Euro 2008 - Switzerland Vs. Czech Republic

by Jyle on June 8th, 2008

Swiss captain Alexander Frei injured (click to enlarge image)

Switzerland’s national soccer team battled against the Czech Republic yesterday at the St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland. The Czech Republic ended up winning the game 1-0 after Vaclav Sverkos scored for the team.

Three times Swiss captain, Alexander Frei, was close to scoring in the first half, but left the field in tears after getting a knee injury that would take him out of the tournament.

Switzerland enjoyed the better of the chances throughout the game, with captain Alexander Frei going close three times in the first half before leaving the pitch in tears after picking up a knee injury that looks to have ruled him out for the rest of the tournament.

They were eventually undone by substitute Sverkos’s strike with 20 minutes of the game remaining, moments after Frei’s replacement Hakan Yakin had put a free header wide from 10 yards at the other end.

Johan Volanthen wasted Switzerland’s best chance to equalise when he fired against the woodwork from close range, and the Czechs held firm to secure an important early win.

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