World Cup - Qualification Europe
·2nd Round First leg
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Second leg
Switzerland0-0Northern Ireland
Aggregate
Northern Ireland0-1Switzerland
Through: Switzerland
- Ricardo Rodríguez 58' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Switzerland beat Northern Ireland 1-0. Scorers for Switzerland: Ricardo Rodríguez 58' (pen). Switzerland had 65% of possession.
Northern Ireland
Switzerland
- Full-time 0 - 1
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87'
Admir Mehmedi Out: Steven Zuber · Switzerland Substitution for Switzerland: Admir Mehmedi comes on for Steven Zuber
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83'
F. Frei Out: B. Džemaili · Switzerland Substitution for Switzerland: F. Frei comes on for B. Džemaili
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78'
C. Washington Out: K. Lafferty · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: C. Washington comes on for K. Lafferty
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77'
Breel Embolo Out: H. Seferović · Switzerland Substitution for Switzerland: Breel Embolo comes on for H. Seferović
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65'
G. Saville Out: C. Evans · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: G. Saville comes on for C. Evans
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58'
Ricardo Rodríguez 0-1 Penalty goal · Switzerland Ricardo Rodríguez converts from the spot for Switzerland (0-1)
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57'
C. Evans Yellow card · Northern Ireland Yellow card for C. Evans (Northern Ireland)
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52'
Jamie Ward Out: S. Dallas · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: Jamie Ward comes on for S. Dallas
- Half-time 0 - 0
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5'
Fabian Schär Yellow card · Switzerland Yellow card for Fabian Schär (Switzerland)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Northern Ireland
Switzerland
WWWLL
Last 5 matches WWWWL
1.7Goals scored per match2.3
0.6Goals conceded per match0.7
7Clean sheets6
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Northern Ireland4-3-3
Switzerland4-2-3-1
5
7.4
Akanji
Manuel Akanji
Player profile
22
7.1
Schär
5'
Fabian Schär
- 5'Yellow card
- 58'Penalty goal
14
7.4
Zuber
87'
Steven Zuber
- 87'Out
- 83'Out
21
6.5
Magennis
J. Magennis
Player profile
10
6.4
Lafferty
78'
K. Lafferty
- 78'Out
- 52'Out
16
6.7
Norwood
O. Norwood
Player profile
13
5.8
Evans
57'65'
C. Evans
- 57'Yellow card
- 65'Out
Northern Ireland4-3-3
Coach: M. O'Neill
Starting XI
- 1GK M. McGovern 6.4
- 4DF G. McAuley 6.5
- 5DF J. Evans 7.3
- 2DF Connor McLaughlin 6.1
- 8MF S. Davis 6.5
- 11MF Chris Brunt 7.0
- 13MF C. Evans57'65' 5.8
- 16MF O. Norwood 6.7
- 14MF S. Dallas52' 6.8
- 10FW K. Lafferty78' 6.4
- 21FW J. Magennis 6.5
Substitutes
- 19MF Jamie Ward52' 6.3
- 20MF G. Saville65' 6.5
- 9FW C. Washington78' 6.3
- 18DF A. Hughes
- 6DF L. Hodson
- 17MF P. McNair
- 7MF J. Jones
- 22DF R. McArdle
- 15MF M. Lund
- 23— R. Carroll
- 12GK A. Mannus
- 3MF S. Ferguson
Switzerland4-2-3-1
Coach: V. Petković
Starting XI
- 1GK Yann Sommer 6.9
- 2DF Stephan Lichtsteiner 7.3
- 13DF Ricardo Rodríguez58' 7.8
- 22DF Fabian Schär5' 7.1
- 5DF Manuel Akanji 7.4
- 15MF B. Džemaili83' 6.6
- 14MF Steven Zuber87' 7.4
- 23MF Xherdan Shaqiri 7.3
- 10MF Granit Xhaka 7.6
- 17MF Denis Zakaria 7.6
- 9FW H. Seferović77' 7.0
Substitutes
- 7FW Breel Embolo77' 6.7
- 20MF F. Frei83' 6.3
- 18MF Admir Mehmedi87' 6.6
- 6DF Michael Lang
- 12GK M. Hitz
- 4DF Nico Elvedi
- 3DF Léo Lacroix
- 11MF Edimilson Fernandes
- 8MF Remo Freuler
- 21GK R. Burki
- 16MF G. Fernandes
- 19FW M. Gavranović
Northern Ireland
Switzerland
35%
65%
5
Shots
16
0
On target
2
4
Off target
9
1
Corners
4
17
Fouls
15
0
Offsides
3
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
2
Saves
0
282
Passes
527
64%
Pass accuracy
82%