UEFA Nations League

San Marino vs Liechtenstein 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

  • 53': Nicko Sensoli
FT
1 - 0

San Marino win first competitive game

San Marino won their first ever competitive match by beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the Nations League on Thursday, 20 years since their only other victory, also against Liechtenstein.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 9': Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Michele Cevoli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Goal! San Marino 1, Liechtenstein 0. Nicko Sensoli (San Marino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 62': Substitution, San Marino. Michael Battistini replaces Alessandro Golinucci.
  • 62': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Martin Marxer replaces Niklas Beck.
  • 62': Substitution, San Marino. Samuele Zannoni replaces Nicko Sensoli.
  • 62': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Felix Oberwaditzer replaces Maximilian Göppel.
  • 63': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Livio Meier replaces Emanuel Zünd.
  • 63': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Simon Lüchinger replaces Aron Sele.
  • 71': Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Nicola Nanni.
  • 71': Substitution, San Marino. Tommaso Benvenuti replaces Alessandro Tosi.
  • 81': Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Lorenzo Capicchioni because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jonas Beck replaces Fabio Notaro.
  • 87': Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Dante Rossi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, San Marino 1, Liechtenstein 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle
Location: Serravalle, San Marino
Attendance: 914

UEFA Nations League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+2 San Marino 4 7 1
+1 Gibraltar 4 6 0
-3 Liechtenstein 4 2 2
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/lie.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLIE SMRhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/smr.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
21 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 0
58.8 Possession 41.2
8 SHOTS 8
0 ON GOAL 2
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
359 Accurate Passes 234
444 Passes 317
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
19 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 69
22 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 16
8 Effective Clearances 25
8 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

SMR San Marino (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Edoardo Colombo (GK)
6 Dante Rossi Yellow Card
5 Michele Cevoli Yellow Card
12 Alessandro Tosi
4 Giacomo Benvenuti
10 Lorenzo Capicchioni
23 Matteo Valli Casadei
17 Alessandro Golinucci
9 Nicola Nanni
20 Nicko Sensoli
11 Andrea Contadini

LIE Liechtenstein (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
10 Sandro Wieser Yellow Card
3 Maximilian Göppel
5 Niklas Beck
7 Marcel Büchel
18 Nicolas Hasler Yellow Card
8 Aron Sele
19 Emanuel Zünd
20 Sandro Wolfinger
9 Ferhat Saglam
16 Fabio Notaro

UEFA Nations League News

World Cup preview: Argentina and Spain good, USA bad

World Cup preview: Argentina and Spain good, USA bad

With the international break done and dusted with all the major World Cup contenders in action, who's looking sharp right now and who needs work in the next 14 months? LME breaks it down.

The next Sergio Ramos? Huijsen's Spain debut hints at greatness

The next Sergio Ramos? Huijsen's Spain debut hints at greatness

Shining in the Premier League, debuting for Spain and wanted by Real Madrid: Dean Huijsen is a star in the making.

Arda Güler, Dominik Szoboszlai continue feud: 'This guy is a joke'

Arda Güler, Dominik Szoboszlai continue feud: 'This guy is a joke'

Real Madrid star Arda Güler called Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai "a joke" on Monday after the pair clashed in the UEFA Nations League game between Turkey and Hungary.

Cristiano Ronaldo on penalty miss: Knew Portugal would progress

Cristiano Ronaldo on penalty miss: Knew Portugal would progress

Cristiano Ronaldo had no doubt that Portugal would progress to the UEFA Nations League semifinals even after missing a penalty on Sunday.