Euro 2008 Result | Switzerland - Portugal 2-0
Already eliminated, Switzerland has left the Euro 2008 on a good note by winning in front of Portugal (2-0) thanks to a doubling of Hakan Yakin. The Portuguese, who have been running their workforce, were already assured of quarterfinal contest finals and finish top of Group A.
SWITZERLAND - PORTUGAL: 2-0
Goals: Yakin (71st, 82nd, s.p.)
The feeling of duty accomplished, here is what will lead the hearts and minds of players on the national Sunday evening or Monday morning to wake up. Indeed, their victory face Portugal (2-0), useless on the chart of accounts, has at least had the merit of closing the loop as it should. As expected, especially their breeder Kuhn, “his” Switzerland has been to attack, not always steadily, but enough to afford the scalp of the leader of Group A. Better still, this success has rewarded the performance of Swiss often interesting but rarely paid in this competition. And offered a nice farewell gift to Kuhn, who honoured his last hours on the bench training in Switzerland.
A gift that has struggled to draw on the meadow. For, despite a revamped training Portuguese (point of Cristiano Ronaldo, Simao, Deco, Nuno Gomes and Ricardo Carvalho to kick-off), men of Luiz Felipe Scolari who bite the first in the leather. The desire to show for some replacements was there, palpable but not decisive enough to scramble the tracks as the face that will lusitanienne training in a few days in the quarter-finals. Just like Nani and Ricardo Quaresma, prodigious dribbleurs incorrigible but awkward in the last gesture (often collective nature), Portugal gives air can be shattered block opponents. But this impression is only by sequences.
The national team has been able to wait his time
And on these phases is Thursday, Lusitanians close to perfect. Postiga from head sets the tone in vendangeant a magnificent coup headscarves succeeded by Quaresma (7th), while Nani, who could have benefited a small penalty in the penalty area (15th), permits on a free kick from Pepe titiller post right Zuberbülher (18th). Difficult in this context positively to glimpse a possible revolt Swiss. The group Scolari rising crescendo and benefits spaces left by Swiss wishing to pack the meeting to cool increasingly public red St-Jakob Park. On two occasions, Helder Postiga believes it can prove its breeder it deserves better than a status joker but the former striker of AS Saint-Etienne fails to seize his chance. At least that Mr. Konrad Plautz and his assessors who deny its moment of glory, its strike following a pass from Quaresma has been rejected for a position offside … non-existent (36th).
A goal refused, a pole and a penalty against non sifflés it is to wonder where is Switzerland, quite badly in this match despite a real desire to move forward and offer Thursday The lack of interrogation to end but the post which comes before Nani (52nd). The opportunities are Portuguese, the intention of Switzerland. As from the beginning of its competition, Nati seems to promise a good loser, a generous effort player in the soul but not quite decisive on the ground. However, time is in favour of protected Kuhn. Quaresma, figurehead of replacements Lusitanian revenge, a beautiful lighting a firecracker hardly returned by Zuberbühler (59th), its selection and himself are losing up to the approach of the hour Thursday
In energy, Switzerland wishes good. Magnin, yet-to-end through certain actions Thursday, continues to survey his right corridor, a good captain urging his teammates to move forward. Inler does not listen to pray for him and to shake Ricardo (65th), the same doorman he had already resulted in the first period (22nd). But Hakan Yakin out of the shadows to relieve his own. The latter transformed into a deviation or Derdiyok (71st, 1-0) before giving relief to the success of the Nati doubling the placing on penalty following a fault on the surface of Fernando Meira on Barnetta (81st, 2-0 ). What does raise a Swiss public, happy and filled seeing his players to fight till the end. What write a new line on the guestbook of Swiss football since the selection had never won a single match at a final phase of a championship in Europe. The circle as the Euro Swiss finished. Kuhn has now free to wear a smiling on the meadow of St. Jacob Park. He leaves his post with a nice feeling. He’s - last - have accomplished.
Plolfnom on August 3rd, 2008
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