FIFA's lowest-ranked team San Marino promoted to Nations League C
World football's lowest ranked national team San Marino clinched promotion to Nations League C with a 3-1 comeback victory at Group D1 rivals Liechtenstein on Monday.
UEFA Nations League
FULL TIME
- Aron Sele 40'
- Lorenzo Lazzari 46'
- Nicola Nanni 66' P
- Alessandro Golinucci 76'
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SMR | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Rheinpark Stadion · 1,157 att.
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | vs Gibraltar | L 0-2 | — |
| 10/1/26 | @ Azerbaijan | D 0-0 | — |
| 9/27/26 | @ Malta | L 0-2 | — |
| 9/24/26 | vs Lithuania | L 0-2 | — |
| 6/7/26 | vs Cyprus | L 0-2 | — |
| Full Schedule | |||
Match Report
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 86'
Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Andrea Contadini.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Nicola Nanni.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Severin Schlegel replaces Martin Marxer.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Philipp Ospelt replaces Fabio Notaro.
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Substitution 78'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Emanuel Zünd replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
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Yellow Card 77'
Martin Marxer (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 76'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 3. Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Tosi.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Lorenzo Lazzari.
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Yellow Card 71'
Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Liam Kranz replaces Marcel Büchel.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Kenny Kindle replaces Livio Meier.
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Penalty - Scored 66'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 2. Nicola Nanni (San Marino) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 65'
Lars Traber (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro Golinucci replaces Samuele Zannoni.
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Substitution 61'
Substitution, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli replaces Filippo Berardi.
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Yellow Card 60'
Filippo Berardi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 49'
Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 46'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 1. Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Contadini with a through ball.
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Goal 40'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabio Notaro.
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End Regular Time 90'+4'
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Yellow Card 86'
Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Andrea Contadini.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Nicola Nanni.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Severin Schlegel replaces Martin Marxer.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Philipp Ospelt replaces Fabio Notaro.
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Substitution 78'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Emanuel Zünd replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
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Yellow Card 77'
Martin Marxer (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 76'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 3. Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Tosi.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Lorenzo Lazzari.
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Yellow Card 71'
Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 71'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Liam Kranz replaces Marcel Büchel.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Liechtenstein. Kenny Kindle replaces Livio Meier.
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Penalty - Scored 66'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 2. Nicola Nanni (San Marino) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 65'
Lars Traber (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro Golinucci replaces Samuele Zannoni.
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Substitution 61'
Substitution, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli replaces Filippo Berardi.
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Yellow Card 60'
Filippo Berardi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 49'
Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 46'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 1. Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Contadini with a through ball.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0.
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Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0.
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Goal 40'
Goal! Liechtenstein 1, San Marino 0. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabio Notaro.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Team Stats
SMR
LIE
16
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
43.2
Possession
56.8
16
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
3
30
On Target %
20
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
322
311
Passes
416
70
Pass Completion %
80
6
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
16
30
Cross %
10
63
Long Balls
59
27
Accurate Long Balls
26
40
Long Balls %
40
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
18
70
Tackle %
70
13
Interceptions
11
27
Effective Clearances
14
27
Clearances
14
Head to Head
LIE leads series 3-1-1
- 1 International Friendly FT 2011-02-09 @ SMR 0
- 1 International Friendly FT 2015-03-31 @ LIE 0
- 2 2020-21 UEFA Nations League FT 2020-09-08 @ SMR 0
- 0 2020-21 UEFA Nations League FT 2020-10-13 @ LIE 0
- 0 2024-25 UEFA Nations League FT 2024-09-05 @ SMR 1
Lineups
ConfirmedLIE · 3-5-2
Benjamin BüchelG1SV 3
Sandro WieserCD10YC 1
Lars TraberCD-L4YC 1
Martin MarxerCD-R5YC 1
Aron SeleCM-L8SOG 2G 1SH 4
Livio MeierCM-R14
Marcel BüchelAM7SH 1
Maximilian GöppelLM3SH 2
Sandro WolfingerRM20SH 1
Fabio NotaroCF-L16A 1SH 1
Ferhat SaglamCF-R9SH 2
Substitutes
Fabio WolfingerSUB15
Philipp OspeltSUB19SOG 1SH 1
Simon LüchingerSUB17
Severin SchlegelSUB11
Lukas GraberSUB6
Niklas BeckSUB2
Alessio HaslerSUB23
Emanuel ZündSUB18SH 1
Liam KranzSUB22
Gabriel FoserSUB12
Lorenzo Lo RussoSUB21
Kenny KindleSUB13
SMR · 4-5-1
Edoardo ColomboG1SV 2
Tommaso BenvenutiCD-L14
Giacomo ValentiniCD-R16SH 2
Alessandro TosiLB12A 1SH 1
Filippo FabbriRB4SOG 1SH 1
Lorenzo LazzariCM-L21SOG 1G 1SH 1
Samuele ZannoniCM-R18SH 1
Michael BattistiniAM23YC 1SH 1
Filippo BerardiLM10YC 1SH 3
Andrea ContadiniRM11A 1SOG 1SH 3
Nicola NanniF9SOG 1G 1SH 2
Substitutes
Marcello MularoniSUB22
Enrico GolinucciSUB8
Nicolas GiacopettiSUB19
Simone FranciosiSUB5
Dante RossiSUB6
Matteo VitaioliSUB7
Nicko SensoliSUB20YC 1
Marco PasoliniSUB15
Alessandro GolinucciSUB17SOG 1G 1SH 1
Giacomo BenvenutiSUB2
Pietro AmiciSUB3
Matteo ZavoliSUB13
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