FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, October 9, 2021
Northern Ireland WLWWD 0
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Switzerland WDWDD 2
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SUI112
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Match Report

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Super Steven Zuber helps Switzerland to victory over Northern Ireland

Steven Zuber and Christian Fassnacht both scored as Switzerland defeated 10-man Northern Ireland 2-0 in their World Cup Group C qualifier.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
6
Saves
1
27.6
Possession
72.4
2
SHOTS
27
1
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
127
Accurate Passes
498
228
Passes
591
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
58
20
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
7
3
Effective Tackles
6
6
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
7
26
Effective Clearances
9
26
Clearances
9

Head to Head

SUI leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 4Nico ElvediCD-L
  3. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 2Kevin MbabuRB
  6. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 8Remo FreulerLM
  8. 6Denis ZakariaRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 14Steven ZuberAM-L
  11. 11Renato SteffenAM-R

NIR · 5-4-1

  1. 1Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
  2. 20Craig CathcartCD
  3. 22Ciaron BrownCD-L
  4. 4Danny BallardCD-R
  5. 3Jamal LewisLB
  6. 17Paddy McNairRB
  7. 15Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  8. 8Steven DavisCM-R
  9. 6George SavilleLM
  10. 14Stuart DallasRM
  11. 9Conor WashingtonF

Timeline

  1. 23' Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Second yellow card to Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland).
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Switzerland 1, Northern Ireland 0. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  4. 53' Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Schär replaces Manuel Akanji.
  5. 62' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Conor Washington.
  6. 80' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Ciaron Brown.
  7. 80' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Jones replaces Jordan Thompson.
  8. 80' Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Kevin Mbabu.
  9. 81' Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Steven Zuber.
  10. 86' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Bradley replaces Stuart Dallas.
  11. 88' Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 89' Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 89' Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Switzerland 2, Northern Ireland 0. Christian Fassnacht (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo following a fast break.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Breel Embolo.

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