Cyprus 0 - Switzerland 0

Nicosia and a nearly vacant stadium saw visiting group leaders Switzerland come into town to face off against Cyprus.  A quarter hour in, the Swiss were on the move with an attack led by Haris Seferovic that led to a pass slightly behind Xherdan Shaqiri, who dragged his effort wide from the penalty spot.  Eight minutes later, Shaqiri had a chance to atone for his sin, but instead he compounded it by not being able to tap home a Seferovic shot that was slowly going just wide of the far post.

In the second period, Cyprus showed more offensive potential.  Dimitris Christofi unleashed a powerful shot from outside that area that required a diving save from Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer.  Switzerland nearly pipped a winner through a Valentin Stocker effort on a rapidly closing open net situation, but his effort rolled mere inches away from glory.  Cyprus were able to close the door on the Swiss offense and the match ends in a 0-0 draw, a frustrating result for Switzerland.

Switzerland 11 pts +6
Iceland 9 pts +1
Albania 9 pts +1
Norway 7 pts 0
Cyprus 4 pts -4
Slovenia 3 pts -4

Match Reports:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/51302983/ns/sports-soccer/
http://int.soccerway.com/news/2013/March/23/world-cup-qualifying-cyprus-0-switzerland-0/

Highlights:
http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/video_audio/199032.html