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Switzerland down troubled Togo

Article Published: Monday 19 June 2006

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Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta scored a goal each Monday to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 win over Togo in Group G at the World Cup. Frei gave the Swiss team the lead in the 16th minute, heading in a pass from Barnetta. In the 88th, Barnetta added another with a 17-meter (yard) shot off a pass from Mauro Lustrinelli.

Frei missed a chance to score another goal in front of an open net early in the second half.

The win boosted Switzerland's chances of reaching the second round. The team is tied with South Korea at the top of Group G with four points each. France is next with two points while Togo, which has been eliminated, has zero.

Switzerland is playing at the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. Togo is making its first appearance at the tournament.

The Swiss staged a much faster, more attacking game than their 0-0 draw against France and could have won by a bigger margin.

Togo struggled without suspended captain Jean-Paul Abalo, who got two yellow cards in the first match, and injured defender Ludovic Assemoassa.

Still, forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Kader launched repeated surprise attacks against the Swiss defense but failed to finish when it mattered.

"Switzerland has a good team. I would say they had a few problems today because they played with only one forward," Switzerland coach Koebi Kuhn said.

Westfalen Stadium resembled a mini-Switzerland, echoing to roars of "Hopp Schweiz." The sea of red and white at the sold-out 65,000 seat stadium was punctuated by a tiny corner of drumming Togolese fans clad in the yellow and green of the national flag.

In the first half. Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor looked unlucky not to win a penalty when Philippe Senderos appeared to bring him down in the penalty area.

"I shouldn't criticize a referee because you get into trouble immediately," Togo coach Otto Pfister said. "But there are other laws of the game you can read and compare to TV.

I'm sure you can come to the same conclusion." The African team came into the match after a bruising row over pay. Togo had threatened to boycott over player bonuses, but finally settled its dispute with the soccer federation a day before the match.

Earlier, Pfister had quit but returned hours before his team played South Korea in its opening match.

"The players gave 100 percent, but when you have problems of that kind for weeks then it does have an influence on your nerves," Pfister said.

--- Lineups: Togo: Kossi Agassa, Richmond Forson, Dare Nibombe, Massamasso Tchangai, Assimiou Toure, Kuami Agboh (Moustapha Salifou, 25th), Alaixys Romao, Sheriff Toure (Robert Malm, 87th), Thomas Dossevi (Yao Junior Senaya, 69th), Emmanuel Adebayor, Mohamed Kader.

Switzerland: Pascal Zuberbuehler, Ludovic Magnin, Philippe Senderos, Patrick Mueller, Philipp Degen, Johann Vogel, Raphael Wicky, Tranquillo Barnetta, Ricardo Cabanas (Marco Streller, 77th), Alexander Frei (Mauro Lustrinelli, 87th), Daniel Gygax (Hakan Yakin, 46th).




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