Euro qualification at hand – Swiss women fulfill their duty in Romania – sport

With an undisputed 2-0 against the Romanians, Switzerland celebrates their 6th victory in the 7th match of the European qualifiers.

The Swiss women’s national team is still in the running for Euro 2022 in England. The women of coach Nils Nielsen celebrated their sixth victory in their seventh game with a 2-0 win in Romania.

The way to victory in Mogosoaia is ready after 28 minutes: ideally launched by Géraldine Reuteler, Coumba Sow remained calm and raised the leather from a short distance to the left corner for the 1-0. For the cousin of the Nati player Djibril Sow it was the second goal in a Swiss capacity. Less than a minute earlier, Fabienne Humm had failed with the head after a good preparatory work by Ramona Bachmann, who was clearly visible in the interval. It was the first reversal of the game after an initial phase with no real chance of scoring.

Without problems and without shine

The Swiss, who had beaten the Romanians 6-0 in the first leg, almost never got into trouble. It is also worth mentioning in view of the fact that Rahel Kiwic, Viola Calligaris, Noëlle Maritz and Luana Bühler did not have a regular quartet in defense. But Lia Wälti, a trained midfielder, orchestrated the defense as flawlessly as in the 2-1 against Belgium.

After a few missed chances from Reuteler (68th) and substitute Alisha Lehmann (69th), Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic made the preliminary decision: Nati’s top scorer (60 goals) scored in the 79th minute after a football variant. ‘angle.

One point is still missing

This means that a draw in the final match on 1 December in Belgium would be enough for the Swiss women to qualify for the European Championships to secure victory in the group. Even in the event of a defeat, nothing would be lost: the best 3 runners-up in the group also qualify directly for the final phase, the other 6 compete for the playoffs for another 3 places. The Belgians remain behind Switzerland thanks to a 9-0 win in Lithuania.