Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored as Uruguay came
from behind to beat Switzerland 3-1 in a friendly between two World
Cup qualifiers.
Captain and midfielder Gokhan Inler gave Switzerland the lead
in the 29th minute by converting a penalty.
Atletico Madrid striker Forlan equalized six minutes later
and Suarez gave Uruguay the lead shortly after the restart.
Cavani came on as a substitute and put the game out of
Switzerland's reach in the 87th minute.
The match in front of 12,540 spectators in the Swiss city of
St. Gallen gave both managers a chance to experiment ahead of
picking their final squads for the June-July tournament in South
Africa.
"I was a little surprised that i played from the beginning,"
said Xherdan Shaqiri, a Kosovo-born midfielder who won his first
cap for Switzerland.
Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld also gave chances to impress to
Davide Chiumento, Jonathan Rossini and Albert Bunjaku.
About the 18-year-old Shaqiri, Hitzfeld said: "He showed
after a nervous beginning and a change of sides, that he is an
option for us."
Lineups:
Switzerland: Marco Woelfli; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Jonathan
Rossini (Steve Von Bergen, 46), Reto Ziegler, Stephane Grichting;
Valeron Behramin (Gelson Fernades, 75), Gokhan Inler, Pirmin
Schwegler (Davide Chiumieno, 46), Xherdan Shaqiri (Tranquillo
Barnetta, 46); Marco Streller (Albert Bunjaku, 46), Eren Derdiyok.
Uruguay: Nestor Fernando Muslera; Diego Roberto Leal Godin,
Jorge Ciro Perdomo Fucile, Andres Scotti, Diego Fernando Aguado
Perez, Alvaro Pereiram, Maximiliano Victorio Paez Pereira (Jorge
Rodriguez, 72), Walter Gargano (Egidio Arevalo Rios, 63), Nicolas
Lodeiro (Jorge Andres Barrios Martinez, 46; Sebastian Fernandez,
82), Diego Forlan (Sebastian Abreu, 46), Luis Suarez (Edinson
Roberto Gomez Cavani, 63).
