Match ends, Gibraltar 1, Switzerland 6.
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Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka was among the scorers as Switzerland beat Gibraltar 6-1 to qualify for Euro 2020.
He slotted home his side's sixth as the Swiss topped Group D, ahead of Denmark, who ended up second after a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.
Xhaka has not played for Arsenal since an angry altercation with fans led to him being stripped of the captaincy.
Cedric Itten (two), Ruben Vargas, Christian Fassnacht and Loris Benito also scored for Switzerland.
The victory left the Swiss, ranked 13th in the world, on 17 points from their eight qualifying matches, one ahead of Denmark, while the Irish will now have to take part in a play-off in March as they look to qualify.
Gibraltar's goal came from Reece Styche, only their third in qualifying, as they finished their campaign with eight defeats from their eight matches.
Xhaka, 27, was involved in a confrontation with Arsenal fans during the Gunners' 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on 27 October and was stripped of the captaincy a week later.
Line-ups
Gibraltar
Formation 5-3-2
- 23Coleing
- 4Sergeant
- 16Mouelhi
- 14Chipolina
- 3Chipolina
- 20BrittoBooked at 78mins
- 7CasciaroSubstituted forStycheat 62'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 15Barnett
- 8Badr HassanSubstituted forPonsat 85'minutes
- 19De BarrSubstituted forCoombesat 62'minutes
- 10WalkerBooked at 29mins
Substitutes
- 1Goldwin
- 2Garcia
- 5Jolley
- 6Santos
- 9Styche
- 11Pons
- 13Banda
- 17Hernandez
- 18Hernandez
- 21Coombes
- 22Power
Switzerland
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Sommer
- 4ElvediBooked at 49mins
- 5AkanjiSubstituted forCömertat 65'minutes
- 13RodríguezBooked at 18mins
- 6Lang
- 17ZakariaSubstituted forSowat 60'minutes
- 10Xhaka
- 23Benito
- 16Fassnacht
- 19Itten
- 18VargasSubstituted forAebischerat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lichtsteiner
- 3Moubandje
- 7Ajeti
- 8Aebischer
- 11Steffen
- 12Mvogo
- 14Cömert
- 15Sow
- 20Fernandes
- 21Omlin
- 22Mbabu
- Referee:
- Benoît Millot
- Attendance:
- 2,079
Match Stats
Home TeamGibraltarAway TeamSwitzerland
- Possession
- Home25%
- Away75%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away37
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away14
- Corners
- Home0
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Gibraltar 1, Switzerland 6.
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Attempt saved. Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Walker.
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Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
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Alain Pons (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Reece Styche (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Eray Cömert (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Reece Styche (Gibraltar).
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Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Reece Styche (Gibraltar).
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Attempt saved. Cedric Itten (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loris Benito with a cross.
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Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
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Ethan Britto (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez following a corner.
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Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jack Sergeant.
Goal!
Goal! Gibraltar 1, Switzerland 6. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cedric Itten.
Substitution
Substitution, Gibraltar. Alain Pons replaces Mohamed Badr Hassan.
Substitution
Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Ruben Vargas.
Goal!
Goal! Gibraltar 1, Switzerland 5. Cedric Itten (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michael Lang with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Cedric Itten (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Lang with a cross.
