Switzerland debuted with victory in the German Euro Cup after beating Hungary 3-1 in a Group A match of the European tournament played this Saturday in Cologne, a victory that equals the host in the lead of the key.
After dominating the game in the first half, Nati reached the break with a two-goal lead, scored by Kwadwo Duah (12 and Michel Aebischer (45), but Hungary closed the gap byand Barnavás Varga (66) until Breel Plunger He sentenced at the end of the match (90+3).
With this performance, Switzerland, which in the last Euro Cup eliminated France in the round of 16 and lost in the quarterfinals against Spain on penalties, sends a warning to the rest of the participants, confirming that it is always competitive in the big moments.
Not even the American exile of the great Swiss figure of the last decade, Xherdan Shakiri who remained on the bench, nor the form of Embolo, who played the last minutes after recently returning from an injury, seem to have taken away the competitiveness of the team led by Murat Yakin.
Captain Granite Xhakaone of the architects of the great season of the Bayer Leverkusen, He was the ‘boss’ of the Swiss team, who also found himself with the early goal of Duah, a player of Ghanaian origin and who at 27 years old made his debut with the senior team, after having played in all the lower categories.
The Bulgarian Ludogorets striker, who was playing his second game with the Nati took advantage of a pass between Aebischer’s central defenders to beat Peter Gulacsi head-to-head and open the scoring before reaching the quarter-hour mark of the match.
Aebischer, one of the most outstanding players of the match, took advantage of the passivity of the Hungarian defense to score with a right foot close to the post from the edge of the box just before the break (45).
Hungary tried to react in the second half and managed to close the gap with Varga’s goal after a great pass from the team’s player. Liverpool Dominik Szoboslai (66), but the Hungarians made another serious mistake in defense and Embolo scored (90+3).
