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Summary: Ireland 0-1 Switzerland in Friendly Match 2024
Best plays and summary of Switzerland's victory against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Great game by Xherdan Shaqiri.
Game over
The referee whistles the end of the game, Switzerland wins the match.
🚨 90'
4 minutes of compensation are added.
⏱️ 86'
The pace drops a little and the two teams begin to try to take control of the ball.
⏱️ 81'
Adam Idah (Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses the top right corner.
⏱️ 76'
Dangerous play by Ireland, Adam Idah's shot went past the post and he was close to scoring a goal.
⏱️ 71'
Post! Adam Idah's (Ireland) shot with his right foot from very close range hit the post and came close to scoring a goal.
🟨 66'
First yellow card of the game and it goes to the player Silvan Widmer from Switzerland.
⏱️ 61'
Ireland makes its first changes in the game, betting everything on the offense and trying to tie the game.
⏱️ 56'
Switzerland maintains pressure all over the court in search of a defensive error and being able to counterattack.
⏱️ 51'
Switzerland maintains pressure all over the court in search of a defensive error and being able to counterattack.
🚨 46'
The second half begins, both teams want the victory.
Halftime
The teams go to half-time and the score is Ireland 0-1 Switzerland.
🚨 45'
4 minutes of compensation are added.
⏱️ 43'
Switzerland plays much better in the final minutes, puts Ireland in trouble and wants to score another goal before the end of the first half.
🚩 38'
Ireland will take their first corner kick of the game, there is danger in the Swiss goal.
⏱️ 33'
Great save by Gavin Bazunu! The Ireland goalkeeper avoids a dangerous play and sends the ball for a corner kick.
⏱️ 28'
Offside for Ireland, Josh Cullen made a through ball to Séamus Coleman but he was in an offside position.
⚽ 23'
Goooooal from Switzerland!
Xherdan Shaqiri scores from a direct free kick, left-footed shot from below and scores the first goal of the match.
⏱️ 20'
Switzerland with greater possession of the ball, their offense has been very good and they have achieved 3 dangerous attacks.
⏱️ 15'
Silvan Widmer's (Switzerland) shot is saved by Gavin Bazunu (Ireland), the match remains goalless and anyone could win.
🚩 10'
First corner kick of the game for Switzerland, Dan Ndoye will be in charge of taking it.
⏱️ 5'
Tight match in midfield, both teams look for their first scoring opportunities.
🚨 0'
The match begins, both teams will seek to win.
Minutes from start
We are a few minutes away from the game starting, the game presentation begins and the fans prepare to watch 90 minutes of football. There is excellent weather in Dublin, almost the entire stadium is full of fans and we are 5 minutes away from the referee blowing the starting whistle of the game.
Take advantage of this FIFA Date
These European teams take advantage of this week better than any other team by preparing 4 friendly games while other teams will only have 2. Ireland and Switzerland have their calendar full of important games, these games are important to give a last look at the players they will call for these tournaments and finish preparing your strategy for the next tournaments.
Substitutes
These are the players who will be on the bench:
Ireland: Caoimhin Kelleher, Jake O'Brien, Mark Travers, Adam Idah, Michael Obafemi, William Smallbone, Andy Moran, Joseph Hodge, Matt Doherty, Festy Ebosele, Jamie McGrath, Finn Azaz, Ryan Manning, Callum O'Dowda and Mark Sykes .
Switzerland: David Von Ballmoos, Noah Okafor, Renato Steffen, Denis Zakaria, Dereck Kutesa, Remo Freuler, Uran Bislimi, Jonas Omlin, Becir Omeragic, Ricardo Rodríguez, Cedric Zesiger and Kevin Mbabu.
Switzerland lineup
These are the XI players who will play today:
Yvon Mvogo, Fabian Schär, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Michel Aebischer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka, Vincent Sierro, Eray Cömert, Zeki Amdouni and Dan Ndoye.
Ireland lineup
These are the XI players who will play today:
Gavin Bazunu, Dara O'Shea, Andrew Omobamidele, Nathan Collins, Robbie Brady, Seamus Coleman, Josh Cullen, Jason Knight, Michael Johnston, Sammie Szmodics and Evan Ferguson.
Referees
The referee appointment for Ireland vs Switzerland is as follows:
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Ast. Referee 1: Adam Garner
Ast. Referee 2: Meghan Mullen
Fourth referee: Malik Badawi
Battle for victory
A great match between these two European teams is coming up. Stay tuned and below we share the statistics of the teams in their last confrontation. Ireland is the favorite to win the match based on statistics, the most outstanding is the ball control, which they had 56.3% in the match and managed to score 2 goals.
Last confrontation!
The last time these two teams met was on October 15, 2019 and on that occasion the match ended in a 2-0 victory for Switzerland at the Stade de Genève. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.
History between both teams
Switzerland and Ireland have faced each other on multiple occasions, of the last 3 games between these two teams, there was a draw and twice Ireland emerged winners. Today will be the fourth official match between these two teams, their last game was in 2019 and they have not played against each other since then.
Arrival Ireland
The Irish team is already in the stadium, they are doing their warm-up exercises and are ready for their game of the 2023-2024 season. Thousands of fans are outside the Aviva Stadium, little by little they enter their places and come to support their football team.
Welcome!
We are just under an hour before the match between Switzerland and Ireland kicks off at the Aviva Stadium. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it this afternoon? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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What time is the Ireland vs Switzerland match for Friendly Match 2024?
This is the start time of the game Ireland vs Switzerland of March 26th in several countries:
Argentina: 16:45 PM.
Bolivia: 15:45 PM.
Brazil: 16:45 PM.
Chile: 16:45 PM.
Colombia: 14:45 PM.
Ecuador: 14:45 AM.
United States (ET): 15:45 PM.
Spain: 20:45 PM.
Mexico: 13:45 PM.
Paraguay: 16:45 PM.
Peru: 14:45 PM.
Uruguay: 16:45 PM.
Ireland's latest lineup
These were the eleven players who started the last game:
Caoimhin Kelleher, Nathan Collins, Dara O'Shea, Andrew Omobamidele, William Smallbone, Josh Cullen, Robbie Brady, Seamus Coleman, Evan Ferguson, Sammie Szmodics and Chiedozie Ogbene.
Switzerland's latest lineup
These were the XI players who started the last game:
Yann Sommer, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodríguez, Fabian Schär, Denis Zakaria, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Dan Ndoye, Silvan Widmer, Noah Okafor and Ruben Vargas.
Featured in Ireland: Sammie Szmodics, a great future
Sammie Szmodics (#15) plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers of the EFL Championship, leading a dream tournament where many experts mention many proposals from other teams for the end of the season. At only 28 years old, in England he has scored a total of 21 goals in 36 games played, he is the highest scorer on his team and wants to finish the season being the highest scorer in the league. He was called up to the national team for the first time due to his great performance this season, he has only been in one game but it is expected that he can score his first goal against Switzerland.
Featured in Switzerland: Noah Okafor, player with a lot of potential
Striker Noah Okafor (#9) will be very active these days with his national team, he is a young player with a lot of potential who currently plays for AC Milan in Serie A, where he has scored 5 goals in 21 games played and in a few years He could be the best player on the team. He has played a total of 19 international matches, where he has managed to score on 2 occasions and it is very likely that we will see him scoring on Tuesday against Ireland.
Ireland: qualify for the world cup
Likewise, Ireland has several important matches this year, with the Nations League being the priority for them in 2024. In September, October and November they will have official matches against England, Finland and Greece, where Ireland must win to advance. to the next phase of the tournament. They also prepared 4 games to train with their players and structure their strategy for the Nations League against Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland and Portugal. Their last game was on March 23, 2024, they tied 0-0 against Belgium at the Aviva Stadium and thus tied their first match of 2024. They are the favorites to win, they have a team with high quality players that They will give the advantage and will have to exploit their experience against the opponent.
Switzerland: preparation for the World Cup qualifiers
Switzerland has several commitments this year, the first being the group stage of the Euro Cup which they will play in June of this year and then they will have to play the group stage of the Nations League which will be in September, October and November of this year. FIFA will take advantage of this date by having 4 friendly matches against Denmark, Estonia, Ireland and Austria. His goal is to take advantage of these games to work on the strategy he will use in the Euro Cup and also test some players who could enter the team's rotation. Their last match was on March 23, 2024, they tied 0-0 against Denmark at Parken and thus achieved their first draw in 2024. They are not the favorites to win the match, their young players want to surprise by playing with great speed and we could see them take the victory on Tuesday.
The stadium
The Aviva Stadium is located in the city of Dublin, Ireland. It will be the venue for this match and has a capacity of 51,711 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 14, 2010 and its construction cost 410 million dollars. The stadium will host this year's UEFA Europa League final as it is a high-level sporting venue.
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