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Switzerland 1 – 1 Poland

82′ Xherdan Shaqiri                            39′ Jakub Blaszczykowski

EURO 2016, Round of 16.   Switzerland and Poland ending regular time with a 1-1 draw going to extra time.   The match decided in a penalty shootout  and it is Poland to qualify for the Quarterfinals defeating Switzerland with a 5-4.

It’s Poland to open the score following a fast break  in the 39th minute.  Fiorentina midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski giving the lead to Poland defeating Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a right footed shot in the center.   The assist is by midfielder Kamil Grosicki.

Switzerland equalizing in the 82nd minute with the ex-Inter Milan midfielder  Xherdan Shaqiri defeating Poland goalkeeper with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Eren Derdiyok.

Penalty shootouts:   Switzerland starting the penalties with Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner converting with a right footed shot in the center .  The turn for Poland with Robert Lewandowski  converting the penalty with a right footed shot in the top right corner. Tough situation for Switzerland when  Granit Xhaka hit his left footed shot penalty wide giving Poland the advantage. Arkadiusz Milik, Kamil Glik and Kamil Grosicki also scored for Poland while Shaqiri, Fabian Schar and Ricardo Rodriguez scoring for Switzerland to make it 4-4.   The winner penalty is converted by Grzegorz Krychowiak with a right footed shot in the top left corner for the final 5-4 sending Poland fans in paradise to celebrate the qualification.

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7 Italian Serie A players in SWITZERLAND vs POLAND official lineups on Saturday 25 June 2016 for the UEFA Euro 2016 at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard in Saint Etienne, France.

5 Italian Serie A players with Poland

• Palermo defender Thiago Cionek
• Torino defender Kamil Glik
• Cagliari defender Bartosz Salamon
• Fiorentina midfielder Jakub Błaszczykowski
• Empoli midfielder Piotr Zieliński

2 Italian Serie A players with Switzerland

• Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner (Starting lineup)
• Genoa midfielder Blerim Dzemaili (Starting lineup)

Euro 2016: Switzerland vs Poland official starting lineups

SWITZERLAND (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Lichsteiner, Schär, Djourou, Rodríguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Džemaili, Mehmedi; Seferović.

Subs:Hitz, Bürki, Moubandje, Elvedi, von Bergen, Lang, Zakaria, Fernandes, Frei, Tarashaj, Embolo, Derdyok.

Coach: Petković.

POLAND (4-4-2): Fabiański; Piszczek, Glik, Pazdan, Jędrzejczyk; Błaszczykowski, Mączyński, Krychowiak, Grosicki; Lewandowski, Milik.

Subs: Szczęsny, Boruc, Wawrzyniak, Salamon, Jodłowiec, Linetty, Peszko, Zieliński, Starzyński, Stępiński.

Coach: Nawałka.

Referee: Clattenburg (Inghilterra)

NOTE highlighted in red: There are 2 Italian Serie A players in the official starting lineups with Switzerland and 2 Serie A players in Poland

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Switzerland official starting lineup against Poland

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Poland official starting lineup against Switzerland

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Euro 2016: Switzerland 23-man Squad

Goalkeepers : Roman Buerki (Borussia Dortmund), Marwin Hitz (Augsburg), Yann Sommer (Borussia Moenchengladbach).

Defenders: Johan Djourou (Hamburg SV), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Michael Lang (FC Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Francois Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodriguez (VfL Wolfsburg), Fabian Schaer (Hoffenheim), Steve Von Bergen (Young Boys)

Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Watford), Blerim Dzemaili (Genoa), Gelson Fernandes (Rennes), Fabian Frei (Mainz 05), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Denis Zakaria (Young Boys)

Forwards: Eren Derdiyok (Kasimpasa), Breel Embolo (FC Basel), Admir Mehmedi (Bayer Leverkusen), Haris Seferovic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Shani Tarashaj (Grasshoppers)

Euro 2016: Poland 23-man Squad

Goalkeepers: Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea), Wojciech Szczęsny (Roma), Artur Boruc (Bournemouth).

Defenders: Thiago Cionek (Palermo), Kamil Glik (Torino), Artur Jędrzejczyk (Legia), Michał Pazdan (Legia), Łukasz Piszczek (Dortmund), Bartosz Salamon (Cagliari), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Lechia Gdańsk).

Midfielders: Jakub Błaszczykowski (Fiorentina), Kamil Grosicki (Rennes), Tomasz Jodłowiec (Legia), Bartosz Kapustka (Cracovia), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla), Karol Linetty (Lech Poznań), Krzysztof Mączyński (Wisła), Sławomir Peszko (Lechia Gdańsk), Filip Starzyński (Zagłębie Lubin), Piotr Zieliński (Empoli).

Forwards: Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern), Mariusz Stępiński (Ruch Chorzów)

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UEFA EURO 2016 – Round of 16

Switzerland 1 – 1 Poland
Saturday 25 June 2016
Stade Geoffroy Guichard
Saint Etienne, France

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistant referee: Simon Beck (ENG) and Jake Collin (ENG)
Additional assistant referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG) and Andre Marriner (ENG)
Fourth official: Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE)

Goals: 39′ Jakub Blaszczykowski (P), 82′ Xherdan Shaqiri  (S)