The Swiss team will indeed play the quarter -finals of their Euro 2025. But that it was hard to tear this qualification against Finland. It was not until the last moments, when everything seemed lost, to see Riola Xhemaili equalize and tip the Stade de Genève as well as the whole country in the Euphoria. The former international and co-manner of the Swiss women’s team Sandy Maendly returns to this crazy evening.
What walked. It is true that, in the game, we may have been a little disappointed because we expected better compared to what they had shown on other matches. But, in reality, apart from the penalty, they have not really conceded opportunities, dangerous situations except at the very end of the first half. So I think that even if Switzerland suffered, it was pretty well in place. In the second period, the change of system made it possible to filter a little better in the midfield, I found. They still had things quite well under control until this penalty. And then, the reaction shows that there is character. It’s just a shame to see them playing like that following this first goal because we saw that they were able to print more rhythm. And then there is also the public who played his role. It is great that we were able to live a Swiss team match in Romandie with this craze.
As usual, Reuteler was excellent. It was she who sounded the revolt
What did not work. There was tension and fatigue. We also had players who were perhaps diminished. If we get laughing or even Wälti. Even if she was able to hold 90 minutes, we felt that she was probably more difficult than usual. You could almost say that there was a little bit of this fear of winning. In the sense that the more you get closer to a goal, the more this tension invades you. Even if they made a fairly uniform speech in front of the press, in their game, they seemed to have some calculations in mind and we sometimes had the impression that they played a little with the hand brake. Until the first goal, they didn’t really know if we had to take risks and discover themselves to get this advantage that allows you to be quieter. I would say that this goal removed a weight from them, because they no longer had this dilemne.
The players of the match. As usual, Reuteler was excellent, even if in the first half, she encountered a lot of difficulties. It was she who sounded the revolt, which brought the reaction with its individual actions and by its ball recovery. Maritz was also very solid in defense. She has often been decisive in her interventions. She is much more comfortable in this three defense because it asks her less to project himself forward. The entrance to Wandeler really brings, in my opinion, a plus to this team. She did good.
Bern, Ludovic Perruchéd
