Wales vs Switzerland, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Wales
  • 15': Sophie Ingle
  • 35': Hannah Cain
  • 46': Lily Woodham
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3 - 2
Switzerland
  • 18': Aurélie Csillag
  • 71': Iman Beney

About

Wales are hosting Switzerland at Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez De La Frontera, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Handball by Rachel Rowe (Wales Women).
  • 5': Corner, Wales Women. Conceded by Iman Beney.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ceri Holland (Wales Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iman Beney.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Riola Xhemaili (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 14': Foul by Noemi Ivelj (Switzerland).
  • 14': Rachel Rowe (Wales Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Goal! Wales Women 1, Switzerland 0. Sophie Ingle (Wales Women) header from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 18': Goal! Wales Women 1, Switzerland 1. Aurélie Csillag (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Géraldine Reuteler with a through ball.
  • 19': Ceri Holland (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Riola Xhemaili (Switzerland).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iman Beney.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Rachel Rowe (Wales Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hannah Cain.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Lia Wälti (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sydney Schertenleib.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riola Xhemaili.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Iman Beney (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lia Wälti.
  • 29': Carrie Jones (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Nadine Riesen (Switzerland).
  • 29': Foul by Aurélie Csillag (Switzerland).
  • 29': Hayley Ladd (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Carrie Jones (Wales Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 32': Foul by Carrie Jones (Wales Women).
  • 32': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Hannah Cain (Wales Women).
  • 34': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Lia Wälti (Switzerland).
  • 34': Rachel Rowe (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Goal! Wales Women 2, Switzerland 1. Hannah Cain (Wales Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sophie Ingle with a through ball.
  • 37': Foul by Angharad James-Turner (Wales Women).
  • 37': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 39': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Angharad James-Turner.
  • 42': Foul by Angharad James-Turner (Wales Women).
  • 42': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Wales Women 2, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wales Women 2, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Laia Ballesté replaces Viola Calligaris.
  • 45': Substitution, Wales Women. Laura Hughes replaces Carrie Jones.
  • 45': Substitution, Wales Women. Lily Woodham replaces Ffion Morgan.
  • 46': Goal! Wales Women 3, Switzerland 1. Lily Woodham (Wales Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
  • 51': Ceri Holland (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Lia Wälti (Switzerland).
  • 52': Foul by Lily Woodham (Wales Women).
  • 52': Riola Xhemaili (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Laia Ballesté (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lia Wälti.
  • 53': Ceri Holland (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Iman Beney (Switzerland).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Aurélie Csillag (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nadine Riesen with a cross.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ceri Holland (Wales Women).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Offside, Wales Women. Lily Woodham is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Hannah Cain (Wales Women).
  • 60': Riola Xhemaili (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Wales Women. Esther Morgan replaces Ceri Holland because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Wales Women. Elise Hughes replaces Hannah Cain.
  • 62': Handball by Lia Wälti (Switzerland).
  • 63': Foul by Angharad James-Turner (Wales Women).
  • 63': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Noëlle Maritz (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iman Beney.
  • 66': Substitution, Switzerland. Alisha Lehmann replaces Lia Wälti.
  • 66': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Lily Woodham.
  • 68': Angharad James-Turner (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Iman Beney (Switzerland).
  • 69': Elise Hughes (Wales Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Laia Ballesté (Switzerland).
  • 71': Goal! Wales Women 3, Switzerland 2. Iman Beney (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Wales Women. Rhiannon Roberts replaces Sophie Ingle.
  • 76': Substitution, Wales Women. Mared Griffiths replaces Rachel Rowe.
  • 77': Foul by Esther Morgan (Wales Women).
  • 77': Iman Beney (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Rhiannon Roberts (Wales Women).
  • 78': Iman Beney (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Iman Beney (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riola Xhemaili with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Aurélie Csillag (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadine Riesen with a cross.
  • 80': Offside, Switzerland. Aurélie Csillag is caught offside.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Safia Middleton-Patel (Wales Women).
  • 81': Substitution, Switzerland. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic replaces Nadine Riesen.
  • 81': Substitution, Switzerland. Leila Wandeler replaces Riola Xhemaili.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Angharad James-Turner (Wales Women).
  • 84': Iman Beney (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Angharad James-Turner (Wales Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Mared Griffiths (Wales Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Esther Morgan following a fast break.
  • 89': Foul by Mia Ross (Wales Women).
  • 89': Iman Beney (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Switzerland. Leela Egli replaces Iman Beney.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Switzerland. Eseosa Aigbogun replaces Noëlle Maritz.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Wales Women. Conceded by Eseosa Aigbogun.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Wales Women. Elise Hughes is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Wales Women. Mared Griffiths is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wales Women 3, Switzerland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Wales Women 3, Switzerland 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 0
64.5 Possession 35.5
16 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
501 Accurate Passes 248
577 Passes 320
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
18 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.0
30 Long Balls 39
16 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 0
16 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 14
5 Effective Clearances 32
5 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Estadio Municipal de Chapín
Location: Jerez De La Frontera, Spain
Attendance: 40

Line-Ups

WAL Wales (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
21 Safia Middleton-Patel (GK)
14 Hayley Ladd
3 Gemma Evans
6 Mia Ross
13 Rachel Rowe
4 Sophie Ingle
8 Angharad James-Turner Yellow Card
7 Ceri Holland
23 Ffion Morgan
11 Hannah Cain
20 Carrie Jones
Wales Substitutes:
Tianna Teisar, Ella Powell, Rhiannon Roberts, Elise Hughes, Lily Woodham, Olivia Clark, Poppy Lyons-Walker, Annie Wilding, Esther Morgan, Laura Hughes, Charlie Estcourt, Mared Griffiths, Mary Mcateer.

SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Elvira Herzog (GK)
4 Noemi Ivelj
18 Viola Calligaris
5 Noelle Maritz
8 Nadine Riesen
10 Sydney Schertenleib
13 Lia Wälti
6 Géraldine Reuteler
16 Aurélie Csillag
15 Iman Beney
7 Riola Xhemaili
Switzerland Substitutes:
Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Leila Wandeler, Meriame Terchoun, Laia Ballesté, Alisha Lehmann, Eseosa Aigbogun, Livia Peng, Svenja Fölmli, Leela Egli, Nadine Böhi, Smilla Vallotto, Coumba Sow.

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