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Switzerland were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Serbia in the Nations League and have been relegated ahead of their final game in Spain on Monday.
Zeki Amdouni put Switzerland ahead after 79 minutes at the Letzigrund in Zurich. In the 88th minute, the Serbs equalized through a counter-attack.
Switzerland had more possession in front of goal and a slight advantage in chances, but also had a penalty saved by Gregor Kobel.
Telegram and results:
Switzerland – Serbia 1:1 (0:0)
Zurich. – 21’115 spectators. – SR Turpin (FRA). – Goals: 79. Amdouni (Freuler) 1:0. 88. Terzic (Mitrovic) 1:1.
Switzerland: Kobel; Fernandes (83. Mbabu), Cömert, Amenda, Rodriguez; Freuler, Xhaka; Rieder (66. Monteiro), Amdouni, Okafor (66. Kutesa), Embolo (66. Zeqiri).
Serbia: Petrovic; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Babic (46. Stojic); Zivkovic (78. Nedeljkovic), Nemanja Maksimovic, Gudelj, Terzic (89. Zdjelar); Samardzic (72. Topic), Vlahovic, Mitrovic (90. Maksimovic).
Remarks: Switzerland without Elvedi (suspended/injured), Akanji and Ndoye (both injured), among others. Serbia without Erakovic, Pavlovic (both suspended) and Rajkovic (injured). 55. foul penalty by Mitrovic saved by Kobel. Cautions: 25 for Terzic, 35 for Xhaka, 51 for Embolo (suspended for next match), 51 for Zivkovic, 54 for Cömert.
Other results in Group 4. Friday: Denmark 1:2 (0:1) against Spain.
Ranking: 1. Spain 5/13 (10:2). 2. Denmark 5/7 (7:5). 3. Serbia 5/5 (3:6). 4. Switzerland 5/2 (4:11).
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