International football match Switzerland v Luxembourg report| Date, kick-off time: | Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 20:30 (UTC+02:00) | | National teams, score: | - 1:2 | | Competition: | F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2008-2009, Group 2 | | Referee: | | | Attendance, venue: | 20 500, Letzigrund, Zurich  | | Goals: | 0:1 (28') Jeff Strasser, 1:1 (43') Blaise Nkufo, 1:2 (84') Fons Leweck |
| Managed by national coach Ottmar Hitzfeld (Germany), squad average age - 26.432 | | Player | Caps | Club | | Diego Benaglio | 16 | V.f.L. Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg | Alain Nef  73' | 2 | Udinese Calcio, Udine |  73' Johan Vonlanthen 87'  | 36 | F.C. Red Bull Salzburg, Wals-Siezenheim | | Johan Djourou | 20 | Arsenal F.C., London | | Stéphane Grichting | 22 | A.J. Auxerre, Auxerre | | Ludovic Magnin | 56 | V.f.B. Stuttgart, Stuttgart | | Gökhan Inler | 23 | Udinese Calcio, Udine | | Tranquillo Barnetta | 37 | Bayer 04, Leverkusen | | Hakan Yakin 29' 65' | 72 | Al-Gharafa S.C., Al Rayyan | | 65' Almen Abdi | 3 | F.C. Zürich, Zürich | | Valentin Stocker | 2 | F.C. Basel, Basel | Alexander Frei  65' | 61 | B.V. Borussia, Dortmund | | 65' Mauro Lustrinelli 77' | 12 | A.C. Bellinzona, Bellinzona | | Blaise Nkufo | 18 | F.C. Twente, Enschede |  previous and next matches of Switzerland |
| Managed by national coach Guy Hellers, squad average age - 23.799 | | Player | Caps | Club | | Jonathan Joubert | 23 | F91, Diddeleng | | Kim Kintziger 45' | 23 | F.C. Differdange 03, Déifferdeng | | Eric Hoffmann 36' | 53 | F.C. Etzella Ettelbrück, Ettelbréck | | Jeff Strasser 77' | 86 | F.C. Metz, Metz | | Mario Mutsch | 28 | F.C. Aarau, Aarau | | Benoît Lang 44' | 9 | C.S. Fola Esch sur Alzette, Esch-Uelzecht | | 44' Fons Leweck | 44 | F.C. Etzella Ettelbrück, Ettelbréck | | Ben Payal | 18 | F91, Diddeleng | | René Peters | 61 | A.S. La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | | Gilles Bettmer | 20 | S.C. Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau | | Claudio Lombardelli 67' 76' | 18 | A.S. La Jeunesse dEsch, Esch-Uelzecht | | 76' Lars Gerson | 3 | I.F.K. Norrköping, Norrköping | | Joël Kitenge 21' 66' | 13 | C.S. Fola Esch sur Alzette, Esch-Uelzecht | | 66' Aurélien Joachim | 19 | F.C. Differdange 03, Déifferdeng | | previous and next matches of Luxembourg |
F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2008-2009, Group 2 post-match standings | Pos. | Association | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals | Points | | 1 | |  | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-0 | 6 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 4 | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 3 | | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1 | | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0 |
Comments
Switzerland v Luxembourg post-match head-to-head | Search matches by team or year Search matches by players Search matches by date Ranking of national teams | 1. | | 3.8665 |  | | 2. | ↑+2 | 3.8002 | | | 3. | ↑+2 | 3.7315 | | | 4. | ↓-1 | 3.7221 | | | 5. | ↑+7 | 3.6851 | | | 6. | ↓-4 | 3.6593 | | | 7. | ↓-1 | 3.512 | | | 8. | ↑+1 | 3.4509 | | | 9. | ↓-2 | 3.4445 | | | 10. | ↓-3 | 3.3315 | |
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Brief match report Wed. 10 Sep 2008
Letzigrund, Zurich
Switzerland 1-2 Luxembourg
Goals: Strasser 28, Nkufo 43, Leweck 84
Switzerland: Benaglio, Nef (Vonlanthen 73), Djourou, Grichting, Magnin, Inler, Barnetta, Yakin (Abdi 65), Stocker, Frei (c) (Lustrinelli 65), Nkufo. Managed by Hitzfeld (Germany).
Booked: Yakin 29, Lustrinelli 77, Vonlanthen 87.
Luxembourg: Joubert, Kintziger, Hoffmann, Strasser (c), Mutsch, Lang (Leweck 44), Payal, Peters, Bettmer, Lombardelli (Gerson 76), Kitenge (Joachim 66). Managed by Hellers.
Booked: Kitenge 21, Hoffmann 36, Kintziger 45, Lombardelli 67, Strasser 77.
Att: 20 500
Ref: Filipović (Serbia) |
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