English:
Northern Ireland and Switzerland drew 1-1 in a thrilling friendly match played at Windsor Park in Belfast on March 21, 2025. The match, refereed by Mohammed Al-Hakim from Sweden, was characterized by its intensity and a closely fought scoreline. Northern Ireland took the lead in the 16th minute with a goal from I. Price, assisted by G. Saville. However, Switzerland equalized in the 29th minute with a goal from V. Sierro, assisted by R. Rodriguez. The game was marked by rough play, with a total of 25 fouls, 4 yellow cards (two for each team), and a clear possession advantage for Switzerland (81% to Northern Ireland’s 19%). Despite the possession disparity, Northern Ireland created more scoring chances (9 shots to 6), although with less accuracy on target.
Substitutions northern ireland: at minute 56 J. Donley came in and L. Bonis went out., at minute 56 D. Taylor came in and P. Smyth went out., at minute 69 J. Devenny came in and G. Saville went out., at minute 74 T. Devlin came in and E. Galbraith went out.
Substitutions switzerland: at minute 59 A. Zeqiri came in and R. Vargas went out., at minute 59 F. Rieder came in and M. Aebischer went out., at minute 59 J. Monteiro came in and B. Embolo went out., at minute 68 A. Sanches came in and D. Ndoye went out., at minute 68 L. Blondel came in and I. Schmidt went out., at minute 87 D. Sow came in and V. Sierro went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Northern Ireland
Titulares:
Switzerland
Titulares:
class=”wg_loader”>
