Switzerland finally returned to victory, winning 1-0 against Portugal at the Stade de Genève in the 4th day of the League of Nations. Authors of a solid match, the men of Murat Yakin found the fault in the … 58th second by Haris Seferovic. Note the immense performance of doorman Jonas Omlin.
Due to both Jonas Omlin’s prowess in the cage and a flawless esprit de corps, this victory changes everything. In the immediate future, it allows Switzerland to return, after 3 initial defeats, to 1 point behind the Czech Republic, beaten 2-0 in Malaga by Spain, before the last two matches of September. The maintenance in the first division of this League of Nations becomes possible again.
This success, the first of the year, will especially calm the spirits. With his 4-3-3, Murat Yakin made sometimes surprising choices. But they were winners. Less than a minute was enough for Haris Seferovic to recall that he had been the hero of Switzerland – France last year at the Euro with his double from Bucharest. The Lucerne scored his 25th goal in selection with a header on a perfect cross from Silvan Widmer.
Immense Omlin
Even without Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal took the lead over the minutes. But he was only to benefit from a single chance with a header from Danilo on which Jonas Omlin intervened with class. The Montpellier goalkeeper delivered the performance that Gregor Kobel had not really achieved a week earlier in Lisbon.
As we might have feared, the second period was only an attack-defense. An impression reinforced with the entries of Diogo Jota and Bernardo Silva shortly after the hour mark. Fortunately for Switzerland, their goalkeeper was up to the situation. Omlin saved his people in the 49th in front of André Silva, in the 63rd on a strike from Bernardo Silva, in the 72nd on a recovery from Guedes and on a header from Diogo Jota again in the 77th.
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