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Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Botchia Bitsadze made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute Blaise Brunner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tariel Lekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Switzerland's Blaise Brunner in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Georgia's goalie prevented a goal. Tariel Lekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrill Giacomini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Blaise Brunner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Paata Abesadze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tariel Lekov was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Blaise Brunner capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Blaise Brunner really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Tariel Lekov made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Blaise Brunner sent off a good shot on target. After 20 minutes Georgia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cooper Frischkopf who took care of the corner kick. In the 28th minute Nikoloz Karaulashvili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fletcher Camiscia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Blaise Brunner cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tariel Lekov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Blaise Brunner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tariel Lekov having to make a save. Georgia's Tariel Lekov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Georgia from getting a goal against them. Tariel Lekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cyrill Giacomini's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. A collision led to Georgia getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Vaja Sordia hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Cyrill Giacomini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Switzerland's supporters rose to their feet, but Cyrill Giacomini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tariel Lekov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Gerosa hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Georgia's Jondo Mkheidze was substituted for Kvarkvare Cholokaev . When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cyrill Giacomini made a kick off. In the 54th minute of the match, Nikoloz Karaulashvili tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fletcher Camiscia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Georgia's goalkeeper Tariel Lekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 56th minute Switzerland were awarded a corner. Cooper Frischkopf went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Georgia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Vaja Sordia hit a great ball. Switzerland's Julius Bürgler was substituted for Blaise Brunner. In the 59th minute, Vaja Sordia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tariel Lekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cooper Frischkopf, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Julius Bürgler might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tariel Lekov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julius Bürgler ran back to his position shaking his head. Tariel Lekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julius Bürgler in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Georgia's goal looked a bit too open when Julius Bürgler came free, but Tariel Lekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Georgia made a substitution. Eli Shukakidze replaced Nikoloz Karaulashvili. Cyrill Giacomini hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Switzerland's Fletcher Camiscia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eli Shukakidze in the 74th minute of play. Tariel Lekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julius Bürgler, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Shoshita Andrzheevskiy hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Switzerland's Herve Lange was substituted for Cooper Frischkopf. In the 81st minute, Paata Abesadze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Georgia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 84thth minute of the game Julius Bürgler who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Georgia's Tariel Lekov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tariel Lekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julius Bürgler's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrill Giacomini in the 90th minute of play forced Georgia's goalkeeper Tariel Lekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Georgia's Tariel Lekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julius Bürgler in the 91st minute of play. Tariel Lekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrill Giacomini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tariel Lekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julius Bürgler in the 94th minute of play. Fletcher Camiscia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paata Abesadze , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Switzerland's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.