Slap against M15: Switzerland tries to extinguish the fire

This is the kind of advertising that the Swiss team would have done well a few days before the launch of their euro at home. A week ago, the selection of PIA Sundhagus was beaten by the under-15s of FC Lucerne on the 7-1 score in a 3×30 minutes test match on closed doors. A result that should have been secret but which leaked via a teenager on social networks.

Since then, the disappointment of the Red Red Cross national selection has gone around the world and the canvas. The articles to relay this defeat have multiplied, especially in France and Spain. Large absent from the Swiss list after his package due to a serious knee injury, the star of the national team Ramona Bachmann flew to the aid of his friends by commenting on the case on his Instagram account.

“Yes, sometimes the U15 male teams beat the best female teams. For what? Genetics, writes the 34 -year -old attacker. Because boys naturally develop more muscle, speed and strength during puberty thanks to testosterone. It is a question of biology, no talent. We have different physical standards but the same love for the game. ”

On the eve of the last rehearsal before this European championship, a match against the Czech Republic in Winterthour (6 p.m.), Pia Sundhage was of course questioned about this fiasco. “The boys are faster and stronger than us, so we were able to put the players to the test. This kind of match is good for the form. The result had no importance, she noted. We have received so many negative comments, but they enter by one ear and come out by the other. ”

For the technician, only Thursday’s result counts. “It’s a matter of confidence,” she said. One week before her entry in the running against Norway in Basel (July 2), the Swiss team would be well inspired to win, she who is still running after a victory in 2025. To do good to the head and also make you forget this controversy.