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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Matthew Benjamin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of René Stocker's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Merlin Castro got free with Sepp Mainville in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kerry Sellers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Sepp Mainville when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Neron Veterini came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sepp Mainville showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when René Stocker came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Stocker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Switzerland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Miki Moco took the corner. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Miki Moco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sepp Mainville came out of the goal and Miki Moco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matthew Benjamin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neron Veterini, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacques La Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neron Veterini in the 37th minute of play. Matthew Benjamin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Neron Veterini's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Cody Miless short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Sepp Mainville to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Matthew Benjamin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Stocker in the 43rd minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Neron Veterini to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Matthew Benjamin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sepp Mainville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitchell Godwin in the 55th minute of the match. In the 59thth minute of the game Merlin Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Switzerland's Sepp Mainville was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Kerry Sellers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sepp Mainville was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. USA's Jose Bermudez was substituted for Mitchell Godwin. USA's Lincoln Hand was substituted for Merlin Castro. After 66 minutes, Gilles Clerc made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. USA's Matthew Benjamin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th minute of the match Miki Moco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sepp Mainville showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Matthew Benjamin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neron Veterini in the 71st minute. René Stocker's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Matthew Benjamin firmly grabbed it by the left post. 76 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Bermudez came free, but Sepp Mainville reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Derek Henderson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Sepp Mainville showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cody Miles, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, René Stocker notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of USA's Matthew Benjamin. Matthew Benjamin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Herz in the 84th minute of the match. Switzerland's Sepp Mainville played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lincoln Hand in the 93rd minute of play. Switzerland played a much better game than USA and deserved their victory. The USA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.