Monday June 21, 2010 Group Stage: Group H Finished Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
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Gonzalez sees Chile past Swiss
A second-half header from Mark Gonzalez saw Chile beat 10-man Switzerland 1-0 in their World Cup Group H clash in Port Elizabeth. More
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Time:90'- Chile
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90+3' FULL-TIME! A second-half header from Mark Gonzalez sees Chile beat 10-man Switzerland 1-0 in their World Cup Group H clash in Port Elizabeth.- 90+2' The ninth booking of the match.
90+1' Valdivia booked for diving for a penalty.
90' Unbelievable miss! For all their chances, Chile have not made the game safe and Switzerland have missed a golden chance to equalise. Eren Derdiyok finds himself unmarked on the penalty spot but side foots wide.- 89' 4 on 2 for Chile, Paredes does everything right as he cuts inside Von Bergen but fires wide from eight yards.
- 88' Chile still haven’t killed the game off.
- 87' A ball across the face reaches Gonzalez but his shot is tame and straight at Benaglio.
- 86' Match Image Tempers fray
- 85' Ziegler gifts the ball away but Chile have stopped playing the easy ball and Gonzalez sees his speculative long-range shot blocked with Sanchez screaming for the simple pass.
- 84' Paredes tried to break the back of the net when a composed dink was called for.
- 83' Paredes should make the game safe but blazes over from close range.
- 82' Ziegler's cross comes all the way over to Lichtsteiner but his drive from distance is high, wide and not very handsome.
- 81' Switzerland win just their third corner.
- 80' Chile are looking for their seventh win in a row, could they go far in this competition?
- 79' It was a very tight decision for the goal as to whether Paredes was a fraction offside.
- 78' Chile continue to pile players forward. This group could end with three teams level on six points so goal difference could be crucial.
77' Gelson Fernandes is replaced by Albert Bunjaku.- 76' Gonzalez grew up in Durban where his Chilean father played professional football.
75' GOAL CHILE!! Mark Gonzalez gives the South Americans the lead. Paredes springs the offside trap and his cross from the right is met by the former Liverpool man at the far post whose header beats Stephan Lichtsteiner on the line.- 73' Gonzalez' flicked ball towards Valdivia is headed away once more.
- 72' Spain had 21 goal attempts against the Swiss without scoring. Chile have had 10.
- 71' Switzerland have now broken the all-time record for time without conceding a goal. Their five consecutive clean sheets, plus 70 minutes today, are all the more remarkable since they never kept a clean sheet in the 22 World Cup match preceding this streak.
- 70' Paredes played in down the left channel but Grichting slides in to block the shot.
- 69' Eren Derdiyok, who hit the post against Spain, comes on for Nkufo.
- 68' Switzerland's first corner of the match from Ziegler is a poor one.
- 67' Switzerland get a chance to toss the ball into the penalty area from a free-kick but Ziegler's delivery is just too high for Nkufo. Bravo plays safe and pushes behind for a corner.
- 66' MichaelS - "Again the referee has ruined what could have been a good match! Behrami did make contact with Vidal but never in a million years did it deserve a red card!"
- 65' Chile make their third change as Esteban Paredes replaces Fernandez.
- 64' Great break from Barnetta but Nkufo can't quite find him as the Swiss make a rare foray forward.
- 63' Eight yellows and one red in case you have lost count.
- 62' Now Medel is booked after a collision with Von Bergen in the penalty area.
- 61' The Chile playmaker is also cautioned but it is unclear why. He will miss the game against Spain.
- 60' Inler booked for pulling down Fernandez.
- 59' Another great chance as Gonzalez meets the delivery from Fernandez but his header is wide of the far post.
- 58' Sanchez earns Chile's fifth corner.
- 57' Chile have had 58% of the possession and eight shots to Switzerland's three but no goals.
- 56' Aitor Beguiristain was the last player to score against Switzerland in the World Cup, converting a penalty in the 87th minute of Spain’s 3-0 win in the last 16 in 1994.
- 55' Sanchez charges down Grichting's attempted clearance and has a 1-1 with Benaglio but the Swiss keeper wins as he smothers the close range shot. Best chance so far.
- 54' Valdivia finds spce on the right side of the penalty area but fails to pick out a colleague with his cross.
- 53' Switzerland 15 minutes away from breaking the all-time World Cup clean sheet record of Italy, set between 1986 and 1990.
- 52' Grichting obstructs Sanchez but avoids a booking.
- 51' Crucial tackle by Grichting to prevent Sanchez from getting a shot off.
- 50' A long ball is aimed at Benjamin Huggel in the penalty area but just over his head.
49' Chile have a goal chalked off. The free-kick is squared to Sanchez whose deflected shot finds the back of the net but there are three Chile players standing in an offside position.- 48' Barnetta booked for tugging back Beausejour.
- 47' Former Liverpool winger Gonzalez will play as a wing-back with Sanchez in the middle of the front three.
46' Jorge Valdivia and Mark Gonzalez come on for Vidal and Suazo at the start of the second-half.- 45+2' HALF-TIME! 4 yellow cards, 1 red, 20 fouls and no goals - that's the story of the opening period.
- 45+1' Isla puts one across the face but no-one to hand to apply a finishing touch.
- 45' Beausejour gets to the by-line and his cross finds Sanchez at the back post but his cross is deflected into the arms of Benaglio.
- 44' Barnetta's free-kick from the right is headed clear and Nkufo drags the follow-up wide.
- 43' A Swiss change as Frei is replaced by Tranquillo Barnetta who started against Spain. 4-4-1 for Ottmar Hitzfeld.
- 42' Chile dominating proceedings now.
- 41' Beausejour's cross is killed by the chest of Sanchez but his shot is straight at Benaglio.
- 40' Gokhan Inler's shot from 25 yards is six yards wide.
- 39' Superb cross from Beausejour is met by Suazo 10 yards out but the ball flicks off the top of his head and over the crossbar. Decent chance.
- 38' Switzerland ended a five-match losing streak in their World Cup opener against Spain but they are up against it now.
- 37' Vidal tries his luck from distance once more but well wide.
- 36' Suazo's through ball runs through to Benaglio.
- 35' Fernandez whips over a free-kick from the left touchline but Nkufo makes a crucial flicked headed clearance.
- 34' Jean Beausejour, the scorer against Honduras, caught offside for the umpteenth time.
- 33' Fernandez puts a free-kick from the left into the penalty box but Jara heads wide.
- 32' The 10th red card of the World Cup finals.
- 31' There was definite contact by Behrami but it was not a swinging arm nor an elbow.
30' RED CARD!! Behrami sent off. The West Ham midfielder is dismissed for a flailing arm in the direction of Vidal. Looks extremely harsh.- 29' Match Image Sanchez and Inler fight for the ball
- 28' Bravo played in all 18 World Cup qualifiers. Moved to Spain in 2006 and has stuck with Real Sociedad despite their drop into the second division. Missed the end of the Spanish season with a knee injury but has recovered in time for the World Cup.
- 27' Bravo has to hurry off his line to clear Isla's loose back pass ahead of Nkufo.
- 26' Ziegler's whipped free-kick is met by the head of Grichting but his header from 14 yards is well wide. Switzerland's first effort on goal.
- 25' Another yellow as Waldo Ponce flicks the ball away. That is four cautions inside 25 minutes.
- 24' Switzerland have now not let in a World Cup goal for over 500 minutes.
- 23' The free-kick into the penalty area aimed for Nkufo is cleared.
- 22' Carmona goes into the book for a scissors tackle on Behrami and will miss the final game against Spain.
- 21' Isla loves to get forward but this particular burst is curtailed by a handball.
- 20' Von Bergen's long ball nearly runs through to Frei but Claudio Bravo collects.
- 19' The Saudi ref has been a little whistle happy so far.
- 18' Chile have not won two consecutive World Cup matches since 1962, when they beat Italy 2-0.
- 17' Nkufo booked for tugging the shirt of Carmona. The veteran striker wasn't pulling the Chile player back but goes into the book.
- 16' Matias Fernandez almost finds Isla in space down the right but he has strayed offside.
- 15' Great turn by Sanchez but surrounded by four white shirts and Steve Von Bergen nicks the ball away.
- 14' Match Image Chile are well supported
- 13' With the 1-0 win in their 2010 World Cup opener against Honduras, Chile ended a 13-match winless streak at the World Cup.
- 12' Sanchez breaks at speed down the right and pulls back to Suazo who takes an air shot on the edge of the penalty area.
- 11' The Swiss playing a tight four in midfield and looking for scraps on the break.
- 10' Arturo Vidal stings the palms of Diego Benaglio with a fierce 20-yard shot and the follow-up from Carlos Carmona is hit even better but again the Swiss number one repels the shot.
- 9' Bielsa started his spell as Chile coach in a friendly against Switzerland in the Austrian capital Vienna in September 2007 and suffered a 2-1 defeat.
- 8' Switzerland put the ball into the penalty area but Frei's delivery is too high for Blaise Nkufo.
- 7' Gary Medel slips and handles 35 yards out.
- 6' Marcelo Bielsa is playing three at the back today with Mauricio Isla and Arturo Vidal as the flying wing-backs.
- 5' Sanchez rifles a 25-yard diagonal drive over the crossbar.
- 4' Alexis Sanchez obstructed by Reto Ziegler and that will allow Chile to swing the ball into the penalty area from the right.
- 3' Neither side were allowed to train on this pitch which has cut up a little over the past couple of weeks.
- 2' A yellow card for Suazo inside 70 seconds after a foul on Stephane Grichting, raised feet and he catches the Swiss on the inside of the knee.
1' And we are underway!- 14:55 A bright clear day in Port Elizabeth, markedly different from that in the Western Cape for the match earlier.
- 14:50 Today's referee is Khalil Al-Ghamdi from Saudi Arabia.
- 14:45 Switzerland have now kept five successive World Cup clean sheets, equalling the all-time World Cup record of five set by Italy in 1990. The can break this record with a clean sheet for 67 minutes against Chile.
- 14:40 Both won their 2010 World Cup opening matches without conceding a goal.
- 14:35 This will be the third time Chile and Switzerland have met. The Swiss beat Chile in friendlies in 1960 and 2007 and Chile prevailed in their only World Cup encounter in 1962 (3-1). Chile star player Leonel Sánchez scored twice in that match.
- 14:30 Switzerland replaced injured defender Philippe Senderos with Steve Von Bergen and will probably use a defensive strategy similar to the Spain game and pack out their midfield to try to stifle Chile's potent attacking play.
- 14:25 Chile's Jorge Valdivia will take a seat on the bench to make way for Suazo and Gonzalo Jara starts in place of Rodrigo Millar.
- 14:20 Record Swiss goalscorer Frei was given the nod by coach Ottmar Hitzfeld along with midfielder Valon Behrami. Both missed Switzerland's opening 1-0 win over Spain through injury.
- 14:15 Suazo, the top marksman in South American qualifying for Chile with 10 goals, leads what is expected to be a three-man attack at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
- 14:10 Chile recall top scorer Humberto Suazo and Switzerland opted for their leading forward Alexander Frei for the top-of-the-table Group H match between the two joint leaders.
- 14:05 Teams - Chile: 1-Claudio Bravo; 4-Mauricio Isla, 17-Gary Medel, 3-Waldo Ponce, 8-Arturo Vidal, 6-Carlos Carmona, 18-Gonzalo Jara, 14-Matias Fernandez, 9-Humberto Suazo, 15-Jean Beausejour, 7-Alexis Sanchez. /// Switzerland: 1-Diego Benaglio; 2-Stephan Lichtsteiner, 13-Stephane Grichting, 5-Steve Von Bergen, 17-Reto Ziegler; 11-Valon Behrami, 8-Gokhan Inler, 6-Benjamin Huggel, 16-Gelson Fernandes; 9-Alexander Frei, 10-Blaise Nkufo.
- 14:00 Welcome to our LIVE coverage of this Group H clash in Port Elizabeth between Chile and Switzerland.
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Summary
- 90' Unbelievable miss! For all their chances, Chile have not made the game safe and Switzerland have missed a golden chance to equalise. Eren Derdiyok finds himself unmarked on the penalty spot but side foots wide.
- 89' 4 on 2 for Chile, Paredes does everything right as he cuts inside Von Bergen but fires wide from eight yards.
- 83' Paredes should make the game safe but blazes over from close range.
- 75' GOAL CHILE!! Mark Gonzalez gives the South Americans the lead. Paredes springs the offside trap and his cross from the right is met by the former Liverpool man at the far post whose header beats Stephan Lichtsteiner on the line.
- 59' Another great chance as Gonzalez meets the delivery from Fernandez but his header is wide of the far post.
- 55' Sanchez charges down Grichting's attempted clearance and has a 1-1 with Benaglio but the Swiss keeper wins as he smothers the close range shot. Best chance so far.
- 49' Chile have a goal chalked off. The free-kick is squared to Sanchez whose deflected shot finds the back of the net but there are three Chile players standing in an offside position.
- 41' Beausejour's cross is killed by the chest of Sanchez but his shot is straight at Benaglio.
- 39' Superb cross from Beausejour is met by Suazo 10 yards out but the ball flicks off the top of his head and over the crossbar. Decent chance.
- 30' RED CARD!! Behrami sent off. The West Ham midfielder is dismissed for a flailing arm in the direction of Vidal. Looks extremely harsh.
- 27' Bravo has to hurry off his line to clear Isla's loose back pass ahead of Nkufo.
- 26' Ziegler's whipped free-kick is met by the head of Grichting but his header from 14 yards is well wide. Switzerland's first effort on goal.
- 10' Arturo Vidal stings the palms of Diego Benaglio with a fierce 20-yard shot and the follow-up from Carlos Carmona is hit even better but again the Swiss number one repels the shot.
- 14:05 Teams - Chile: 1-Claudio Bravo; 4-Mauricio Isla, 17-Gary Medel, 3-Waldo Ponce, 8-Arturo Vidal, 6-Carlos Carmona, 18-Gonzalo Jara, 14-Matias Fernandez, 9-Humberto Suazo, 15-Jean Beausejour, 7-Alexis Sanchez. /// Switzerland: 1-Diego Benaglio; 2-Stephan Lichtsteiner, 13-Stephane Grichting, 5-Steve Von Bergen, 17-Reto Ziegler; 11-Valon Behrami, 8-Gokhan Inler, 6-Benjamin Huggel, 16-Gelson Fernandes; 9-Alexander Frei, 10-Blaise Nkufo.
Team lineup & ratings
ChileManager: Marcelo Bielsa
SwitzerlandManager: Ottmar Hitzfeld
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Lineup
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- C. Bravo
- G. Medel
- W. Ponce
- G. Jara
- A. Vidal
- C. Carmona
- M. Isla
- M. Fernández
- A. Sánchez
- J. Beausejour
- H. Suazo
Subs
- P. Contreras
- R. Tello
- M. Pinto
- J. Valdívia
45′ - I. Fuentes
- G. Fierro
- M. Estrada
- F. Orellana
- R. Millar
- E. Paredes 65′
- M. González 45′
- L. Marín
Starting line-up
- D. Benaglio
- S. Lichtsteiner
- S. Von Bergen
- S. Grichting
- R. Ziegler
- G. Inler
- B. Huggel
- V. Behrami
- G. Fernandes
- A. Frei
- B. Nkufo
Subs
- L. Magnin
- H. Yakin
- T. Barnetta 42′
- M. Padalino
- M. Eggimann
- M. Wölfli
- P. Schwegler
- J. Leoni
- E. Derdiyok 68′
- A. Bunjaku 77′
- P. Senderos
- X. Shaqiri
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this time federer going mad..... haha
I think it is time the world realize how good southamerican football is... European one is too mechanic.... only robots playing... I do not knwo for instance how a team like switzerland can call Football the kind of game they play... just trying to wait for the rival to make a mistake to see the POSSIBILITY to Maybe attempt soemthing.... straight , dynamic, explosive and full of talent football is teh one we are used to see in southamerica....
Today, you can see that the only teams with perfect points are southamerican, except netherlands... the great surprise you all will see in thsi world cup is a small southamerican team focused in winning the world cup... CHILE .... yes chile.... we have the heart, we have the guts...... we are human sport men playing football and you know what... BLOODY ENJOYING IT.... CHILE WORLD CHAMPION SOUTHAFRICA 2010
refs have been too strict. too many cards.
All these SA teams are doing good in the group stages. But when it comes down to the knockout phase...they'll crack under pressure!!
You can tell that southamerican football is by far the best.
No southamerican has lost."it is the latin culture to cheat and steal"- that is a totally offensive comment. There have been a number of players who "act" on the pitch. Infact I remember Klinsman being known for it. I would have expected someone from a nation that is constantly stereotyped as being cold, clinical and devoid of passion that you'd be wary of making borderline racist comments.
Aurelias you're talking through your bottom you muppet Chile one fair and square and the Swiss were donkeys who were lucky not to get more sent off
How many of the swiss team were born in clock makers central ie Switzerland not many methinks
I thought with all the cards the team that gets through to the next stage will have to field a reserve team, I'm glad the most negative team in this competition has been beaten!
Nice one Chile,I like the way you play,all out attack for the entire game,entertaining,swashbuckling football.Hopefully you lose to Spain after Spain win tonight and you both go through,Switzerland in the next round is bad for football.
rayridge would discover, if he could read, that ALL the teams bar SA QUALIFIED for this world cup through competitions. They all EARNED their place, making them the best teams in the world.
Thats two teams Chile have thrashed 1-0
.........the world cup should be for the best teams in the world. its about football not geography! @ray.ridge19.
I want to believe that you are educated ray.ridge19. Then check out the literary meaning of the word "World", to see if you can remove its geographical relevance. I will advise you use more of your senses before making uninformed comments. The World Cup is not entirely about winning, its about engendering friendship, love and all the camaraderie that sports can bring. Its about PARTICIPATION!. Removing African teams or whatever team from the world cup for poor performance is like Banning a pupil from going to school just because s/he couldn't pass an exam.
The officials all strut around like they have a pole shoved firmly up their @**es. They clearly feel they are the attraction and not the players. They need to be slapped down a notch. Clearly if players played this poorly, any half decent coach would have them off the pitch by halftime and they'd be on their way to a lower league or out of football entirely unless their attitude improved dramatically in a very short time.
this ref is @#$%
The ref is mafi ya kuku....
I can't believe that the swiss have given a goal away after 75 mins and spoiled their clean sheet..
Gooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!Nice one Chile,keep it up,this Swiss side get through at the expense of you or Spain it's a travesty for football.
The ref's are ruining the world cup,as if it was'nt ruined already!Thankyou FIFA.
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