UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Republic of Ireland DWDWD 0
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Switzerland LLDWL 2
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SUI112
Stade de Genève · 24,766 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Switzerland down Ireland to revive Euro 2020 hopes

Switzerland revived their hopes of qualifying directly for Euro 2020 with a 2-0 win over Ireland in rain-soaked Geneva on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
2
43.7
Possession
56.3
9
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
256
Accurate Passes
347
335
Passes
429
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
23
0.5
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
9
19
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SUI · 3-4-3

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 22Fabian SchärCD
  3. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  4. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  5. 17Denis ZakariaCM-L
  6. 10Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 13Ricardo RodríguezLM
  8. 2Stephan LichtsteinerRM
  9. 9Haris SeferovicF
  10. 18Admir MehmediCF-L
  11. 7Breel EmboloCF-R

IRL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 4Shane DuffyCD
  3. 3Enda StevensCD-L
  4. 5John EganCD-R
  5. 6Glenn WhelanSW
  6. 8Alan BrowneCM-L
  7. 13Jeff HendrickCM-R
  8. 11James McCleanLM
  9. 2Seamus ColemanRM
  10. 22James CollinsCF-L
  11. 17Aaron ConnollyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Switzerland 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi.
  2. 28' Substitution, Switzerland. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Admir Mehmedi because of an injury.
  3. 32' Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 32' Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 34' Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum O'Dowda replaces James Collins.
  7. 46' Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 55' Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Scott Hogan replaces Aaron Connolly.
  11. 70' Substitution, Switzerland. Remo Freuler replaces Stephan Lichtsteiner.
  12. 76' Second yellow card to Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) for hand ball.
  13. 77' Penalty saved! Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  14. 88' Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Breel Embolo.
  15. 90'+3' Own Goal by Shane Duffy, Republic of Ireland. Switzerland 2, Republic of Ireland 0.

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