UEFA Nations League

Denmark vs Switzerland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Denmark
  • 82': Patrick Dorgu
  • 90'+2': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
FT
2 - 0
Switzerland
  • Red Card 52': Nico Elvedi
  • Red Card 87': Granit Xhaka

Dorgu scores debut goal as Denmark beat nine-man Switzerland

Denmark's Patrick Dorgu scored a minute after coming off the bench for his debut as his side beat nine-man Switzerland 2-0 in their Nations League A Group 4 clash at the Parken Stadium on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 3': Alexander Bah (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
  • 5': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 5': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 6': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 13': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 14': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 17': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 20': Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
  • 23': Foul by Albert Grønbæk (Denmark).
  • 23': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Denmark).
  • 26': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 26': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Grønbæk.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
  • 32': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
  • 36': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 36': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a through ball.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 39': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 39': Joachim Andersen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
  • 43': Alexander Bah (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 44': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Denmark 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 47': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 48': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 48': Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 52': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the red card.
  • 53': Substitution, Switzerland. Gregory Wüthrich replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 54': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Denmark).
  • 54': Gregory Wüthrich (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 55': Victor Kristiansen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 57': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Denmark).
  • 58': Offside, Denmark. Christian Eriksen is caught offside.
  • 59': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Denmark).
  • 60': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
  • 62': Substitution, Denmark. Jonas Wind replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  • 62': Substitution, Denmark. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 63': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 63': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Denmark).
  • 65': Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Fabian Rieder.
  • 65': Substitution, Switzerland. Becir Omeragic replaces Silvan Widmer.
  • 67': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Denmark).
  • 67': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a corner.
  • 72': Offside, Denmark. Jonas Wind is caught offside.
  • 74': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 75': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Denmark).
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
  • 77': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Albert Grønbæk (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Victor Nelsson (Denmark).
  • 80': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
  • 81': Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Albert Grønbæk.
  • 81': Substitution, Denmark. Patrick Dorgu replaces Victor Nelsson.
  • 82': Goal! Denmark 1, Switzerland 0. Patrick Dorgu (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
  • 83': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 86': Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 87': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Second yellow card to Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Michel Aebischer.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Morten Hjulmand.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Switzerland. Kwadwo Duah replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Michel Aebischer.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Denmark 2, Switzerland 0. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
  • 90'+4': Kwadwo Duah (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jonas Wind.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Denmark 2, Switzerland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Denmark 2, Switzerland 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
45.2 Possession 54.8
5 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
401 Accurate Passes 502
457 Passes 553
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
7 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.1
35 Long Balls 34
14 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 3
19 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 26,024

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 6 +9 16
2 Denmark 6 +2 8
3 Serbia 6 -3 6
4 Switzerland 6 -8 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

DEN Denmark (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
3 Jannik Vestergaard Yellow Card
4 Victor Nelsson
2 Joachim Andersen
21 Morten Hjulmand Yellow Card
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Yellow Card
17 Victor Kristiansen
18 Alexander Bah
12 Kasper Dolberg
10 Christian Eriksen
9 Albert Gronbaek Erlykke Yellow Card
Denmark Substitutes:
Mathias Jensen, Andreas Skov Olsen, Yussuf Poulsen, Jonas Wind, Peter Vindahl Jensen, Christian Nørgaard, Mads Hermansen, Rasmus Kristensen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Patrick Dorgu, Morten Frendrup, Gustav Isaksen.

SUI Switzerland (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
4 Nico Elvedi Red Card
10 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
8 Remo Freuler
20 Michel Aebischer
3 Silvan Widmer Yellow Card
7 Breel Embolo Yellow Card
17 Ruben Vargas
18 Fabian Rieder
Switzerland Substitutes:
Joel Monteiro, Jonas Omlin, Vincent Sierro, Kwadwo Duah, Denis Zakaria, Renato Steffen, Yvon Mvogo, Uran Bislimi, Gregory Wüthrich, Zeki Amdouni, Becir Omeragic, Filip Ugrinic.

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