Switzerland, to the waiting room

It took a long time to arrive, but in the end Seferovic appeared at the Eurocup as an appointment that arrives just to order dessert. Of course, he paid the bill. Switzerland had missed the man with the most goals in their two games against Wales and Italy and his ownership was being questioned in the Swiss country. Petkovic, against all odds, continued to trust the Benfica forward and after an overwhelming start from Turkey, which enjoyed two great chances in the first five minutes of the game, Seferovic picked up an ownerless ball on the edge of the area to get out of the box. sleeve a flat whip with the left foot that slipped into the goal glued to the post. That goal definitely knocked out a Turkey that was eliminated from the Eurocup and put Switzerland in the waiting room. It depends on what happens the next few days, whether or not it will pass as one of the best third of the group.

With the game on track and a predictable biscotto in Italy-Wales, Turkey lowered his arms. He leaves the Eurocup giving the worst possible image. Zero points. Shaqiri, also from outside the area and with his right hand, something strange about him, gave the Ottoman team the coup de grace.

We never got to see Turkish passion in the tournament. Müldur was the only one who tried, but the three times he shot he crashed with a huge Sömmer who a few days before had left the concentration of his team for the birth of his son. If what happened this Sunday was something premonitory, a great godfather is coming.

The second half was very short for Switzerland, who were looking to beat Wales in goal verage, and eternal for Turkey, who if allowed, would have asked UEFA not to play after the break. Çakir, the great victim of the Turkish failure, made up to four worthwhile stops and avoided a greater evil, but returns to his country as the best ball boy in the European Championship. Of course, he always returned the ball from inside the goal.

Kahveci put fear in the body of Switzerland with another great goal from outside the area, but the Helvetians survived. Shaqiri cut the agony culminating a counter that sentenced the game and that leaves his team with four points and waiting for results and destiny.

Petkovic: “We were able to score more goals and qualify today”

Vladimir Petkovic, selector of Swiss, regretted this Sunday that his team did not score more goals against Turkey (3-1) to overcome Welsh in group A and get a second place with which they would have qualified for the round of 16 of the Eurocup directly.

Now, he will have to wait until Wednesday to find out if it is one of the best thirds that can access the next round. For this reason, Petkovic was not entirely satisfied with his team despite acknowledging that he had a good match against Turkey.

“They fought and played. The last game against Italy we lost as a team and today we have won as a team. We made changes and some corrections. But we did not do everything well against Turkey, we could have scored more goals to qualify today for the second round,” he commented.

Petkovic pointed out that Switzerland was better in two of the three matches they have played in the European Championship.. Specifically, against Wales and Turkey. He also acknowledged that against Italy they were inferior and that Switzerland “lost” in that match.

“Not only because of our weakness, but also because Italy is in top form. Now, the question is … who will we play against if we advance. I’m just saying that we want to find our good game again in a possible round of 16. We want to win, “he concluded.

Senol Günes: “We have a young team, we will play better in the future”

Senol Günes, Turkey coachHe said this Sunday, after being eliminated from the Eurocup after losing 3-1 against Switzerland, that his team is very “young” and that in the future they will play better.

“We wanted to finish the group stage scoring goals and scoring points. Today we had a hard time, but this is a test for us. We have a young team. I know that the problems will be solved and we will play better in the future. This tournament did not go well for us, “he commented.

Günes said he “felt very sorry” for the elimination of Turkey and acknowledged that he had been “a long time” waiting for the Euro. In addition, he stressed that he would have liked to “write a good story” of his team just at the moment when everyone is united around it.

“The goal was to play our football and get through the group stage. We started badly, we lost confidence in ourselves. The second match was heavier. However, today we started well and it was us who did not score goals. They came and did it. they did. When something goes wrong, sometimes everything goes wrong, “he concluded.