The Swiss women’s team did not participate as they had hoped in the European Championships in England. While she was leading 2-0 after 5 minutes, she conceded a 2-2 draw with Portugal at Li Sports Village and is now doomed to that feat hoping to reach the quarter-finals.
start signal. Switzerland remained in three matches without scoring. They cleared their offensive doubts in 5 minutes to become the fastest team to advance 2-0 in the European Women’s Championship, according to statistic Opta. From the second minute, Geraldine Reutler recovered a ball on the edge of the opponent’s area to serve the Kumba Sue perfectly. The Paris FC player made a perfect shot to open the scoring. Three minutes later, Rahel Kiewicz showed her strength and headed home a gem from Ramona Bachmann’s free kick.
punishment. After such a brilliant start, Switzerland made the mistake of stepping back and giving up the match to the Portuguese. If they couldn’t capitalize on it during the first period, they capitalized on Switzerland’s lack of attacking inclinations in the second half. In the 58th minute, Diana Gomez took advantage of a stampede after a corner kick to reduce the mark. With the wind in their sails, the Portuguese reset the counters to zero on day 66. Jessica Silva was the fastest to cut a cross from Tatiana Pinto at the near post.
Regrets. Switzerland can regret it. She failed to take advantage of her wonderful first minutes. These regrets are surely tempered by the Portuguese’s many opportunities at the end of the match, including a Telma Encarnaçao job (88th), but when she once again showed her desire to play forward, she had several great chances. Su had the match point in his feet, but Servet goalkeeper Ines Pereira deflected his shot from close range. Reuteler also hit the crossbar (80). The match could have been different if Switzerland had continued their good momentum.
Leah and the Swiss (left) in a duel with her Portuguese counterpart. [Dave Thompson – Keystone]
100. Leah, who made her 100th Swiss shirt choice, didn’t celebrate in the most beautiful way. Perhaps she was hoping to get the best of this lottery for this introduction. 2-2 which certainly does not condemn Switzerland but at least obliges it to beat Sweden, the Olympic vice-champion in Tokyo, or the Netherlands, the defending champion. In other words, quarter-final ambitions have taken a turn for the worse. Enough to tarnish the jubilee, which started well, for the Arsenal midfielder who gave way to Sandrine Moron at the end of the match.
vibration. 5,902 spectators, out of a potential 7,800 in the Lee Sports Village, where the Manchester United women’s team play, did not miss the opportunity to celebrate the exploits of their Swiss or Portuguese favorites. They especially had the right to end the match as the selection of Francisco Neto, in particular, and Nils Nielsen provided great opportunities to get the three points.
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