Breel Embolo became the hero of Switzerland’s victory when they beat Cameroon with a score of 1-0.
The Switzerland vs Cameroon match will be presented in Group G of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Switzerland vs Cameroon match held on Thursday, 24 November 2022 at the Al Janoub Stadium.
Interestingly, the only Swiss goal was scored by Breel Embolo who is of Cameroonian descent.
Breel Embolo became the hero of Switzerland’s victory thanks to his goal in the second half, in the 48th minute to be precise.
Embolo also refused to celebrate celebrating a goal when he managed to tear the nets where his parents were born.
Summarized SportReviews from the official FIFA website, Cameroon created the first opportunity in the 10th minute.
A pass from behind was received by Brian Mbuemo on the left wing, who immediately shot.
However, the ball was still countered by Yann Sommer, but Karl Toko-Ekambi’s strike still soared high.
Switzerland claims a penalty after a foul in the box.
However, the game continued because there was an early offside.
Cameroon threatens Switzerland again. Eric Chouop-Moting received a pass from midfield.
He then took individual action and entered the opponent’s area before releasing a kick. However, his efforts were thwarted by Sommer.
In the 30th minute, Cameroon created another chance.
The game between Choupo-Moting and Mbuemi ended with a shot at Martin Hongla in the penalty box.
Hongla then fired an accurate kick, but Sommer was still able to keep it away.
The ball gagged and then swept by Silvan Widmer before falling to the Cameroonian players.
Switzerland returned to break the African representative’s attack. Widmer successfully cut off Collins Fai’s cross which could have been a goal.
Switzerland was finally able to create a golden opportunity during injury time.
Starting from a corner kick, Manuel Akanji won an aerial duel before heading the ball. However, the Manchester City defender’s efforts still did not lead to Cameroon’s goal.
The first half ended in a goalless draw. After the break, Switzerland immediately played aggressively.
Their game resulted in a goal in the 48th minute.
Breel Embolo broke the deadlock to make it 1-0.
Granit Xhaka’s pass to Djibril Sow was received by Shaqiri on the left flank.
Shaqiri then crossed in which Embolo was able to finish who was left free standing in front of goal.
Embolo did not celebrate because Cameroon is his country of birth.
The goal made Switzerland play more attacking. They came close to adding to their tally on two occasions.
Ruben Vargas received a beautiful cross and then followed up with a shot from the middle of the penalty box which Andre Onana was able to push off the pitch.
The edge resulted in a corner, which Breel Embolo managed to head in on goal.
However, his efforts were still wide of Cameroon’s goal.
The tempo of the match began to decrease from the 80th minute.
Switzerland got another chance in the 88th minute.
Granit Xhaka fired a shot from outside the penalty area, which Onana still easily caught.
Towards the end of the match, Switzerland again almost scored an additional goal if only Haris Seferovic’s kick was not blocked by Castelletto.
There are no additional goals until the game ends.
Switzerland managed to secure a narrow 1-0 win over Cameroon.
This victory had made Switzerland topped Group G with three points.
