•As Switzerland lose to Poland on penalties
XHERDAN Shaqiri scored what could be the goal of the tournament as
Switzerland faced up against Poland in the first last-16 fixture of the
weekend.
After falling behind to a first half goal from Jakub Blaszczykowski,
Swizterland looked to be heading home as the game approached the final
ten minutes.
After the ball was cleared by the Poland defence following a cross
from the left, Shaqiri stepped up to the mark with a moment of pure
magic.
Positioned on the edge of the box, Shaqiri pulled off a stunning
overhead scissor kick in the 82nd minute to send the ball flying into
the lower right-hand corner of the net.
The goal pulled Switzerland level at 1-1 and sent the game into
extra-time. After both sides failed to break the dead-lock, Poland
eventually went on secure their spot in the quarter-finals after winning
5-4 on penalities.
The 24-year-old, who plays for Stoke in the Premier League, scored
his first goal for his country in more than a year as his most recent
effort before Saturday’s match came against Lithuania in Euro 2016
qualifying on 15 June 2015
Granit Xhaka’s woeful penalty proved decisive as Poland beat
Switzerland 5-4 in a shooutout to render redundant Xherdan Shaqiri’s
sublime goal in a 1-1 draw after extra time.
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