EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Kybunpark - St Gallen Saturday 15 November 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Switzerland Group E - Matchday -9 Lithuania Last updated 12/07/2021 17:16CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Team facts 9 Legend 11 1 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark, St Gallen Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams 2 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark, St Gallen Match background Switzerland are taking on Lithuania for the first time at senior international level in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group E, hoping an Olympic Games meeting from 80 years ago will be a good omen for what is to come. Match background • The sides have yet to meet in an official game, but came together in the 1924 Olympic football tournament in France, with Switzerland beating Lithuania 9-0 on 25 May; Paolo Sturzenegger (2, 43, 68 and 85), Walter Dietrich (14), Max Abegglen (41, 50 and 58) and Rudolf Ramseyer (63p) were the scorers. • Swiss and Lithuanian sides have met in two men's UEFA age-limit tournaments, with both games ending in Swiss victories. • At club level, the only encounter in UEFA competition was a 1996/97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round tie between FC Sion and FK Kareda, which Sion won with a 4-2 home success and a 0-0 draw away. • That draw remains the only time a Lithuanian side has avoided defeat against Swiss counterparts in nine UEFA fixtures – including women's games and futsal. 3 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark, St Gallen Squad list Switzerland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Yann Sommer 17/12/1988 25 Mönchengladbach - 3 0 0 0 9 - - Roman Bürki 14/11/1990 24 Freiburg - 0 0 0 0 - - - Marwin Hitz 18/09/1987 27 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Stephan Lichtsteiner 16/01/1984 30 Juventus - 3 0 0 0 70 5 - Steve von Bergen 10/06/1983 31 Young Boys - 3 0 0 0 46 - - Johan Djourou 18/01/1987 27 Hamburg - 3 0 0 0 51 1 - Michael Lang 08/02/1991 23 Grasshoppers - 0 0 0 0 7 1 - François Moubandje 21/06/1990 24 Toulouse - 0 0 0 0 - - - Fabian Schär 20/12/1991 22 Basel - 0 0 0 0 8 3 Midfielders - Valon Behrami 19/04/1985 29 Hamburg - 2 0 0 0 54 2 - Blerim Dzemaili 12/04/1986 28 Galatasaray - 2 1 0 0 39 3 - Gelson Fernandes 02/09/1986 28 Rennes - 0 0 0 0 48 2 - Gökhan Inler 27/06/1984 30 Napoli - 2 0 0 0 79 6 - Fabian Frei 08/01/1989 25 Basel - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Valentin Stocker 12/04/1989 25 Hertha - 0 0 0 0 25 3 - Marco Schönbächler 11/01/1990 24 Zürich - 0 0 0 0 - - - Xherdan Shaqiri 10/10/1991 23 Bayern - 3 1 0 0 40 13 - Pajtim Kasami 02/06/1992 22 Olympiacos - 2 0 0 0 4 1 Forwards - Admir Mehmedi 16/03/1991 23 Freiburg - 3 0 0 0 28 2 Eintracht - Haris Seferovic 22/02/1992 22 - 3 2 0 0 18 4 Frankfurt - Josip Drmić 08/08/1992 22 Leverkusen - 3 0 0 0 14 3 Coach - Vladimir Petković 15/08/1963 51 - 3 0 0 0 4 - 4 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark, St Gallen Lithuania Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Giedrius Arlauskis 01/12/1987 26 Steaua - 3 0 0 0 18 - - Vytautas Černiauskas 12/03/1989 25 Korona - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Emilijus Zubas 10/07/1990 24 Bełchatów - 0 0 0 0 4 - Defenders - Tadas Kijanskas 06/09/1985 29 H. Haifa - 3 0 0 0 38 1 - Georgas Freidgeimas 10/08/1987 27 Žalgiris - 3 0 0 0 13 - - Vaidas Slavickas 26/02/1986 28 Ceahlăul - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Vytautas Andriuškevičius 08/10/1990 24 Cambuur - 2 0 0 0 13 - - Valdemar Borovskij 02/05/1984 30 Šiauliai - 0 0 0 0 14 - - Egidijus Vaitkūnas 08/08/1988 26 Žalgiris - 2 0 0 0 13 - Midfielders - Mindaugas Kalonas 28/02/1984 30 H. Haifa - 2 0 0 0 48 3 - Saulius Mikoliunas 02/05/1984 30 Shakhtyor - 2 1 0 0 70 5 - Gediminas Vičius 05/07/1985 29 Shakhter - 3 0 0 0 15 1 - Arvydas Novikovas 18/12/1990 23 Erzgebirge - 3 1 0 0 21 2 - Artūras Žulpa 10/06/1990 24 Žalgiris - 1 0 0 0 6 - - Mantas Kuklys 10/06/1987 27 Žalgiris - 1 0 0 0 7 - - Karolis Chvedukas 21/04/1991 23 Sūduva - 2 0 0 0 8 - - Tautvydas Eliošius 03/11/1991 23 Kruoja - 0 0 0 0 - - - Donatas Kazlauskas 31/03/1994 20 Atlantas - 0 0 0 0 - - - Fiodor Černych 21/05/1991 23 Łęczna - 3 0 0 0 13 1 - Gratas Sirgėdas 17/12/1994 19 Stuttgart - 0 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - Ričardas Beniušis 23/04/1980 34 Kruoja - 1 0 0 0 31 3 - Deivydas Matulevičius 08/04/1989 25 Pandurii - 3 1 0 0 16 5 - Simonas Stankevičius 03/10/1995 19 Leicester - 1 0 0 0 7 - Coach - Igoris Pankratjevas 09/08/1964 50 - 3 0 0 0 11 - 5 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark, St Gallen Head coach Vladimir Petković Date of birth: 15 August 1963 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: FK Sarajevo (twice), FK Rudar Ljubija, FC Koper, FC Chur 97 (twice), FC Sion, FC Martigny-Sports, AC Bellinzona (twice), FC Locarno Coaching career: AC Bellinzona (twice), FC Malcantone Agno, AC Lugano, BSC Young Boys, Samsunspor, FC Sion, SS Lazio, Switzerland • Started his career in midfield with Sarajevo, losing in the 1983 Yugoslavian Cup final but featuring twice as his team took the 1984/85 league title, the only major honour of his playing days. • Moved to Switzerland in 1987, playing for second-tier Chur and then ascending to the top flight with Sion in 1988/89; failed to secure a regular place and returned to the second division to represent Martigny, Bellinzona and Locarno. • Petković hung up his boots in 1999, aged 36, following a season as player-coach at Bellinzona. Then led Malcantone Agno to promotion from the third divison in 2002/03 before becoming the first coach of AC Lugano – successors to FC Lugano. • Rejoined Bellinzona in October 2005, steering them to the 2007/08 Swiss Cup final, where they lost 4-1 to FC Basel 1893, but consolation came two weeks later as victory in a relegation/promotion play-off against FC St Gallen gave Bellinzona a Super League berth. • Was appointed Young Boys coach in August 2008, guiding them to second-placed finishes in his first two campaigns in charge as well the 2008/09 Swiss Cup final. After short spells in charge of Turkey's Samsunspor and Sion back in Switzerland, was named Lazio coach in June 2012 and won the Coppa Italia in his first term in Italy, also helping the side to seventh position in the final standings. Left in January 2014 after being anointed Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's successor, taking the reins after the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Igoris Pankratjevas Date of birth: 9 August 1964 Nationality: Lithuanian Playing career: FK Kelininkas Kaunas, FK Atlantas, VMFD Žalgiris, SC Westfalia Herne, KSV Hessen Kassel, FC Dinamo Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FK Lietuvos Makabi, FC Nyva Borysfen, FC Šiauliai, FC Zorya Luhansk (twice), FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Nyva Ternopil Coaching career: FK Inkaras Kaunas, FK Atlantas, FBK Kaunas, VMFD Žalgiris (twice), Lithuania Under-21s, FK Sūduva, FK Standard Sumqayıt • A towering midfielder, Pankratjevas started his playing days at home-town team Kelininkas, before a short spell at Atlantas followed by a move to Žalgiris. • Spent six seasons with Žalgiris and played in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup – the first time a Lithuanian club had been involved in UEFA competition. • After brief stints in Germany and Russia, Pankratjevas eventually settled in Ukraine. First signed for Dynamo Kyiv before playing periods with four other sides, ending his career at Zorya. Earned four international caps. • Began his coaching life with Inkaras, before returning to former teams Atlantas, Kaunas, Žalgiris and Sūduva. Won the Lithuanian Cup with Atlantas and Kaunas, and was named club coach of the year in 2010 during his second Žalgiris tenure. • Took over the Lithuania U21s in 2007 and five years later was appointed assistant to senior coach Csaba László. Named caretaker boss in September 2013 and received a permanent deal three months later. 6 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark, St Gallen Match officials Referee Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) Assistant referees Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR) , Dag-Roger Nebben (NOR) Additional assistant referees Ken Henry Johnsen (NOR) , Svein-Erik Edvartsen (NOR) Fourth official Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR) UEFA Delegate Roland Coquard (FRA) UEFA Referee observer Jozef Marko (SVK) Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Svein Oddvar Moen 22/01/1979 5 71 Svein Oddvar Moen Referee since: 1996 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2005 Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2012 Olympic Games, 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 05/05/2005 U17 GS-FT Switzerland Netherlands 0-0 San Giuliano Terme 18/06/2006 UIC R1 FK Vėtra Shelbourne FC 0-1 Vilnius 28/07/2010 UCL 3QR BSC Young Boys Fenerbahçe SK 2-2 Berne 14/02/2013 UEL R32 FC Basel 1893 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-0 Basel 7 Switzerland - Lithuania Saturday 15 November 2014