Switzerland debuted in the Qualifiers of the Euro 2024 with a rout over Belarus, this Saturday, at the Karadorde Stadium, in Serbia. The duel ended with a quiet 5-0 victory for the Swiss, thanks to a hat-trick scored by striker Renato Steffen and goals from Xhaka and Amdouni.
25-minute hat-trick ✅
🇨🇭 Renato Steffen put on a first-half show to remember 🎩🪄#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/8TDVtztZrE
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) March 25, 2023
The nations are part of Group I, which also contains Andorra, Israel, Kosovo and Romania. With the victory, Switzerland takes the lead of the group, while Belarus bitter the bottom. In the next round, Switzerland faces Israel and Belarus plays against Romania.
The match started with ample Swiss dominance, which after just five minutes opened the scoring after Steffen took advantage of the surplus in the area. Still in the first half, the number 11 scored twice more and completed the hat-trick, practically defining the score of the game.
In the second stage, Switzerland continued with its dominance and expanded to 17 with Xhaka, captain and number 10, and to 20, with Amdouni. End of conversation and rout of Switzerland, which starts in front for a place in the Euro.
Other results from Euro 2024 Qualifiers:
Armenia 1 v Turkey 2
Israel 1 x 1 Kosovo
Scotland 3-0 Cyprus
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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