Overview
- Adrien Llukes opened the scoring on 57 minutes and Sandro Wyss added a second before Vinnie Leonard pulled one back for Ireland.
- Alex Noonan produced notable stops, including a fingertip save from Mladen Mijajlovic’s 20-yard strike.
- The fourth official informed both benches of a VAR power issue, with a hybrid, challenge-based process used for key decisions.
- It was scoreless at half-time after a tense, well-contested opening period with chances at both ends.
- Ireland reached the last 16 after a 9-8 penalty win over Canada, while Switzerland topped their group and beat Egypt 3-1 in the previous round.