Budweiser Man of the Match: Alexander FREI (SUI)

19 June 2006

Switzerland forward Alexander Frei was named Budweiser Man of the Match for his 16th-minute strike and strong all around attacking play in his team’s 2-0 victory over Togo on Monday.

The Rennes man was always busy during his 87 minutes of action, working all over the pitch, but he still managed to be in the right place at the right time to score a classic poacher’s goal. It came after a left-wing cross met Tranquillo Barnetta and he knocked it down back across goal for Frei to pounce .

“He was selected as the Budweiser Man of the match because he scored a wonderful goal and was always dangerous in his whole field of operation,” said FIFA Technical Study Group member Gyorgy Mezey. “He was the key player.”