Euro 2024 - Hungary 1-3 Switzerland: Swiss hold off comeback to ...
Switzerland overcame Hungary 3-1 in their opening Group A clash in Cologne on Saturday.
Ludogorets Razgrad striker Kwadwo Duah opened the scoring for the Swiss after just 12 minutes with his first-ever international goal for his country after VAR overturned an on-field offside call.
How teams lined up | Match stats | Results | Fixtures | Group tablesEvery Euros squad | Download the Sky Sports App | Get Sky Sports on WhatsAppEuro 2024 state of playSwitzerland deservedly doubled their advantage of the stroke of half-time thanks to a fine finish from Bologna wing-back Michel Aebischer, who became the first player to both score and assist for the Swiss in a single game at the Euros.
However, a resurgent Hungary hit back midway through the second period when Barnabas Varga headed home captain Dominik Szoboszlai's inviting cross as Marco Rossi's side threatened what had seemed an unlikely comeback.
With Hungary pushing forward in search of an equaliser, though, substitute Breel Embolo took advantage of a mistake at the back to seal the win in injury-time and move level on points with Germany at the top of the table ahead of their second match with Scotland on Wednesday.
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UEFA's Technical Observer Panel said of the Switzerland captain's performance against Hungary: "He was excellent in possession, both in build-up play and in supplying penetrating passes.
"He displayed a great work ethic and showed superb leadership, offering great organisational skills."
What the manager said...Swiss coach Murat Yakin:
"I liken football to chess and today we got our tactics right.
"We focused on making the most of our strength and we made our opponents' lives very hard."
Hungary coach Marco Rossi:
"The first half was very bad, we were too passive.
"I am not looking to point fingers. I am the coach, so I take responsibility.
"It's hard to correct the kind of mistakes that we made. Our players do not make mistakes like this every day."
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