FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Northern Ireland vs Switzerland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Northern Ireland
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0 - 0
Switzerland

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Northern Ireland are hosting Switzerland at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 7': Offside, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria tries a through ball, but Ruben Vargas is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Craig Cathcart following a fast break.
  • 14': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 14': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 14': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Fabian Frei (Switzerland).
  • 15': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Fabian Frei (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland).
  • 16': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Michael Smith (Northern Ireland).
  • 24': Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Foul by Conor Washington (Northern Ireland).
  • 26': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Penalty Switzerland. Ruben Vargas draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty saved! Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 36': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Cathcart.
  • 39': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Alistair McCann.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 44': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
  • 45'+1': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 48': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland).
  • 48': Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Vargas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 50': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
  • 52': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
  • 52': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 53': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 59': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 59': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Substitution, Switzerland. Steven Zuber replaces Christian Fassnacht.
  • 59': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Fabian Frei.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 67': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Bradley replaces Michael Smith because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Conor Washington.
  • 69': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 71': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 72': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 72': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Jordan Thompson.
  • 76': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 76': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair McCann with a headed pass.
  • 78': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair McCann with a cross.
  • 80': Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 82': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 86': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Jones replaces Shayne Lavery.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Denis Zakaria.
  • 86': Substitution, Switzerland. Jordan Lotomba replaces Silvan Widmer.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba.
  • 90'+2': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 0, Switzerland 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 3
75.3 Possession 24.7
8 SHOTS 4
3 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
606 Accurate Passes 137
699 Passes 225
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 3
28 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 66
32 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 6
5 Tackles 10
1.0 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 19
17 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 15,660

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Belarus 0 0 0
2 Greece 0 0 0
3 Scotland 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
20 Craig Cathcart
22 Ciaron Brown Yellow Card
4 Danny Ballard
3 Jamal Lewis Yellow Card
19 Michael Smith Yellow Card
8 Steven Davis
15 Jordan Thompson
16 Alistair McCann
9 Conor Washington
17 Shayne Lavery
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Shane Ferguson, Conor Bradley, Dion Charles, Conor Hazard, Niall McGinn, Gavin Whyte, Jordan Jones, George Saville, Kyle Lafferty, Alfie McCalmont, Tom Flanagan, Trevor Carson.

SUI Switzerland (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
4 Nico Elvedi
5 Manuel Akanji
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
3 Silvan Widmer
10 Fabian Frei Yellow Card
6 Denis Zakaria Yellow Card
8 Remo Freuler
9 Haris Seferovic
18 Ruben Vargas
16 Christian Fassnacht
Switzerland Substitutes:
Steven Zuber, Jordan Lotomba, Gregor Kobel, Yvon Mvogo, Michel Aebischer, Ulisses Garcia, Fabian Schär, Cédric Zesiger, Sandro Lauper, Andi Zeqiri, Djibril Sow, Renato Steffen.

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