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WORLD CUP 2018, GROUP E: SHAQIRI NICKS IT LATE ON FOR THE SWISS

    
   
Xherdan Shaqiri's stoppage-time winner breaking Swiss hearts. (Photo/Getty Images)
     
    It was the meeting of arguably Europe’s “darkest horses”. Serbia and Switzerland locked horns, with all to play for. 
    Few minutes into the game, Fulham target-man Aleksandr Mitrović rose highest to head in Dušan Tadić’s deft centre. 1-0 to the Serbs. Novak Djokovic in frenzy mode. Switzerland obviously came back into it, with Vladimir Stojkovic’s save preventing Dzemaili from equalising. 1-0 the first half ended. 
     They say this sport is a game of two halves, they were different tonight alright.  
Granit Xhaka’s pirouette stunned a rooted Stojkovic. The Swiss got level after 52 minutes. And the tide did turn. Xherdan Shaqiri’s curled effort coming off the crossbar shortly after the leveller. Millimetres away. Game went from end to end, with the Swiss knowing anything short of a win won’t be welcome. Cometh the man, cometh the hour. Into injury time, Xherdan Shaqiri latched on to Gavranovic’s raking pass, and slotted his attempt under an onrushing Stojkovic. Cue the celebrations, what a turnaround. Tournament of late goals? More than eight strikes have come late on in this Fifa World Cup. Final whistle went, sparking wild celebrations in Zurich. What a result. 
    Swiss Chocolate delivered in Russia. Big result for the Europeans. Tonight’s win put them level on points with Ney’s Samba boys. Germany can’t really get knocked out eh? 

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