Northern Ireland vs Switzerland

Friendlies - Friendlies 1 21 Mar 2025, 19:45
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Switzerland
Switzerland
🏟 Windsor Park (Belfast) 👤 M. Al Hakim

Match report

Northern Ireland were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in the Friendlies - Friendlies 1 on 21 March 2025.

Switzerland dominated possession with 80% of the ball, while Northern Ireland had 9 shots to Switzerland's 6.

The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast), with M. Al Hakim in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 20% - 80% Shots 9 - 6 On target 3 - 2 Corners 3 - 7 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Vincent Sierro
Switzerland · 1 goal
8 Cedric Zesiger 124 passes (96% accurate)
8 Ricardo Rodríguez 1 assist
7 Isaac Price 1 goal
7 Pierce Charles captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 5–4
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–1
Ball Possession 17–83 —
Corners 0–4 3–3
Attacks 22–48 33–73
Match statistics
3 Corners 7
4 Substitution 6
55 Attacks 121
22 Dangerous Attacks 59
3 On Target 2
5 Off Target 4
9 Shots Total 6
3 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 0
3 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 14
3 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
20% Ball Possession 80%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
170 Passes Total 718
116 Passes Accurate 647
Line-ups 4-3-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northern Ireland · 4-3-2-1
23 P. Charles
5 T. Hume 17 P. McNair 22 C. Brown 20 B. Spencer
11 P. Smyth 19 S. Charles 6 G. Saville
7 E. Galbraith 14 I. Price
9 L. Bonis
Switzerland · 4-2-3-1
1 G. Kobel
24 I. Schmidt 26 S. Gartenmann 16 C. Zesiger 13 R. Rodríguez
6 D. Zakaria 10 V. Sierro
11 D. Ndoye 20 M. Aebischer 17 R. Vargas
7 B. Embolo
Northern Ireland
Coach
M. O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 18 Dale Taylor
  • 10 Jamie Donley
  • 16 Justin Devenny
  • 2 Terry Devlin
  • 1 Conor Hazard
  • 12 Luke Southwood
  • 3 Ruairi McConville
  • 25 Kofi Balmer
  • 4 Aaron Donnelly
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 13 Bradley Lyons
  • 8 Callum Marshall
  • 24 Ross McCausland
  • 21 Ronan Hale
Switzerland
Coach
M. Yakın
Substitutes
  • 22 Fabian Rieder
  • 9 Andi Zeqiri
  • 19 Joël Monteiro
  • 2 Lucas Blondel
  • 25 Alvyn Sanches
  • 15 Djibril Sow
  • 21 Pascal Loretz
  • 12 Yvon Mvogo
  • 18 Eray Cömert
  • 5 Aurèle Amenda
  • 4 Miro Muheim
  • 3 Albian Hajdari
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ D. Taylor ↓ L. Bonis Northern Ireland
  • 57' ↑ J. Donley ↓ P. Smyth Northern Ireland
  • 59' ↑ F. Rieder ↓ M. Aebischer Switzerland
  • 59' ↑ A. Zeqiri ↓ R. Vargas Switzerland
  • 60' ↑ J. Monteiro ↓ B. Embolo Switzerland
  • 68' ↑ L. Blondel ↓ I. Schmidt Switzerland
  • 68' ↑ A. Sanches ↓ D. Ndoye Switzerland
  • 69' ↑ J. Devenny ↓ G. Saville Northern Ireland
  • 75' ↑ T. Devlin ↓ E. Galbraith Northern Ireland
  • 88' ↑ D. Sow ↓ V. Sierro Switzerland
Cards
  • 5' L. Bonis Northern Ireland
  • 15' S. Gartenmann Switzerland
  • 37' R. Vargas Switzerland
  • 40' P. Smyth Northern Ireland
  • 90+3' D. Zakaria Switzerland
Head-to-head
Northern Ireland 0 2 draws 1 Switzerland
2025-03-21 Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 1 - 1
2021-10-09 Switzerland vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
2021-09-08 Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 0 - 0
Recent form
Northern Ireland W D W W W
Switzerland D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northern Ireland vs Switzerland?
Northern Ireland drew 1-1 against Switzerland on 21 March 2025.
Who won Northern Ireland vs Switzerland?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Northern Ireland vs Switzerland played?
The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast).
Who had more possession in Northern Ireland vs Switzerland?
Switzerland had 80% of possession, compared to 20% for the other side.