Match Report
In the standings it was Switzerland 2nd on 17 points, Belarus 4th on 12 — separated by 5. The last five rounds placed Switzerland no better than 34th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Switzerland ran at 2.2 scored and 1.1 conceded, Belarus at 0.9 and 1.4.
Switzerland's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Switzerland had taken 11 of 15 points to Belarus's 5.
The match was played at Kybunpark in St. Gallen (capacity 19,456). On the scoreboard, Switzerland led 1-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 3-3.