Hungary and Switzerland faced off in the second match of the European Championships. Switzerland won 3-1 to move up to three points with Germany in Group A.
Key moments of the match
The match between Hungary and Switzerland has begun.
GOAL | Switzerland took a 1-0 lead after 13 minutes with a goal from Dua.
GOAL | Switzerland took a 2-0 lead after 45 minutes with a goal from Aebischer.
The first half ended with the score 2-0.
The second half has begun.
Switzerland came close to scoring a third goal in the 54th minute, when Vargas received the ball just inside the penalty area, turned and his shot was saved by goalkeeper Grassi.
In the 58th minute, Ndoye had a chance from outside the penalty area, but the ball went over the goal.
Hungary had the most effective attacking role of the match when, in the 63rd minute, Varga rose well inside the penalty area to head in a cross from the left, only for the ball to go just wide of the post.
GOAL | With Hungary on the attack, Szoboszlai received the ball on the left wing and fired a precise shot into the goalpost to make the score 2-1.
GOAL | Embolo came on in the second half and with a quick attack he got behind the Hungarian defence and smashed the ball past goalkeeper Grassi and into the net to make it 3-1.
No other goals were scored in the final minutes and Switzerland left the field with three points.
Top 11
Hungary: Graksi; Lang, Orban, Szalay; Fiola, Adam Nagy, Schaefer, Kerkes; Szalay, Szoboszlay; Varga
Switzerland: Sommer; Schaal, Akanji, Rodrigues; Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Ndoye; Dua, Aebischer, Vargas.
Euro 2024 2 team adventure
Hungary, who were unbeaten in their Euro 2024 qualifiers, faced Serbia, Montenegro, Lithuania and Bulgaria in Group G. Marco Rossi’s pupils finished top of the group with 18 points, having won five and drawn three from eight games.
Switzerland qualified for EURO 2024 after finishing second in their qualifying group I. Murat Yakin’s pupils played against Romania, Israel, Belarus, Kosovo and Andorra, winning four, drawing five and losing one of their ten matches. Switzerland finished as runners-up at the EURO 2024 final with 17 points from their group.
On what channel is the Hungary vs Switzerland match being broadcast?
The match, which will kick off at 4pm at the stadium of the same name in Cologne, Germany, will be refereed by Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic, assisted by Tomasz Cranknik and Andras Kovacic. The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1.
