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Switzerland beat Hungary 3-2 in World Cup qualifier

Xinhua, October 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Switzerland beat Hungary 3-2 in the second round of the World Cup 2018 Group B qualifiers in Budapest on Friday.

In the 51st minute, Switzerland's Haris Seferovic opened the scoring. Hungarian striker Szalai Adam leveled the score two minutes later.

Ricardo Rodriguez restored Switzerland's advantage in the 67th minute, but Szalai equalized in five minutes. Substitute Valentin Stocker scored scored a the game-winning goal for Switzerland in the 89th minute.

Hungary coach Bernd Storck said that his team played very well, but made too many mistakes. Of course everyone is disappointed, he added.

After two rounds of matches, Hungary got only one point.

Hungary will play their next match againt Latvia in Riga next Monday. Endit