Wales v Switzerland, 09 October 1999

Score2-0 to Switzerland
RefereeSpiridon Papadakos
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group 1
VenueRacecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance5,064
Kick-off: 7:30pm BST Switzerland punished Wales´ defensive weaknesses without mercy to end their EURO 2000 qualifying campaign on a winning note at Wrexham. The Swiss finished level with Denmark in the Group One table, but miss out on qualification for the final tournament by virtue of their record against Denmark in the direct encounters between the two teams.

0  Wales

Manager: Mark Hughes

2  Switzerland

Manager: Gilbert Gress

Goals:

Goals:

Patrick Bühlmann 17 G
Alexandre Rey 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Paul Jones
Defender Darren Barnard
Defender Noel Blake
Defender Chris Coleman
Defender Mark Delaney
Defender Robert Page
Midfielder John Oster
Midfielder John Robinson
Midfielder Robbie Savage
Midfielder Gary Speed (captain)
Forward Dean Saunders

Starting lineup:

Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper
Bernt Haas Defender
Marc Hodel Defender
Patrick Bühlmann Midfielder
Franco Di Jorio Midfielder
Johann Vogel Midfielder (captain)
Alexandre Rey Forward
Davide Sesa Forward

Substitutions:

John Hartson for Dean Saunders 66
Matthew Jones for John Oster 77
Neil Roberts for Noel Blake 77

Substitutions:

Alexandre Comisetti for Alexandre Rey 67
Thomas Wyss for Christophe Jacquet 72

Cards:

Chris Coleman 67 Y
Darren Barnard 88 Y

Cards:

Pascal Zuberbühler 50 Y
Patrick Bühlmann 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Crossley
Defender Kit Symons
Midfielder Matthew Jones
Midfielder Carl Robinson
Midfielder Paul Trollope
Forward John Hartson
Forward Neil Roberts

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Pascolo
Defender Stefan Wolf
Midfielder Alexandre Comisetti
Midfielder Sascha Müller
Midfielder Thomas Wyss

0  Wales

Manager: Mark Hughes

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Paul Jones
Defender Darren Barnard
Defender Noel Blake
Defender Chris Coleman
Defender Mark Delaney
Defender Robert Page
Midfielder John Oster
Midfielder John Robinson
Midfielder Robbie Savage
Midfielder Gary Speed (captain)
Forward Dean Saunders

Substitutions:

John Hartson for Dean Saunders 66
Matthew Jones for John Oster 77
Neil Roberts for Noel Blake 77

Cards:

Chris Coleman 67 Y
Darren Barnard 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Crossley
Defender Kit Symons
Midfielder Matthew Jones
Midfielder Carl Robinson
Midfielder Paul Trollope
Forward John Hartson
Forward Neil Roberts

2  Switzerland

Manager: Gilbert Gress

Goals:

Patrick Bühlmann 17 G
Alexandre Rey 59 G

Starting lineup:

Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper
Bernt Haas Defender
Marc Hodel Defender
Patrick Bühlmann Midfielder
Franco Di Jorio Midfielder
Johann Vogel Midfielder (captain)
Alexandre Rey Forward
Davide Sesa Forward

Substitutions:

Alexandre Comisetti for Alexandre Rey 67
Thomas Wyss for Christophe Jacquet 72

Cards:

Pascal Zuberbühler 50 Y
Patrick Bühlmann 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Pascolo
Defender Stefan Wolf
Midfielder Alexandre Comisetti
Midfielder Sascha Müller
Midfielder Thomas Wyss