Saturday, June 25, 2016

Shaqiri's spectacular goal not enough for Switzerland (The Associated Press)

Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri applauds the supporters at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Switzerland and Poland, at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, France, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) -- As spectacular as it was, Xherdan Shaqiri's beautiful bicycle kick goal just wasn't enough. The Switzerland forward scored the goal of the tournament against Poland on Saturday, jumping with his back to the net before sending a left-footed volley inside the post from near the edge of the area. The goal made it 1-1 in the 82nd minute, but Poland managed to win a 5-4 in a penalty shootout and advance to the European Championship quarterfinals.


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