Saturday, June 11, 2016

Early goal gives Switzerland 1-0 win over 10-man Albania (The Associated Press)

Albania's Armando Sadiku, left, fights for the ball with Switzerland's Johan Djourou during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between Albania and Switzerland, at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, France, Saturday, June 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

An early goal by defender Fabian Schaer earned Switzerland a 1-0 win over 10-man Albania in the second Group A match of the European Championship on Saturday. Despite dominating most of the game, Switzerland failed to increase its lead after Albania captain Lorik Cana was sent off in the 37th minute following a second yellow card at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer had to come to Switzerland's rescue in the closing minutes, with his fine save preventing an equalizer from the unmarked Shkelzen Gashi - his former teammate from Switzerland's Under-21 team.


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