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Wales vs. Switzerland – Football Match Report – June 12, 2021


Wales striker Kieffer Moore snatched his side a point with a powerful header in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their Euro 2020 opener at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Switzerland’s Breel Embolo opened the scoring in Azerbaijan with a header from a Xherdan Shaqiri corner shortly after the restart.

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The Swiss striker could have created a second minutes later when right-back Kevin Mbabu fired wide from his lay off.

Moore levelled on 74 minutes with a powerful header past Yann Sommer following an effective short corner routine.

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Switzerland striker Haris Seferovic thought he had netted an 85th-minute winner but VAR ruled it out for offside.

Elsewhere in Group A, Italy kicked off the tournament with a comfortable 3-0 win against Turkey at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Friday.

Wales next face Turkey in Baku on Wednesday, while Switzerland take on Italy in Rome hours later.



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