Switzerland v Bulgaria Live Commentary & Result, 15/11/2021, WC Qualification Europe

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	SUI Switzerland	8	5	3	0	15	2	+13	18	W D W W D
2	ITA Italy	8	4	4	0	13	2	+11	16	D D W D D
3	NIR Northern Ireland	8	2	3	3	6	7	-1	9	D W L L D
4	BUL Bulgaria	8	2	2	4	6	14	-8	8	L W L W D
5	LTU Lithuania	8	1	0	7	4	19	-15	3	L L W L L

Match ends, Switzerland 4, Bulgaria 0.

90' + 9' Second Half ends, Switzerland 4, Bulgaria 0.

M. Aebischer

X. Shaqiri

90' + 7' Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.

D. Sow

F. Schär

90' + 7' Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Fabian Schär.

90' + 4' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ilian Iliev.

K. Mbabu

Yellow Card

90' + 3' Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90' + 3' Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).

90' + 3' Radoslav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

R. Freuler

X. Shaqiri

90' + 1' Goal! Switzerland 4, Bulgaria 0. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.

90' Foul by Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland).

90' Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

86' Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86' Foul by Georgi Minchev (Bulgaria).

86' Attempt missed. Cedric Itten (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.

82' Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).

82' Ilian Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Todor Nedelev.

81' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Momchil Tsvetanov.

D. Yankov

K. Despodov

80' Substitution, Bulgaria. Dominik Yankov replaces Kiril Despodov.

80' Foul by Cedric Itten (Switzerland).

80' Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

A. Zeqiri

R. Vargas

79' Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Ruben Vargas.

78' Foul by Cedric Itten (Switzerland).

78' Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77' Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).

77' Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrea Hristov.

75' Offside, Switzerland. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Ruben Vargas is caught offside.

C. Itten

R. Steffen

72' Goal! Switzerland 3, Bulgaria 0. Cedric Itten (Switzerland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross.

71' Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).

71' Georgi Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

R. Tsonev

R. Kirilov

70' Substitution, Bulgaria. Radoslav Tsonev replaces Radoslav Kirilov.

69' Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Cedric Itten is caught offside.

68' Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.

R. Steffen

N. Okafor

68' Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Noah Okafor.

C. Itten

M. Gavranović

68' Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Mario Gavranovic.

A. Hristov

Yellow Card

67' Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67' Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

67' Foul by Ilian Iliev (Bulgaria).

65' VAR Decision: No Goal Switzerland 2-0 Bulgaria.

I. Iliev

I. Chochev

65' Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Ivaylo Chochev.

64' Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.

62' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrea Hristov.

59' Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).

59' Georgi Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

R. Vargas

M. Gavranović

57' Goal! Switzerland 2, Bulgaria 0. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mario Gavranovic with a through ball.

55' Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.

55' Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.

52' Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52' Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).

50' Foul by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).

50' Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

N. Okafor

X. Shaqiri

48' Goal! Switzerland 1, Bulgaria 0. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.

46' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrea Hristov.

Second Half begins Switzerland 0, Bulgaria 0.

G. Minchev

A. Iliev

45' Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Minchev replaces Atanas Iliev.

D. Velkovski

I. Turitsov

45' Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Velkovski replaces Ivan Turitsov.

45' + 3' First Half ends, Switzerland 0, Bulgaria 0.

45' + 3' Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).

45' + 3' Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45' + 2' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Momchil Tsvetanov.

45' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.

45' Noah Okafor (Switzerland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Fabian Frei following a corner.

44' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.

43' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Georgi Kostadinov.

42' Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Silvan Widmer following a corner.

41' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Momchil Tsvetanov.

40' Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Vargas.

39' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.

39' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Momchil Tsvetanov.

38' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ivaylo Chochev.

38' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.

38' Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.

37' Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).

37' Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Andrea Hristov.

33' Foul by Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland).

33' Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

R. Freuler

Yellow Card

33' Remo Freuler (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

32' Attempt missed. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

30' Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).

30' Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30' Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).

30' Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26' Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.

24' Attempt saved. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.

23' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.

21' Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.

19' Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).

19' Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

I. Turitsov

Yellow Card

18' Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

18' Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18' Foul by Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria).

17' Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.

15' Attempt blocked. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.

10' Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.

9' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ruben Vargas.

4' Attempt missed. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Noah Okafor.

3' Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

3' Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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