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Rep. of Ireland vs Switzerland match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 2 June 1985, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
3-0
Switzerland
Competition:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
Referee:
Paolo Bergamo, Livorno /
Italy
Attendance, venue:
16 918, Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Goals:
1-0 (7') Frank Stapleton, 2-0 (33') Tony Grealish, 3-0 (57') Kevin Sheedy
Rep. of Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.221
Managed by team manager Eoin Hand
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Jim McDonagh  
22
32
Gillingham FC, Gillingham
Dave Langan  
18
28
Oxford United FC, Oxford
David O'Leary  
36
27
Arsenal FC, London
Mick McCarthy  
9
26
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Jim Beglin  
8
21
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Gerry Daly   46' 
43
31
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
46' Ronnie Whelan  
14
23
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Tony Grealish   61' 
43
28
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
61' Paul McGrath  
5
25
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Liam Brady  
53
29
FC Inter, Milano
Kevin Sheedy  
6
25
Everton FC, Liverpool
Frank Stapleton  Captain 
45
28
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Michael Robinson  
21
26
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
Switzerland football team line-up in match Nr.461
Managed by national coach Paul Wolfisberg
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Karl Engel   23' 
22
32
Neuchâtel Xamax FC, Neuchâtel
23' Erich Burgener  
63
34
Servette FC, Genève
Heinz Lüdi  
41
26
FC Zürich, Zürich
Charles In-Albon  
32
27
Grasshopper Club, Zürich
André Egli  
50
27
BV Borussia, Dortmund
Roger Wehrli  Captain 
63
29
Grasshopper Club, Zürich
Michel Decastel  
16
29
Servette FC, Genève
Alain Geiger  
30
24
Servette FC, Genève
Heinz Hermann  
61
27
Grasshopper Club, Zürich
Umberto Barberis   59' 
54
32
Servette FC, Genève
59' Georges Bregy  
15
27
BSC Young Boys, Bern
Manfred Braschler  
20
26
FC St Gallen, St. Gallen
Christian Matthey  
4
23
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №130, 03 Jun 1985; Irish Newspaper Archives
Der Bund (Bern), №126, 03 Jun 1985; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Freiburger Nachrichten (Fribourg), №126, 03 Jun 1985; E-newspaperarchives.ch
La Liberté (Fribourg), №201, 03 Jun 1985; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Nouvelliste et Feuille d’Avis du Valais (Sion), №126, 03 Jun 1985; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Neue Zürcher Nachrichten (Zürich), №125, 03 Jun 1985; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Thuner Tagblatt (Thun), №126, 03 Jun 1985; E-newspaperarchives.ch
Giornale del Popolo (Lugano), №126, 03 Jun 1985; Archivio digitale Sbt dei Quotidiani e Periodici
Comments

Vijay77 - posted on 4 February 2018 at 17:19:20

According to 3 different sources it was Heinz Hermann and not Georges Bregy that started the match, while Georges Bregy came in as a substitute for Umberto Barberis after 59’.
(...)

Outcaster - posted on 15 May 2022 at 19:00:53

Att.: 16 918 (link: )

dudd - posted on 19 May 2023 at 21:52:37

Full video
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Ireland v. Switzerland
02.06.1985
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
youtube.com
Rep. of Ireland vs Switzerland post-match head-to-head
WP
66.7
P
9
W
6
D
0
L
3
GF
13
GA
4
GF/P
1.444
GA/P
0.444
Av attendance
24 405
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Rep. of Ireland:
players - 13 (from 11 clubs)
goals - 3 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.374 (born 1952-1963)
average caps - 24.846
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Switzerland:
players - 13 (from 8 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 28.441 (born 1951-1961)
average caps - 36.231
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs Spain 0-0
Cork, Sunday 26 May 1985
Next match:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Switzerland vs Rep. of Ireland 0-0
Bern, Wednesday 11 September 1985
Rep. of Ireland matches
Switzerland national team matches
Previous match:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Soviet Union vs Switzerland 4-0
Moscow, Thursday 2 May 1985
Next match:
Friendly International
Switzerland vs Turkey 0-0
St. Gallen, Wednesday 28 August 1985
Switzerland matches
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Don Givens (1969 - 1980) - 19 goals
2. Noel Cantwell (1956 - 1967) - 14 goals
3. Frank Stapleton (1976 - 1985) - 13 goals
4. Jimmy Dunne (1930 - 1938) - 13 goals
... Tony Grealish (1978 - 1985) - 8 goals
... Dermot Curtis (1956 - 1960) - 8 goals
... Kevin Sheedy (1983 - 1985) - 2 goals
(correct as of June 2, 1985)
top Rep. of Ireland scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 02 Jun 1985
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 3-0 Switzerland
Goals: Stapleton 7, Grealish 33, Sheedy 57

Rep. of Ireland: McDonagh, Langan, O'Leary, McCarthy, Beglin, Daly (Whelan 46), Grealish (McGrath 61), Brady, Sheedy, Stapleton (c), Robinson. Managed by Hand.

Switzerland: Engel (Burgener 23), Lüdi, In-Albon, Egli, Wehrli (c), Decastel, Geiger, Hermann, Barberis (Bregy 59), Braschler, Matthey. Managed by Wolfisberg.

Att: 16 918,
Ref: Bergamo (Italy)

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