KALININGRAD: A thunderous strike by way of Granit Xhaka and a excellent last-minute breakaway function by way of Xherdan Shaqiri gave Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 win over Serbia in a swashbuckling World Cup Group E match on Friday.
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Serbia went ahead with an Aleksandar Mitrovic header after five minutes to the satisfaction of their fervent supporters on the Kaliningrad stadium.
Xhaka silenced the Serbian contingent in the 52nd minute, alternatively, when he left fly with a left-foot shot which flew into the net from 25 metres before Shaqiri broke away to win the sport on the demise.
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The outcome left Brazil, 2-Zero winners over Costa Rica, most sensible with 4 points, ahead of Switzerland on function difference with Serbia on 3.
Brazil and Serbia meet in their ultimate recreation while the Swiss face Costa Rica, already eliminated after losing their first two games.
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Serbia made a flying start and Mitrovic forced Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer into an early save with a close-range header.
Sommer was powerless, alternatively, in the fifth minute when Nemanja Matic received the ball and located Dusan Tadic, whose cross was met with a hovering header from Mitrovic.
With Mitrovic proving a handful for the Swiss defence, Serbia threatened to over-run their combatants and ignored every other probability when a corner flew across the face of function and Dusko Tosic simply failed to make touch.
Switzerland came right again into the sport seven minutes after halftime thanks to Xhaka's fulminating strike after a rebound fell properly into his path.
Xhaka was almost upstaged by way of Shaqiri who clipped the crossbar with a curling, dipping shot from the unlikeliest of angles and the match turned into a pulsating end-to-end affair which was brilliantly settled by way of Shaqiri.
Switzerland cleared a Serbia assault and a via pass despatched the diminutive forward scuttling away before he slotted the ball smartly into the a long way corner.
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Serbia went ahead with an Aleksandar Mitrovic header after five minutes to the satisfaction of their fervent supporters on the Kaliningrad stadium.
Xhaka silenced the Serbian contingent in the 52nd minute, alternatively, when he left fly with a left-foot shot which flew into the net from 25 metres before Shaqiri broke away to win the sport on the demise.
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The outcome left Brazil, 2-Zero winners over Costa Rica, most sensible with 4 points, ahead of Switzerland on function difference with Serbia on 3.
Brazil and Serbia meet in their ultimate recreation while the Swiss face Costa Rica, already eliminated after losing their first two games.
ALSO READ: Brazil beat Costa Rica 2-Zero in aggravating come upon
Serbia made a flying start and Mitrovic forced Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer into an early save with a close-range header.
Sommer was powerless, alternatively, in the fifth minute when Nemanja Matic received the ball and located Dusan Tadic, whose cross was met with a hovering header from Mitrovic.
With Mitrovic proving a handful for the Swiss defence, Serbia threatened to over-run their combatants and ignored every other probability when a corner flew across the face of function and Dusko Tosic simply failed to make touch.
Switzerland came right again into the sport seven minutes after halftime thanks to Xhaka's fulminating strike after a rebound fell properly into his path.
Xhaka was almost upstaged by way of Shaqiri who clipped the crossbar with a curling, dipping shot from the unlikeliest of angles and the match turned into a pulsating end-to-end affair which was brilliantly settled by way of Shaqiri.
Switzerland cleared a Serbia assault and a via pass despatched the diminutive forward scuttling away before he slotted the ball smartly into the a long way corner.
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