International record! Ambuhl overtakes Seger

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A day after the 5:3 victory in the same place, the Nati lost 1:5 to Latvia in Riga. From a Swiss point of view, the test match at the World Cup venue will only be remembered for one reason: Andres Ambühl is playing his 305th international match.

Sertig’s tireless striker draws level with Mathias Seger. Now they share the title Swiss record player with the old buddies. If the 39-year-old HCD captain is not slowed down by national coach Fischer, Ambühl will secure the record for himself in the last three games before the World Cup.

Seger’s foresight

When Ambühl became a record player for the World Cup (now 123 games) a year ago, Seger, who had also played his 305th international match against Latvia, said: “I think it’s cool that Büeli is breaking all these records, I’m happy for him. But it can be he doesn’t care, he doesn’t play for records.” And added: “This engine, which it starts every time, is just incredible! If the car industry knew how this works, it would have switched to Büeli engines long ago.”

Ambühl said at the time: “I realize this is something special. However, at the moment success with the team is my priority, not personal matters. I can deal with the importance of this record later.”

‘Performance in training and in the game, not with statements’

He made his first appearance in the national team on December 4, 2003 in Zurich as the 13th striker in the 2-1 draw against Canada. The then national coach Köbi Kölliker said: “Ambühl works very hard in every training and match. A role model in character. He barely says three words, he convinces with performances in training and in the game, not with statements. » That hasn’t changed in 20 years.

In the record game, Ambühl is on the ice when Corvi scores the 1-0. The Latvians are then clearly better against the disappointing Swiss and win 5-1 thanks to goals from Andersons, Abols, Lomelis, Tumanovs and Dzirkals (into an empty goal). You can only hope that the Swiss will show a different face at the World Cup in two weeks.

Source : Blick