Europa League: Zürich defeats Linfield 3-0
ZüRICH. Zürich was in the end too strong for Linfield.
ZüRICH. Zürich was after all too much to handle for Linfield with the goal of D. Avdijaj (11′), D. Avdijaj (25′) and I. Santini (84′). Zürich was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers who was helped by Robert Kempter and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Robert Schröder. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 41%.
Match Statistics
Zürich was in firm control of the ball 62% while Linfield was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Zürich was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Zürich won the encounter.
Zürich shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Linfield shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Zürich received 2 yellow cards (L. Kamberi and M. Hornschuh). On the opposite side, Linfield received 3 yellow cards (C. Palmer, J. Cooper and K. McClean).
After this match, Zürich has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. while Linfield stays with points (0th).
Match Events
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11'11'
D. Avdijaj
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25'25'
D. Avdijaj
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33'33'
C. Palmer
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46'46'
M. Hornschuh
C. Condé
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46'46'
B. Krasniqi
D. Avdijaj
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59'59'
J. Cooper
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62'62'
L. Kamberi
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62'62'
E. Vertainen
C. McKee
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63'63'
E. Devine
J. Cooper
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65'65'
K. McClean
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65'65'
F. Rohner
N. Boranijasevic
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74'74'
B. Dzemaili
O. Selnaes
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74'74'
I. Santini
A. Marchesano
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78'78'
A. Clarke
C. Palmer
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80'80'
M. Hornschuh
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84'84'
I. Santini
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85'85'
J. Archer
J. Mulgrew
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85'85'
K. Millar
C. Pepper
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Zürich: Formation and Lineups
Zürich started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Franco Foda chose to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher, Lindrit Kamberi, Mirlind Kryeziu, Fidan Aliti, Nikola Boranijašević, Cheick Oumar Conde, Antonio Marchesano, Ole Selnaes, Adriá Guerrero, Tosin Aiyegun and Donis Avdijaj.
Substitutes
Zürich made 5 changes: D. Avdijaj for B. Krasniqi (46′), C. Conde for M. Hornschuh (46′), N. Boranijasevic for F. Rohner (65′), O. Selnaes for B. Dzemaili (74′) and A. Marchesano for I. Santini (74′).
Linfield: Formation and Lineups
Linfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, David Healy played with: Christopher Johns, Daniel Finlayson, Michael Newberry, Sam Roscoe, Matthew Clarke, Conor Pepper, Jamie Mulgrew, Cammy Palmer, Kyle McClean, Christopher McKee and Joel Cooper.
Substitutes
Linfield made 5 changes: J. Cooper for E. Devine (62′), C. McKee for E. Vertainen (62′), C. Palmer for A. Clarke (78′), C. Pepper for K. Millar (85′) and J. Mulgrew for J. Archer (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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