Published October 13,2024
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Serbia beat Switzerland 2-0 to earn their first victory in Nations League A Group Four on Saturday, whereas the guests missed a penalty and fell to their third successive defeat of the competitors.
The breakthrough got here in added time on the finish of the primary half when Lazar Samardzic floated a free kick from out vast into the six-yard field which struck the leg of Swiss defender Nico Elvedi and flew by way of the legs of the keeper Gregor Kobel and into his personal web.
Serbia doubled their lead within the 61st minute after Aleksandar Mitrovic lower into the realm from the wing and located sufficient room to curve an outstanding strike into the far high nook leaving Kobel with no probability.
Five minutes later and the house aspect might have put the sport past the Swiss, however substitute Luka Jovic had his shut vary header saved by Kobel and it might have proved a expensive miss when Serbia conceded a penalty for a foul by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
Breel Embolo stepped up however his spot kick was saved by Predrag Rajkovic, and Serbia noticed out the sport to take a deserved three factors.
Serbia are third within the group on 4 factors, with Spain high on seven after their 1-0 win over Denmark who’re one level behind in second whereas Switzerland stay backside with no factors. Switzerland host Denmark and Serbia are away to Spain on Tuesday.
Source: www.anews.com.tr