Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group C - Switzerland v Northern Ireland - Stade de Geneve, Lancy, Switzerland - October 9, 2021 Switzerland's Steven Zuber scores their first goal REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) - Steven Zuber and Christian Fassnacht both scored as Switzerland defeated 10-man Northern Ireland 2-0 in their World Cup Group C qualifier after the visitors had defender Jamal Lewis bizarrely sent-off in the first half for time-wasting.
Zuber produced a calm finish from the edge of the box just before the break when the pacey Breel Embolo broke forward and managed to squeeze the ball to the midfielder after skipping past two weak defensive challenges.
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