Romania v Switzerland, 15 June 2016

Score1-1
RefereeSergei Karasev
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group A
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
Attendance43,576
Kick-off: 6.00pm local (5.00pm BST). Assistant referees: Nikolai Golubev (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia) Fourth official: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Additional assistant referees: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia) Sergey Ivanov (Russia) Reserve assistant referee: Vitali Maliutsin (Belarus) Man of the Match: Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) Switzerland stood to book a place in the next round with a victory and began confidently. However, Stefan Lichtsteiner pulled Alexandru Chipciu's shirt in the penalty area to concede a penalty which Bogdan Stancu slotted away on 18 minutes. Admir Mehmedi equalised with a screamer from inside the box following a corner to become the first Swiss player to score in both the European Championships and World Cup finals tournament. Switzerland dominated the second half but failed to score a second.

1  Romania

Manager: Anghel Iordanescu

1  Switzerland

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

Goals:

Bogdan Stancu penalty 18 P

Goals:

Admir Mehmedi 57 G

Starting lineup:

Defender Vlad Chiricheș (captain)
Defender Dragos Grigore
Defender Răzvan Raţ
Defender/Midfielder Mihai Pintilii
Midfielder Alexandru Chipciu
Midfielder Andrei Prepeliță
Forward Bogdan Stancu
Forward Gabriel Torje

Starting lineup:

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner Defender (captain)
Fabian Schär Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Admir Mehmedi Forward

Substitutions:

Ovidiu Hoban for Mihai Pintilii 46
Steliano Filip for Răzvan Raţ 62
Florin Andone for Bogdan Stancu 83

Substitutions:

Breel Embolo for Haris Seferović 64
Michael Lang for Blerim Dzemaili 83
Shani Tarashaj for Xherdan Shaqiri 90

Cards:

Andrei Prepeliță 22 Y
Alexandru Chipciu 23 Y
Claudiu Keșerü 37 Y
Dragos Grigore 76 Y

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 50 Y
Breel Embolo 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Silviu Lung
Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Steliano Filip
Defender Valerică Găman
Defender Alexandru Matel
Defender Cosmin Moţi
Defender/Midfielder Ovidiu Hoban
Midfielder Adrian Popa
Midfielder Lucian Sanmartean
Midfielder Nicolae Stanciu
Forward Denis Alibec
Forward Florin Andone

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Roman Bürki
Goalkeeper Marwin Hitz
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Steve Von Bergen
Defender/Midfielder Fabian Frei
Defender/Midfielder Michael Lang
Defender/Midfielder François Moubandje
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Forward Eren Derdiyok
Forward Breel Embolo
Forward Shani Tarashaj

1  Romania

Manager: Anghel Iordanescu

Goals:

Bogdan Stancu penalty 18 P

Starting lineup:

Defender Vlad Chiricheș (captain)
Defender Dragos Grigore
Defender Răzvan Raţ
Defender/Midfielder Mihai Pintilii
Midfielder Alexandru Chipciu
Midfielder Andrei Prepeliță
Forward Bogdan Stancu
Forward Gabriel Torje

Substitutions:

Ovidiu Hoban for Mihai Pintilii 46
Steliano Filip for Răzvan Raţ 62
Florin Andone for Bogdan Stancu 83

Cards:

Andrei Prepeliță 22 Y
Alexandru Chipciu 23 Y
Claudiu Keșerü 37 Y
Dragos Grigore 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Silviu Lung
Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Steliano Filip
Defender Valerică Găman
Defender Alexandru Matel
Defender Cosmin Moţi
Defender/Midfielder Ovidiu Hoban
Midfielder Adrian Popa
Midfielder Lucian Sanmartean
Midfielder Nicolae Stanciu
Forward Denis Alibec
Forward Florin Andone

1  Switzerland

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

Goals:

Admir Mehmedi 57 G

Starting lineup:

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner Defender (captain)
Fabian Schär Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Rodríguez Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Admir Mehmedi Forward

Substitutions:

Breel Embolo for Haris Seferović 64
Michael Lang for Blerim Dzemaili 83
Shani Tarashaj for Xherdan Shaqiri 90

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 50 Y
Breel Embolo 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Roman Bürki
Goalkeeper Marwin Hitz
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Steve Von Bergen
Defender/Midfielder Fabian Frei
Defender/Midfielder Michael Lang
Defender/Midfielder François Moubandje
Midfielder Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Forward Eren Derdiyok
Forward Breel Embolo
Forward Shani Tarashaj