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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cody Miles took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Gutierre Lauri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Switzerland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gutierre Lauri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ingo Minder came free, but Roberto Layton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alain Berset sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute Alain Berset shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kim-André van der Schans 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 22nd minute. Alain Berset blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Layton having to make a save. With an all-out effort, Switzerland's Roberto Layton threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alain Berset, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The throw-in from Elton Brewster in the 29th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Switzerland's Gutierre Lauri. Roberto Layton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alain Berset, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match Switzerland got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ingo Minder ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ingo Minder almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Roberto Layton did a great save. When Gutierre Lauri, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 33 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Roberto Layton was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alain Berset in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Layton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kim-André van der Schans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sung McKinley, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Elton Brewster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Switzerland's Kim-André van der Schans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cody Miles in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

USA's Edgardo Silva was substituted for Kerry Sellers. USA's Vern Pierre was substituted for Claudio Marangoni. The wind increased when Alain Berset made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lincoln Hand in the 57th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Kim-André van der Schans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kim-André van der Schans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lincoln Hand in the 57th minute of the match. Kim-André van der Schans made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Merlin Castro sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Kim-André van der Schans successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Joseph Reeder made in the 62nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Elton Brewster however managed to control. Switzerland made a substitution. Neron Veterini replaced Alain Berset. 72 minutes in the game Joseph Reeder did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Elton Brewster. Lincoln Hand didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 75th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Lincoln Hand ran dejectedly back to his position. Kim-André van der Schans stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lincoln Hand's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sung McKinley got free with Kim-André van der Schans in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Layton 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 83rd minute. Kim-André van der Schans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lincoln Hand, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 87 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Ferris Stock. Sung McKinley scored 2-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kim-André van der Schans, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 97 minutes into the game, Elton Brewster was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Switzerland the free kick. Elton Brewster hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the USA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Switzerland.