National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10313 (Terracing: 7735, Seating: 2372, VIP seats: 206) 3 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Van haeck came free, but Christophe Troxler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Van haeck in the 5th minute of play forced U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Switzerland's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Van haeck in the 5th minute of play. U21 Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Diego Simeone in the 6th minute. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitri Verhelst in the 11th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Charlie Vandamme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christophe Troxler. U21 Switzerland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charlie Vandamme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Ritchie De Smedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Scheupach, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With an all-out effort, U21 Belgium's Christophe Troxler threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Charlie Vandamme, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 33 minutes into the match, Roman Scheupach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ritchie De Smedt. U21 Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Scheupach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Vandamme in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Switzerland's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Vandamme in the 40th minute of play. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carol Rothschild was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Switzerland's players had a chance to rest. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pius Kottmann made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Vandamme in the 54th minute of play forced U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Vandamme in the 57th minute of the match. Ivo Van haeck took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christophe Troxler. Christophe Troxler dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joélson Van Landschoot in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joélson Van Landschoot hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The supporters of U21 Switzerland booed when U21 Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joélson Van Landschoot didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roman Scheupach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitri Verhelst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the U21 Switzerland defense, Charlie Vandamme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christophe Troxler. The U21 Switzerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christophe Troxler should have stopped the shot. Christophe Troxler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oswald Winnepennincx's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicholas Tanguay hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. U21 Switzerland made a substitution. Paul Parolini replaced Carol Rothschild. U21 Belgium's Ritchie De Smedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Belgium from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Roman Scheupach could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Ritchie De Smedt however easily saved by the left post. Ritchie De Smedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascal Gauch, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. U21 Switzerland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.