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Chile notch up second win
Chile moved closer to a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup when substitute Mark Gonzalez headed in the only ...
Written by Associated Press
Port Elizabeth | June 22, 2010 01:51 AM IST
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Chile moved closer to a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup when substitute Mark Gonzalez headed in the only goal in the 75th minute,giving the South Americans a 1-0 win Monday over 10-man Switzerland. Gonzalez headed in a pass from Esteban Paredes,who had rounded the Switzerland defence and crossed to Gonzalez at the back post.
8220;We had some good luck near the end when we got the goal,8221; Gonzalez said. 8220;We just kept trying our best,trying hard,and we got the goal. This was a great moment for me and for our team.8221;
No South American team has lost at this tournament 8212; Chile,Brazil and Argentina have won both games while Uruguay and Paraguay have a win and a draw each. Switzerland played a man down from the 31st minute,when midfielder Valon Behrami was sent off with a straight red card for violent conduct with Chile8217;s Arturo Vidal.
8220;For me,it was just an unbelievable decision,8221; Behrami said. 8220;There was small contact with my hands on his neck,and he went down like he was hit with an elbow. Everyone can make a mistake,but this mistake was very,very big for me because it8217;s a dream to play in a World Cup.8221;
Vidal admitted he was surprised by the red card. Before Chile scored,Switzerland set a World Cup record in the 69th,going 551 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. That broke the previous mark of 550 held by Italy at the 1986 and 1990 editions.
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