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.It looked as though both players lowered their helmets before making contact

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BASEL, Switzerland -- Brazils 11-match unbeaten run ended Wednesday as Dani Alves headed own goal gifted Switzerland a 1-0 victory in a friendly. The Brazil right back was under no pressure when he guided a 48th-minute floated cross by Swiss forward Haris Seferovic into the top left corner of the net, leaving goalkeeper Jefferson helpless. Brazil star Neymar had a frustrating match, enduring some tough challenges before being shown a yellow card in the 23rd for a hard tackle on defender Stephan Lichtsteiner. "He went in to hurt," Lichtsteiner told Swiss broadcaster RTS. "The victory was deserved. We showed that if we have space to play, were a super team. Keeping a clean sheet against a team like that, its really special." Neymars inswinging cross from the left wing in the 38th created Brazils best opportunity but Paulinhos header clipped the top of the Swiss crossbar. World Cup host Brazil had won its six previous matches, including five at the Confederations Cup to win the warm-up event in June. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolaris team was last beaten in February, 2-1 away to England. The unbeaten streak ended in Switzerland where it began in March when drawing 2-2 with Italy in Geneva. Switzerland stretched its unbeaten run to 10 matches since May 2012. The two teams could meet again at the World Cup. Switzerland is unbeaten in qualifying and leads its group by four points with four matches remaining. The match paired the last two teams to beat world and European champion Spain in competitive matches: Brazil won 3-0 in the Confederations Cup final, and the Swiss earned a 1-0 upset in a 2010 World Cup group match. A testy first half-hour showed little signs of friendliness, and Neymar was booked for letting his irritation show. The Barcelona forward was cynically pulled back in the 11th when skipping past defender Philippe Senderos who was booked. Neymar soon lashed out at Valon Behrami, protesting he was first elbowed by the Swiss midfielder. He was booked in the 23rd for a rough challenge on right-back Lichtsteiner. Behrami was shown a yellow card in the melee of players that followed. When Brazils football flowed, Hulks shot with his weaker right foot was saved by onrushing goalkeeper Diego Benaglio. Oscar almost finished off a swift break following a Swiss corner in the 44th, but clipped his shot too high when found by Hulks clever pass. Switzerland was bright in attack and tested goalkeeper Jefferson with accurate long-range shooting. Xherdan Shaqiri was twice denied by diving saves, in the 19th and 43rd minutes, and the Botafogo keeper almost spilled Granit Xhakas 27th-minute drive over the goal line. Jefferson could do nothing three minutes into the second half when Dani Alves rose to place an intended headed clearance of Seferovics cross high into the Brazil goal. Seferovic threatened twice more within minutes, firing a shot too high when clear, then putting Jefferson under pressure in front of goal when the keeper badly misjudged a back pass. Hulk almost levelled in the 62nd but fired his first-time shot just over the goal from 15 metres (yards). Shaqiri fired just too high again in the 67th as the Bayern Munich attacker showed himself equal to Neymar on the night. Tony Gonzalez Womens Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Harrison Butker Jersey . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Youth-Len-Dawson-Elite-Jersey/ . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Joe Montana Chiefs Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. Anthony Sherman Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. ATLANTA -- Taylor Gabriel plays as if hes got something to prove.No surprise there.Hes one of the smallest guys on the field and couldnt even keep a job with the winless Cleveland Browns.Landing firmly on his feet in Atlanta, Gabriel turned a couple of short passes into long touchdowns that sparked the Falcons to a 38-19 victory Sunday over the plummeting Arizona Cardinals.The 5-foot-8, 165-pound Gabriel was cut by the Browns just before the season. That motivated him even more after he was claimed off waivers by the Falcons.Im shorter than all you guys here, he told reporters gathered around his locker, so I have to play with a chip on my shoulder. I have to play bigger than I am. I have to go out there and show people what I can do on a week-to-week basis.Gabriel scored on plays of 35 and 25 yards that showed off his speed. His second score , with just under 9 minutes remaining, finished off the Cardinals, who began the season touted as a Super Bowl contender but have been one of the NFLs most disappointing teams.I felt like they were running in slow motion, Gabriel quipped.The Falcons (7-4) began the day leading the NFC South and moved a step closer to their first playoff berth since 2012.We recognize the opportunity we have at hand, coach Dan Quinn said.The Cardinals (4-6-1) have lost two straight and three of their past four, putting them in danger of missing the playoffs after reaching the NFC championship game last season.Coach Bruce Arians was on the sideline after falling ill and being briefly hospitalized early in the week, but it did little to inspire his team.Theres not much you can take positive from this game, Arizonas Larry Fitzgerald said.Arizona got off to a strong start, burning the Falcons for eight plays of at least 13 yards on its first two possessions for a 10-7 lead.The Falcons surged ahead late in the first half when Matt Ryan tossed a screen pass to Gabriel, who picked up a couple of key blocks and outran everyone else to the end zone for his first score.Arizona cut it to 17-13 when Chris Catanzaro hit a 54-yard field goal on the final play of the half, the Cardinals taking advantage of an interception off a bobbled pass by Atlanta star Julio Jones.The Cardinals never got any closer.Tevin Colemans 2-yard touchdown run capped a 113-play, 77-yard drive that extended Atlantas lead to 24-13 late in the third quarter.ddddddddddddThen it was Gabriel with the clinching score. He took another quick pass in the flat, sped down the left sideline and reached the pylon with a soaring dive.It was the kind of play that helped the Falcons counter Arizonas attacking defense, which came in ranked No. 1 in yards allowed.We felt his presence. We certainly felt his speed, Quinn said. When the other team wants to pressure and play aggressive, thats one of the weapons you use. Man, did he come up big for us.The Falcons finished with 360 yards, the most given up by the Cardinals since Week 1. No one has scored more points on Arizona this season.KEANUS HITAfter being fined for a vicious hit in Atlantas previous game, rookie safety Keanu Neal could be taking another blow to his wallet.Neal was penalized in the fourth quarter for unnecessary roughness against Fitzgerald.It looked as though both players lowered their helmets before making contact, but it was Neal picking up the flag.Neal was fined $24,309 for his helmet-to-helmet blow on Philadelphia receiver Jordan Matthews.INJURY REPORTArizona lost backup receiver John Brown to a hamstring injury, while Falcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn went down with a knee injury.Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer was taken to the X-ray room at the Georgia Dome after the game, but it was apparently just a precautionary measure. He met with reporters at his locker and didnt mention any problems.Cornerback Patrick Peterson played the game with a sore left knee. He was called for two pass interference penalties trying to defend Jones, both of which contributed to scores.I dont know what the diagnosis is right now, but I cant put too much pressure on it, Peterson said.UP NEXTCardinals: Return home to face Washington next Sunday.Falcons: Host the Kansas City Chiefs, the only team remaining on Atlantas schedule with a winning record.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '

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