N Ireland vs Switzerland 2025 International Friendly

Northern Ireland

16': Isaac Price

FT
1 - 1

Switzerland

28': Vincent Sierro

Introduction

Northern Ireland are hosting Switzerland at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

5': Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Stefan Gartenmann (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 0. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
28': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1. Vincent Sierro (Switzerland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
36': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1.
45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1.
56': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dale Taylor replaces Lee Bonis.
57': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Donley replaces Paul Smyth.
59': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Rubén Vargas.
59': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Michel Aebischer.
60': Substitution, Switzerland. Joël Monteiro replaces Breel Embolo.
68': Substitution, Switzerland. Alvyn Sanches replaces Dan Ndoye.
68': Substitution, Switzerland. Lucas Blondel replaces Isaac Schmidt.
69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Justin Devenny replaces George Saville.
75': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Terry Devlin replaces Ethan Galbraith.
88': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Vincent Sierro.
90'+3': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 17,862

Statistics

SUI		NIR
14	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
80	Possession	20
6	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
647	Accurate Passes	117
714	Passes	171
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.4
59	Long Balls	36
38	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	12
15	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	5
13	Effective Clearances	26
13	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Northern Ireland (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Pierce Charles (GK)
22	Ciaron Brown
17	Paddy McNair
20	Brodie Spencer
5	Trai Hume
19	Shea Charles
6	George Saville
11	Paul Smyth
9	Lee Bonis
14	Isaac Price
7	Ethan Galbraith

Substitutes:

Terry Devlin, Kofi Balmer, Jamie Donley, Ross McCausland, Brad Lyons, Dale Taylor, Ruairi Mcconville, Ronan Hale, Luke Southwood, Callum Marshall, Aaron Donnelly, Justin Devenny, Conor Hazard, Jordan Thompson.

Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
16	Cédric Zesiger
26	Stefan Gartenmann
13	Ricardo Rodríguez
24	Isaac Schmidt
20	Michel Aebischer
10	Vincent Sierro
6	Denis Zakaria
7	Breel Embolo
17	Ruben Vargas
11	Dan Ndoye

Substitutes:

Eray Cömert, Yvon Mvogo, Andi Zeqiri, Aurèle Amenda, Joel Monteiro, Lucas Blondel, Fabian Rieder, Miro Muheim, Djibril Sow, Alvyn Sanches, Albian Hajdari, Pascal Loretz.

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