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Sunday June 15, 2008 Finished St. Jakob-Park

2 - 0

Switzerland

Yakin 71’, 82’ (pen.)

Portugal

Swiss beat Portugal to restore pride

Switzerland ended their Euro 2008 campaign with their heads held high by beating Portugal 2-0 in Basel. More

Live Commentary
Time:90'
- Switzerland
- Portugal
- 90+2' It's all over here though, and Switzerland finish with their heads held high. Thanks for joining us, see you again tomorrow.
- 90' GOALFLASH!! Turkey and Czech Republic are bound for a historic penalty shootout now as Nihat has made it 2-2!
- 87' Hakan Yakin gets a huge ovation as he is replaced by Ricardo Cabanas.
- 83' GOAL!! Yakin blasts it into the top corner, giving Ricardo no chance! Some Swiss pride has now been restored!
- 82' PENALTY! Fernando Meira's trips over TBarnetta in the area and referee Konrad Plautz has no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Hakan Yakin will take...
- 76' Nani finds Quaresma with a great through ball but the Porto winger's attempt to square the ball to Almeida is weak and the danger is cleared.
- 75' Helder Postiga comes off to be replaced by Hugo Almeida.
- 71' GOAL!! The Swiss fans go into raptures as Erin Derdiyok's quick pass plays in Hakan Yakin who fires past Ricardo to give the hosts the lead!!
- 68' Portugal don't deal with a cross effectively and it falls to BARNETTA... Dragged wide of the far psot! Switzerland's determination to end their campaign on a high is really showing through now.
- 64' Portugalare having their goal laid siege at the moment. Two efforts are blocked and it coems back to INLER... OFF THE POST!!
- 62' Inler fires in a low cross from the byline for BARNETTA... His shot rebounds off Pepe and goes just wide of the post!
- 61' The much-hyped Johann Vonlanthen's disappointing tournament comes to an end as he is substituted for Tranquillo Barnetta.
- 57' Magnin goes down clutching his face after an altercation with Quaresma! The winger had caught the defender on the hand with his boot as he tripped, and Magnin tried to get him sent off! The referee was not interested.
- 53' Portugal break quickly and Nani is one-on-one with the keeper... OFF THE POST!! Nani's had all the time to place his shot, but he rolled it off the goalframe.
- 50' This half has started at a really high tempo. Lichtsteiner digs out a great cross for Derdiyok to atack, but Ricardo comes out to catch it confidently.
- 49' Miguel Veloso sends in a free kick from deep in midfield for POSTIGA... headed over, but he was in an offside position anyway.
- 48' Hakan Yakin turns and gets the cross in for VONLANTHEN... The diving header is high and wide, but another good chance for the Swiss.
- 47' Nani swings in an inviting cross for Raul Mereiles, but the midfielder is just slightly too short to meet it with a header.
- 46' No changes for either side as Switzerland get their final 45 minutes of Euro 2008 underway. Right away Gokhan Inler comes forward and takes a shot, but it's easy for Ricardo to punch away.
- 45+2' That's it as far as the first half goes.
- 45+1' Nani is dispossessed by Magning on the wing but wins the ball back, but he's adjudged to have fouled the defender. Konrad Plautz really has it in for Nani!
- 43' Miguel brings the ball forward and gets inside the box. He slips it through to Nani who trues to turn and is held! He goes down in dramatic fashion but the referee ignores his appeals for a penalty! That's twice now that Nani has got nothing for an obvious foul in the area!
- 40' Paulo Ferreira is being booed everytime he gets the ball, and Phil Scolari has decided to substitute him for Jorge Ribeiro.
- 36' Meira slips a ball through for Postiga who STABS THE BALL PAST ZUBERBUEHLER... It's been ruled out for offside! Replays show that he was being played on by Vonlanthen!
- 34' Nani takes a corner for Portugal, and Postiga heads over.
- 32' The corner comes in and Derdiyok heads.. GREAT SAVE RICARDO!! He's looked a bit dodgy on crosses so far tonight, but Ricardo did well to palm away the header at full stretch.
- 30' Paulo Ferreira goes sliding in on Behrami and gets his studs right on his ankle! The Chelsea full-back rightly goes into the book, but Behrami is stretchered off and looks in some agony. The free kick is swung in and Ricardo tips it behind for a corner.
- 29' Switzerland have at now andf the cross comes in for SENDEROS... The Arsenal defender couldn't get a touch! A good chance for the Swiss.
- 27' Senderos fouls nani and Portugal have another free kick. nani goes for goal and it's curling towards the far post... Punched away by Zuberbuehler! Hakin Yakin went into the book beofre that effort for dissent.
- 25' Now miguel loses the ball in defence for Portugal and Vonlanthen comes forward and SHOOTS... The shot was poor and dragged wide.
- 23' Postiga charges down Zuberbuehler with the ball at his feet, but the keeper calmly chips it to Inler. Nani catches him in possession though and breaks down the wing, cuts in and lays it back for POSTIGA... Blocked by Senderos! A real let-off for Gokhan Inler!
- 23' Inler has time to shape up for the shot from way out and he fires it in... Tipped over the bar by Ricardo!
- 20' Another Portuguese free kick, this time from Quaresma. It's curled to the far post for Bruno Alves to head... Straight at Zuberbuehler though.
- 18' Portugal have a free kick out on the right. Nani fires it in hard and low for PEPE... Zuberbuehler deflects the shot onto the bar!! A fine reaction save form the Swiss keeper!
- 16' The Swiss have a corner. It's curled in and Senderos knocks it to Behrami but he just can't get a decent touch on it and Ricardo collects.
- 15' Nani breaks into the box and Lichtsteiner hacks him down in the box... NO PENALTY! Somehow referee Konrad Plautz decided that there was no infringement, despite the defender getting all of the man and none of the ball!
- 13' Vonlanthen's attempted pass across the pitch is intercepted by Postiga and Portugal have possession. The Swiss fans seem intent on enjoying this match and already there is a Mexican wave going around the ground!
- 10' Switzerland seem intent on playing football, knocking it aroung on the deck to each other with confidence despite the fact they are already out of the competition.
- 7' Quaresma has it on the left wing and puts in an audacious cross with his right foot going behind his standing leg! It's a beauty of a ball and POSTIGA HEADS... The striker heads it wide, but the flag was up for offside anyway! That cross from Quaresma was as stunning as it was unnecessary! What's the Portuguese for 'shop window'?
- 5' Switzerland work the ball forward and it falls for Derdiyok, but his touch s poor and it rolls to Ricardo.
- 2' Manchester City's Gelson Fernandes slyly steps on Mancehster United winger Nani's ankle as he is jumping for a header. Nani yelps in pain and is in the floor for about half a minute. A textbook example of 'putting the reducer' on a player who could be a threat.
- 1' Portugal kick off! This match may be a dead rubber, but no one in St Jakob Park seems to know that. There's a great atnmosphere.
- 19:44 The anthems have been belted out, the tracksuits have been stripped off, and this show is about to get on the road!
- 19:42 PORTUGAL TEAM: Ricardo; Miguel, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Paulo Ferreira; Fernando Meira, Miguel Veloso, Raul Meireles, Ricardo Quaresma, Nani; Helder Postiga
- 19:41 SWITZERLAND TEAM: Pascal Zuberbuhler; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Patrick Muller, Philippe Senderos, Ludovic Magnin; Valon Behrami, Fernandes Gelson, Gokhan Inler, Johan Vonlanthen; Hakan Yakin, Eren Derdiyok
- 19:36 Welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of Portugal v Switzerland! There may well be ther prospect of a penalty shootout in the other match in Group A, but there is plenty to look forward to here. Switzerland will want to end the tournament on a high, while we will get a look at some of the dazzling attacking talent that Portugal have in their squad.

Team Stats

Switzerland	Stats	Portugal
44%	Possession	55%
16	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	3
2	Saves	1
5	Corners	2
26	Fouls	27
1	Offsides	6
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
19	Tackles	17
259	Accurate passes	342
55	Bad passes	70

Player Stats

G =: Goals
S =: Shots
SoT =: Shot on Target

F =: Fouls
FW =: Fouls Won
O =: Offsides

A =: Assists
AP =: Accurate Passes
BP =: Bad Passes

T =: Tackles

Switzerland
Num	Name	G	S	SoT	F	FW	O	A	AP	BP	T
18	Pascal Zuberbühler	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	5	0
20	Patrick Müller	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	31	0	2
3	Ludovic Magnin	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	21	14	3
5	Stephan Lichtsteiner	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	13	0	3
4	Philippe Senderos	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	6	1
10	Hakan Yakin	2	3	3	1	4	1	0	23	2	1
15	Gelson Fernandes	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	44	2	5
8	Gökhan Inler	0	4	2	3	4	0	0	35	9	2
19	Valon Behrami	0	3	0	7	5	0	0	15	0	1
12	Eren Derdiyok	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	15	3	0
22	Johann Vonlanthen	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	18	9	1
17	Christoph Spycher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Benjamin Huggel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Tranquillo Barnetta	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	7	4	0
2	Johan Djourou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Daniel Gygax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Diego Benaglio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Philipp Degen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Stephane Grichting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Eldin Jakupovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Ricardo Cabanas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Portugal
Num	Name	S	SoT	F	FW	O	AP	BP	T
1	Ricardo Pereira	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	0
15	Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira	1	1	1	2	0	31	1	3
5	Fernando Meira	0	0	5	0	0	27	6	1
2	Paulo Ferreira	0	0	1	1	0	16	4	1
13	Luis Miguel	0	0	0	0	0	37	2	3
3	Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves	1	1	2	1	0	46	12	3
17	Ricardo Quaresma	2	1	1	6	1	28	6	0
18	Miguel Veloso	1	0	1	1	0	40	13	1
6	Raúl Meireles	0	0	1	1	0	38	6	1
19	Luís Almeida da Cunha	1	0	8	8	0	18	2	2
23	Helder Postiga	2	0	2	3	4	12	2	1
14	Jorge Ribeiro	0	0	4	1	1	22	8	0
8	Armando Petit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Rui Pedro dos Santos Patricio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Nuno Simões do Espírito Santo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Cristiano Ronaldo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Simão Sabrosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	José Bosingwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Anderson Deco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	João Moutinho	1	0	1	3	0	13	4	1
16	Ricardo Carvalho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Hugo Almeida	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0

Summary
- 90' GOALFLASH!! Turkey and Czech Republic are bound for a historic penalty shootout now as Nihat has made it 2-2!
- 83' GOAL!! Yakin blasts it into the top corner, giving Ricardo no chance! Some Swiss pride has now been restored!
- 82' PENALTY! Fernando Meira's trips over TBarnetta in the area and referee Konrad Plautz has no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Hakan Yakin will take...
- 71' GOAL!! The Swiss fans go into raptures as Erin Derdiyok's quick pass plays in Hakan Yakin who fires past Ricardo to give the hosts the lead!!
- 64' Portugalare having their goal laid siege at the moment. Two efforts are blocked and it coems back to INLER... OFF THE POST!!
- 53' Portugal break quickly and Nani is one-on-one with the keeper... OFF THE POST!! Nani's had all the time to place his shot, but he rolled it off the goalframe.
- 48' Hakan Yakin turns and gets the cross in for VONLANTHEN... The diving header is high and wide, but another good chance for the Swiss.
- 43' Miguel brings the ball forward and gets inside the box. He slips it through to Nani who trues to turn and is held! He goes down in dramatic fashion but the referee ignores his appeals for a penalty! That's twice now that Nani has got nothing for an obvious foul in the area!
- 36' Meira slips a ball through for Postiga who STABS THE BALL PAST ZUBERBUEHLER... It's been ruled out for offside! Replays show that he was being played on by Vonlanthen!
- 32' The corner comes in and Derdiyok heads.. GREAT SAVE RICARDO!! He's looked a bit dodgy on crosses so far tonight, but Ricardo did well to palm away the header at full stretch.
- 23' Postiga charges down Zuberbuehler with the ball at his feet, but the keeper calmly chips it to Inler. Nani catches him in possession though and breaks down the wing, cuts in and lays it back for POSTIGA... Blocked by Senderos! A real let-off for Gokhan Inler!
- 23' Inler has time to shape up for the shot from way out and he fires it in... Tipped over the bar by Ricardo!
- 18' Portugal have a free kick out on the right. Nani fires it in hard and low for PEPE... Zuberbuehler deflects the shot onto the bar!! A fine reaction save form the Swiss keeper!
- 15' Nani breaks into the box and Lichtsteiner hacks him down in the box... NO PENALTY! Somehow referee Konrad Plautz decided that there was no infringement, despite the defender getting all of the man and none of the ball!
- 7' Quaresma has it on the left wing and puts in an audacious cross with his right foot going behind his standing leg! It's a beauty of a ball and POSTIGA HEADS... The striker heads it wide, but the flag was up for offside anyway! That cross from Quaresma was as stunning as it was unnecessary! What's the Portuguese for 'shop window'?

Live Team Line-Up

Referee: Konrad Plautz
Switzerland

Manager: Köbi Kuhn

Captain: Ludovic Magnin

Starting line-up
- P. Zuberbühler
- S. Lichtsteiner
- P. Müller
- P. Senderos
- L. Magnin
- V. Behrami
- G. Inler
- G. Fernandes
- J. Vonlanthen
- E. Derdiyok
- H. Yakin
Subs
- B. Huggel
- P. Degen
- R. Cabanas 86′
- C. Spycher
- D. Benaglio
- S. Grichting 84′
- D. Gygax
- T. Barnetta 61′
- J. Djourou
- E. Jakupovic
Injured
- A. Frei
- M. Streller
Suspended

None
Portugal

Manager: Luis Felipe Scolari

Captain: Bruno Alves

Starting line-up
- .. Ricardo
- .. Miguel
- B. Alves
- .. Pepe
- P. Ferreira
- M. Veloso
- F. Meira
- R. Meireles
- R. Quaresma
- .. Nani
- H. Postiga
Subs
- .. Simao
- N. Gomes
- H. Nuno
- A. Petit
- J. Bosingwa
- .. Deco
- R. Carvalho
- C. Ronaldo
- H. Almeida 74′
- J. Moutinho 70′
- P. Ribeiro 40′
- .. Patricio
Injured

None

Suspended

None