Serbia vs Switzerland 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Switzerland beat Serbia 3-2 on Friday, 02 December 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Fernando Rapallini.
First half: P. Rajković received a yellow card for Serbia during the match. S. Widmer received a yellow card for Switzerland at 15'. Switzerland took the lead at 20' when X. Shaqiri scored, with the assist credited to D. Sow, making the score 0-1. Serbia leveled the score at 26' when A. Mitrović scored, with the assist credited to D. Tadić, making the score 1-1. R. Vargas received a yellow card for Switzerland at 34'. Serbia took the lead at 35' when D. Vlahović scored, making the score 2-1. Switzerland leveled the score at 44' when B. Embolo scored, with the assist credited to S. Widmer, making the score 2-2.
Second half: S. Milinković-Savić received a yellow card for Serbia at 47'. Switzerland took the lead at 48' when R. Freuler scored, with the assist credited to R. Vargas, making the score 2-3. Serbia made their 1st substitution at 55', with M. Veljković replacing N. Gudelj. Serbia made their 2nd substitution at 55', with D. Vlahović replacing L. Jović. S. Pavlović received a yellow card for Serbia at 56'. Serbia made their 3rd substitution at 67', with S. Milinković-Savić replacing N. Maksimović. Switzerland made their 1st substitution at 68', with D. Sow replacing E. Fernandes. Switzerland made their 2nd substitution at 69', with X. Shaqiri replacing D. Zakaria. Serbia made their 4th substitution at 78', with D. Tadić replacing F. Đuričić. Serbia made their 5th substitution at 78', with A. Živković replacing N. Radonjić. N. Gudelj received a yellow card for Serbia at 81'. A. Mitrović received a yellow card for Serbia at 82'. Switzerland made their 3rd substitution at 83', with R. Vargas replacing C. Fassnacht. N. Milenković received a yellow card for Serbia at 90+5'. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Switzerland at 90+5'. Switzerland made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with B. Embolo replacing N. Okafor. F. Schär received a yellow card for Switzerland at 90+9'. S. Lukić received a yellow card for Serbia at 90+10'.
Serbia used 5 substitutions while Switzerland used 4 substitutions. Serbia got 7 yellow cards, while Switzerland got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-14).
- Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
- Switzerland had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).