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Switzerland Defeats Sweden in a Match Dominated by the Swiss
Solna, Sweden – Switzerland defeated Sweden at the Strawberry Arena in a World Cup qualifying match. The game, officiated by Anthony Taylor, was marked by Swiss dominance in ball possession, reaching 60% compared to Sweden’s 40%.
Despite controlling the game, the score remained tied until the 65th minute, when Granit Xhaka converted a penalty, putting Switzerland ahead. The Swiss team generated a total of 17 shots, 7 of which were on target. Sweden struggled to find opportunities, registering 7 shots, none of which were on goal.
In the final minutes, Switzerland sealed the victory with a goal by J. Manzambi in the 90th minute. The match ended with a score of two to zero in favor of the Swiss team. The game was punctuated by a yellow card to Akanji in the 49th minute.
Substitutions switzerland: at minute 59 F. Rieder came in and D. Sow went out., at minute 74 S. Widmer came in and L. Jaquez went out., at minute 84 R. Vargas came in and J. Manzambi went out.
Substitutions sweden: at minute 65 J. Karlstrom came in and A. Saletros went out., at minute 72 A. Bernhardsson came in and E. Holm went out., at minute 72 K. Sema came in and D. Svensson went out., at minute 85 L. Bergvall came in and R. Bardghji went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sweden
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Switzerland
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