World Cup, Switzerland-Cameroon 1-0: Embolo scores but doesn’t celebrate – Football

A defensive sleep is expensive for the Cameroonwho lost 1-0 with the Swiss in the first race of G group. To decide the match is a paw at the start of the second half by Embolus, who does not rejoice because he was born in the African country. Originally from Yaoundé, some of his relatives still live in the country that he left as a boy to go to Europe to seek his fortune.

The first chance of the match is for men’s Songs. Mbuemo is served in the area and kicks with his left foot finding the punches of Summerwhich rejects on the feet of Toko Ekambi kicking high from a good position. At half an hour it is hongla to try with a poisonous shot from the right, with Sommer called to respond with a dive. at 35′ Widmer save a goal scored thanks to a perfect defensive diagonal, with the ball that was reaching Toko Ekambi a few steps from the goal. The Swiss only wake up in full recovery, when Akanji he heads wide after a corner from the left. The first half ends without goals. At the start of the second half, the Swiss took the lead after just 3 minutes. Xhaka widen by Shaqiriwho from the right serves a low shot in the center for Embolo who sends in from close range taking advantage of the double nap in marking by N’Koulou And little castle.

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The opponent’s response comes in the 12th minute, when Choupo-Moting a man jumps into the area from a tight angle but Sommer covers well and deflects for a corner. In the 22nd minute Yakin’s men repeat the advantage, with Widmer putting in a trailer for Vargas who hits first intention, but Onana makes a great intervention and saves for a corner. Song replaced the entire attacking front, but his players were unable to produce any more scoring chances. The last chance of the match is for the Swiss, who in full recovery go close to 2-0 with the new substitute Seferovic who, however, kicks at Castelletto from an excellent position. The result will not change anymore.

The table of Cameroon-Switzerland

Switzerland (4-2-3-1): Sommer 6.5 – Widmer 7, Akanji 6, Elvedi 6, Rodriguez 6 (45′ st Cümart sv) – Xhaka 6.5, Freuler 6.5 – Shaqiri 6.5 (26′ st Okafor 6), Sow 5.5 (26′ st Frei 6), Vargas 5.5 (36′ st Rieder sv) – Embolo 7 (26′ st Seferovic 6). Herd Yakin 6-

Cameroon (4-3-3): Onana 6.5 – Fai 6, Castelletto 5, N’Koulou 5, Tolo 5.5 – Anguissa 6, Hongla 5.5 (23′ st Ondoua 6), Oum Guet 5.5 –
Mbeumo 5.5 (36′ st Ngamaleu sv), Choupo-Moting 6.5 (29′ st Aboubaka sv), Toko Ekambi 5.5 (29′ st N’Koudou sv). All. Song 5.

Referee: Tello (Argentina) 6.

Net: 3′ st Embolo.

Note: booked: Fai, Elvedi and Akanji.