The speaker was able to report 14,370 viewers in Letzigrund. Never before has a women’s football match in Switzerland been played in front of such a large audience. Swiss fans were treated to a great performance from the national team eight months before the European Championship opener in Basel.
Reuteler scores for Switzerland
Géraldine Reuteler rewarded the enthusiastic appearance with the goal to make it 1-1 in the 58th minute. The Eintracht Frankfurt player finished off a Swiss attack with a lot of energy and presence in the opponent’s penalty area. It was a deserved response to Australia’s lead shortly before half-time thanks to a penalty from Lia Wälti’s Arsenal team-mate Caitlin Ford.
Australians are not needed
Even if Australia improved their play after the break, Switzerland could even have won. The goal was unnecessary; it came about after one of the few uncertainties in the Swiss defense: Ford got away from Luana Bühler, and goalkeeper Elvira Herzog stopped the attacker with a foul (43′).
On the other side, Smilla Vallotto had lost the direct duel with the Australian goalkeeper two minutes earlier. And shortly before the end, substitute Larina Baumann only hit the edge of the goal.
Tuesday against France
The hosting of the European Championship continues on Tuesday in Geneva against France. There will be tests against Germany (in Zurich) and England (in Sheffield) until the end of the year. It is possible that the current viewer record will not last long.
2024-10-26 19:22:00
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