Clearances 17
10 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Kybunpark
Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
22 Fabian Schär
17 Loris Benito
4 Nico Elvedi
10 Granit Xhaka
6 Denis Zakaria
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
3 Silvan Widmer
9 Haris Seferovic
7 Breel Embolo
Switzerland Substitutes:
Remo Freuler, Yvon Mvogo, Jonas Omlin, Edimilson Fernandes, Ruben Vargas, Christian Fassnacht, Eray Cömert, Manuel Akanji, Admir Mehmedi, Steven Zuber, Andi Zeqiri, Jordan Lotomba.

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
6 John Brooks
15 Mark McKenzie
2 Sergiño Dest
20 Reggie Cannon
14 Jackson Yueill
17 Sebastian Lletget
8 Weston McKennie
9 Josh Sargent
11 Brenden Aaronson
7 Giovanni Reyna
United States Substitutes:
Jordan Pefok, Tim Ream, Timothy Weah, Justin Che, Julian Green, Matt Miazga, DeAndre Yedlin, David Ochoa, Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah, Matthew Hoppe, Kellyn Acosta.

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