Chile 1 : 0 Switzerland
Mark GONZALEZ (75')
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth - Port Elizabeth Stadium
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth - Port Elizabeth Stadium
Chile celebration after scoring a goal
Mark GONZALEZ
celebration: when Gonzalez scored a goalJust like some of the previous World Cup 2010 football matches, there were no successful goals committed by any of the teams during the first half. Instead, several players received a yellow card – Suazo, Carmona and Ponce for Chile and Nkufo for Swizterland.
The second half began with each of the teams trying their best to score a goal. Chile’s efforts paid off during the 75th minute when Gonzalez scored a goal. Paredes from Chile raced round the back of the Swiss defense, rounded the goal keeper and crossed to the back post for Gonzalez to head into an unguarded net from close range.
The final whistle sounded in the 92nd minute marking the end of the match without any score for Switzerland. Congratulations to Chile and most especially to Gonzalez for winning this World Cup 2010 match against Switzerland. Too bad for Switzerland, they didn’t even manage to make it a draw.
STANDINGS:
| Group H | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | ||
 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Honduras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| Chile (CHI) | Statistics | Switzerland (SUI) |
| 20 | Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 19 | Fouls Committed | 26 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Direct Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 | Indirect Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks | 0 / 0 |
| 9 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 6 | Cautions | 3 |
| 0 | Expulsions due to Second Caution | 0 |
| 0 | Direct Expulsions | 1 |
| 58% | Possession (%) | 42% |
| 41 | Actual playing time | 30 |
Man of the Match: 11, Mark GONZALEZ (Chile)
PLAYER LINE UP:
Chile: 1-Claudio Bravo, 3-Waldo Ponce, 8-Gonzalo Jara, 17-Gary Medel, 14-Matias Fernandez (22-Esteban Paredes 65'), 6-Carlos Carmona, 8-Arturo Vidal (11-Mark Gonzalez 45'), 4-Mauricio Isla, 9-Humberto Suazo (10-Jorge Valdivia 45'), 9-Juan Beausejour, 7-Alexis Sanchez
Swiss: 1-Diego Benaglio, 13-Stephane Grichting, 3-Steve von Bergen, 17-Reto Ziegler, 2-Stephen Lichsteiner, 6-Benjamin Huggel, 8-Gokhan Inler, 16-Gelson Fernandes (18-Albert Bunjaku 77'), 11-Valon Behrami, 10-Blaise N'Kufo (19-Eren Derdiyok 67'), 9-Alexander Frei (7-Tranquillio Barnetta 42')
Match Officials
Referee Khalil AL GHAMDI (KSA) | Assistant Referee 1 Hassan KAMRANIFAR (IRN) |
Fourth Official Martin VAZQUEZ (URU) | Assistant Referee 2 Saleh AL MARZOUQI (UAE) |
Match Commissioner Molefi OLIPHANT (RSA) | Fifth Official Miguel NIEVAS (URU) |
