Healy gives Swiss fright at the death
Switzerland 0 - Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland produced a stout defensive display to frustrate Switzerland at the Hardturm Stadium yesterday.
Northern Ireland produced a stout defensive display to frustrate Switzerland at the Hardturm Stadium yesterday.
The visitors' all-time leading scorer David Healy almost grabbed a win late in the second half but Pascal Zuberbuhler produced a fine fingertip save to push the ball over the bar.
Northern Ireland: Carroll, A Hughes, Craigan, Williams, Capaldi, Gillespie, Sonner, Johnson, Elliott, Healy, Smith. Substitutes: Taylor, Duff, McVeigh, Murdock, Brunt, Hamilton.
Switzerland: Zuberbuhler, Haas, Muller, Murat Yakin, Spycher, Huggel, Vogel, Wicky, Cabanas, Hakan Yakin, Vonlanthen. Substitutes: Roth, Henchoz, Lonfat, Muff, Frei, Magnin.
Referee: N Vollquartz (Den).
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