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07.09.2004 at 19:30 Neufeld - Berne Attendance:
Switzerland 4 - 2 Under 21
Referee: European Qualifier-match

Goalscorers
Lichtsteiner 4
Margairaz 49, 55
McCarthy 80 (og)
Stephen Elliott (63)
Aidan Mc Geady (pen.) (87)
Opening squads
Diego Benaglio (GK)
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Alain Rochat (C)
Steve von Bergen
Philippe Senderos
Rijat Shala
Davide Calla
Kulaksizoglu Baykal
David Degen
Xavier Margairaz
Reto Ziegler
Wayne Henderson
Stephen Kelly
John Fitzgerald
Darren Potter
Paddy Mc Carthy
Glenn Whelan
Aidan Mc Geady
Liam Kearney
Stephen Capper
Stephen Elliott
Kevin Doyle
Substitutes
Johnny Leoni (GK)
Fabrizio Zambrella
Blerim Dzemaili
David Marazzi
Nicolas Weber
Albert Bunjaku
Mijat Maric
Brian Murphy
Henry Mc Stay
Kevin Foley
Sean Thornton
Jay Tabb
William Flood
Daryl Murphy
Substitutions
Dzemaili for Ziegler 69 mins,
Zambrella for Lichtsteiner 85 mins
Weber for Degan 90 mins
Jay Tabb -> Kevin Doyle (54)
William Flood -> Liam Kearney (61)
Sean Thornton -> Stephen Capper (78)
Yellow cards
Baykal 43 mins Sean Thornton (79)
Red cards
None None.
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report


Pictures from the match
An early goal from Stefan Lichtsteiner was the foundation as Switzerland secured an impressive Group 4 victory against the Republic of Ireland in Berne.

Marguairaz double
Lichtsteiner headed the Swiss in front in the fourth minute, although the home side had to then wait until the opening minutes of the second half to add to their lead. Xavier Marguairaz turned in Alain Rochat's free-kick to make it 2-0 in the 49th minute, and the same player scored his second and Switzerland's third three minutes before the hour.

Two-goal cushion
Although Stephen Elliot pulled a goal back six minutes later, Paddy McCarthy's own goal ten minutes from time restored Switzerland's three-goal cushion and rendered Aiden McGeady's 86th-minute penalty little consolation. Switzerland will be hoping to carry their form into their visit to Israel on 8 October, while Ireland's next match is a trip to France.
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