Memorable trip to Andorra: Fans lure Akanji with counting on the poster

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From a sporting point of view, Switzerland’s away game in Andorra has become a tedious task. But for the Nati stars, the trip still offered extraordinary variety.

Original fan poster for the newly crowned champions league winner Manuel Akanji: two Andorran kids ask for the T-shirt with the number 5 of the national defense chief and also put it on the poster – to get attention – a math: “43 x 32 = ?» It is rumored as far back as Andorra that Akanji is not only an excellent footballer, but also an amazingly good calculator.

Andorra’s football legend Ildefons Lima comes on in the 85th minute. The former Bellinzona player is now 43. He played his first game for Andorra in 1997. That year national goalkeeper Kobel was born, while Lima’s direct opponent Elvedi was only one year old. Lima improves his own world record, discipline “longest national team career”. A poster of young Ticino fans causes laughter. “Lima, come back, Bellinzona is looking for another striker,” it says.

Switzerland narrowly beat Andorra 2-1. Other numbers of the game are clearer for Shaqiri & Co.: possession 75 to 25 percent. Or – even more extreme – the number of successful passes: 684 against 77.

In the end there is only a mini victory against the football dwarf Andorra. The Nati convinced in the early minutes against the blatant outsider, their performance is concentrated, consistent, focused. 2-0 at halftime. Then the Nati gave up and even had to accept the 1:2. Coach Murat Yakin is still satisfied. “We executed what we set out to do. We dominated the game and didn’t allow anything except a standing ball.” Only substitutes Zuber, Zeqiri and Steffen have critical words: “I had hoped for a fresher wind.”

Special praise for midfielder Denis Zakaria. According to Yakin, the midfielder has not received match training at Chelsea in recent weeks. “Only that he misses the sky for 90 minutes.” Will Zakaria also play against Romania on Monday? “What matters is how quickly he rules in the coming days.”

Just like on the outward journey, Xhaka, Amdouni & Co. back on four propeller planes. Basel Airport goes directly to Lucerne. The last training in the Swissporarena is on Sunday at 5 p.m. Monday at 8.45 pm the game against Romania. After Romania’s 0-0 draw against Kosovo, only Switzerland is without a loss after three games.

Source : Blick