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FT Friday, March 25, 2016
Switzerland LWWLW 0
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Republic of Ireland WWLDW 1
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Match Report

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Republic of Ireland hold on vs. Switzerland for 1-0 win in Dublin

Ciaran Clark's early header ensured the Republic of Ireland's preparations for the Euro 2016 finals began with a victory vs. Switzerland.

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Head to Head

SUI leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

IRL

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 24Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 29Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 19Robbie BradyLB
  5. 2Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 22Stephen QuinnCM-L
  7. 18David MeylerCM-R
  8. 7Aiden McGeadyLM
  9. 30Alan JudgeRM
  10. 13Kevin DoyleCF-L
  11. 9Shane LongCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Wes HoolahanSUB
  2. 3Paul McShaneSUB
  3. 16Robert ElliotSUB
  4. 28Jonathan HayesSUB
  5. 15Cyrus ChristieSUB
  6. 11James McCleanSUB
  7. 1David FordeSUB
  8. 17Stephen WardSUB
  9. 27Stephen GleesonSUB
  10. 12Alex PearceSUB
  11. 21Daryl MurphySUB
  12. 26Eunan O'KaneSUB
  13. 31Matt DohertySUB
  14. 5Richard KeoghSUB
  15. 8James McCarthySUB

SUI

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 4Timm KloseCD-L
  3. 22Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 6Michael LangRB
  6. 10Granit XhakaCM
  7. 15Blerim DžemailiLM
  8. 11Valon BehramiRM
  9. 9Haris SeferovicF
  10. 18Admir MehmediLF
  11. 7Breel EmboloRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Roman BürkiSUB
  2. 17Pajtim KasamiSUB
  3. 14Renato SteffenSUB
  4. 12Marwin HitzSUB
  5. 16Gelson FernandesSUB
  6. 5Silivan WidmerSUB
  7. 3Francois MoubandjeSUB
  8. 19Shani TarashajSUB
  9. 20Philippe SenderosSUB
  10. 8Luca ZuffiSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) Goal at 2'
  2. 27' Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 27'
  3. 40' Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland) Yellow Card at 40'
  4. 60' Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) Yellow Card at 60'
  5. 61' Eunan O'Kane (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 61'
  6. 61' Jonathan Hayes (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 61'
  7. 61' James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 61'
  8. 62' Renato Steffen (Switzerland) Substitution at 62'
  9. 71' Pajtim Kasami (Switzerland) Substitution at 71'
  10. 71' Shani Tarashaj (Switzerland) Substitution at 71'
  11. 71' Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland) Substitution at 72'
  12. 78' François Moubandje (Switzerland) Substitution at 78'
  13. 79' Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 79'
  14. 82' Silivan Widmer (Switzerland) Substitution at 82'
  15. 84' James McClean (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 84'

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