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Switzerland vs United States international soccer match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 6 September 1978, 7:45 PM (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Switzerland
2-0
United States
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Jaromír Fausek, Prague /
Czechoslovakia
Attendance, venue:
6 500, Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland
USA soccer team lineup in match Nr.108
Head coach Walter Chyzowych
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Arnie Mausser  
16
24
Caribous of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Jim Pollihan  
14
24
Rochester Lancers, Rochester, New York
Steve Pecher  
8
22
Dallas Tornado, Dallas, Texas
Glenn Myernick  
6
23
Dallas Tornado, Dallas, Texas
Colin Fowles  
10
25
Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Al Trost  Captain 
13
29
California Surf, Anaheim, California
Rick Davis   53'
10
19
New York Cosmos, New York City, New York
Boris Bandov  
18
24
Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tampa, Florida
Gary Etherington   46' 
5
20
New York Cosmos, New York City, New York
46' Louie Nanchoff  
1
22
Caribous of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Greg Villa   71' 
10
21
Minnesota Kicks, Bloomington, Minnesota
71' Dale Russell  
1
23
Houston Hurricane, Houston, Texas
Mark Liveric   63' 
5
25
Oakland Stompers, Oakland, California
63' George Nanchoff  
8
24
Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Historical data sources
Giornale del Popolo (Lugano), №205, 07 Sep 1978; Archivio digitale Sbt dei Quotidiani e Periodici
Die Tat (Zürich), №207, 07 Sep 1978; E-newspaperarchives.ch
La Liberté (Fribourg), №282, 07 Sep 1978; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Nouvelliste et Feuille d’Avis du Valais (Sion), №207, 07 Sep 1978; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Walliser Bote (Brig), №209, 07 Sep 1978; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Comments
Switzerland vs United States post-match head-to-head
Pct.
1.000
GP
1
W
1
L
0
T
0
GF
2
GA
0
GF/GP
2.000
GA/GP
0.000
Av. attendance
6 500
Pct. - winning percentage, GP - games played, W - wins, L - losses, T - ties, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av. - average
Match stats
United States:
players - 14 (from 10 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 23.718 (born 1949-1958)
average caps - 8.929
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
United States national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Iceland vs United States 0-0
Reykjavík, Sunday 3 September 1978
Next match:
Friendly International
Portugal vs United States 1-0
Setúbal, Wednesday 20 September 1978
Brief match report
Wed. 06 Sep 1978
Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Switzerland 2-0 United States

United States: Mausser, Pollihan, Pecher, Myernick, Fowles, Trost (c), Davis, Bandov, Etherington (Louie Nanchoff 46), Villa (Russell 71), Liveric (George Nanchoff 63). Managed by Chyzowych.
Booked: Davis 53.

Att: 6 500,
Ref: Fausek (Czechoslovakia)

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