International Friendly

Northern Ireland vs Switzerland, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Northern Ireland
  • 16': Isaac Price
FT
1 - 1
Switzerland
  • 28': Vincent Sierro

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland).
  • 1': Stefan Gartenmann (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  • 2': Foul by Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland).
  • 2': Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 5': Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland).
  • 5': Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Foul by Isaac Price (Northern Ireland).
  • 7': Isaac Schmidt (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).
  • 8': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 14': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Stefan Gartenmann (Switzerland).
  • 15': Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 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.
  • 19': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
  • 20': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).
  • 22': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 22': Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Offside, Switzerland. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
  • 25': Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 28': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 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.
  • 30': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 32': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 32': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 36': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Isaac Schmidt (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  • 39': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 39': Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland).
  • 40': Vincent Sierro (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Lee Bonis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 45': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 47': Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).
  • 50': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 50': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Isaac Schmidt (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Stefan Gartenmann (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 54': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 54': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 56': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 56': Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 61': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 61': Isaac Schmidt (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Vincent Sierro.
  • 63': Offside, Northern Ireland. George Saville is caught offside.
  • 65': Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  • 67': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
  • 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.
  • 70': Foul by Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland).
  • 70': Lucas Blondel (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Dale Taylor (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Cédric Zesiger.
  • 75': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Terry Devlin replaces Ethan Galbraith.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alvyn Sanches with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
  • 80': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Vincent Sierro.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Dale Taylor (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 90'+3': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 1, Switzerland 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

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

Line-Ups

NIR 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 Yellow Card
9 Lee Bonis Yellow Card
14 Isaac Price
7 Ethan Galbraith
Northern Ireland 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.

SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

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