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15th Aug 2013

Video: Comedy own goal from Dani Alves hands Switzerland famous friendly victory

There won’t be a goat milked in Switzerland after their famous win over the Samba Boys.

JOE

There won’t be a goat milked in Switzerland after their famous win over the Samba Boys.

Dani Alves is generally the provider of goals for either Barcelona or Brazil, but last night he handed Switzerland an unexpected victory with a defensive header that flew past his own goalkeeper.

After 11 games without defeat – stretching back to the game against England – it was the Swiss who put paid to that sequence, though they can also thank Paulninho and Hulk for missing gilt-edged opportunities to cancel out Alves’ shocker.

Here is how he dealt with a Swiss cross two minutes into the second half.