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‘Perfectly met expectations’: Nation’s media hails Newcastle star for World Cup display last night

Giuseppe Labellarte

Sat 3 December 2022 9:48, UK Updated Sat 3 December 2022 10:56, UK

ꦍNewcastle United defender Fabian Schar delivered a solid display as Switzerland beat Serbia at the World Cup.

⛦The Magpies ace made his first appearance at the Qatar tournament, with Nico Elvedi unavailable due to illness.

෴As per , Schar made one tackle, two interceptions, five clearances and blocked one effort.

ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚThe Newcastle star also weighed in with an effort at the other end.

♐His efforts helped the Swiss run out 3-2 winners over Serbia and reach the last 16 of the World Cup.

🍎Switzerland took an early lead through former Stoke and Liverpool forward Xherdan Shaqiri.

✤Serbia then turned the game around in the first half through Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic and Juventus ace Dusan Vlahovic.

𝓀However, Monaco’s Breel Embolo restored parity for the Swiss with a close-range strike on the stroke of half-time.

ꦡEmbolo then set up Nottingham Forest’s Remo Freuler to half-volley hole early in the second half.

‘Luxury’

🍨 gave Schar an impressive 8 out of 10 for his display.

🌄‘Aligned in place of Nico Elvedi, also suffering, Fabian Schar perfectly met expectations,’ they wrote.

🧔‘For his 74th appearance in the red jersey with a white cross, the Newcastle defender was able to contain the opposing offensives, offering few gifts to Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrović.

🌜‘Murat Yakin now knows that he can count on a luxury wildcard behind the unstoppable central hinge composed of Elvedi and Akanji.’

🀅, meanwhile, gave the Newcastle ace a 6 out of 10 for his efforts.

🦋‘Thrown into the mix due to Elvedi (being ill),’ they wrote.

♑‘A logical choice by Yakin. He was able to play long balls, but not always in simplicity and sometimes in urgency.’