Serbia lead Switzerland 1-0 at halftime after early Mitrovic goal

ByReuters

Published 22/06/2018 at 19:51 GMT+1

KALININGRAD, Russia, June 22 (Reuters) - Serbia led Switzerland 1-0 in World Cup Group E on Friday as a headed goal after five minutes by striker Aleksandar Mitrovic gave them a dream start in Kaliningrad.

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Dusan Tadic floated a cross over from the right for Mitrovic to rise and head it firmly past Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

Switzerland tried urgently to get back into a game played at a blistering pace but Serbia surged forward time after time, with Mitrovic leading the charge. (Reporting by Angus MacSwan; Editing by Ed Osmond)

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