UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Republic of Ireland vs Gibraltar, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Republic of Ireland
  • 52': Michael Johnston
  • 59': Evan Ferguson
  • 90'+2': Adam Idah
FT
3 - 0
Gibraltar

    About

    Republic of Ireland are hosting Gibraltar at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
    • 3': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jayce Olivero.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 17': Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar) with an attempt from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Britto.
    • 20': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 20': Niels Hartman (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jamie McGrath.
    • 29': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evan Ferguson.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 31': Dangerous play by Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar).
    • 31': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
    • 35': Foul by Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar).
    • 35': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Louie Annesley.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Egan.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Roy Chipolina (Gibraltar).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Substitution, Gibraltar. Aymen Mouelhi replaces Roy Chipolina because of an injury.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Evan Ferguson.
    • 44': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Dayle Coleing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ayoub El Hmidi (Gibraltar).
    • 45'+2': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Gibraltar 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Gibraltar 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Gibraltar. Scott Wiseman replaces Jack Sergeant.
    • 45': Substitution, Gibraltar. Tjay De Barr replaces Ayoub El Hmidi.
    • 45': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Nathan Collins.
    • 46': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
    • 49': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Louie Annesley.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Michael Obafemi (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie McGrath.
    • 51': Hand ball by Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Gibraltar 0. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean.
    • 56': Offside, Gibraltar. Dayle Coleing tries a through ball, but Tjay De Barr is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 58': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Michael Obafemi.
    • 59': Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Gibraltar 0. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McClean.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
    • 68': Niels Hartman (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Substitution, Gibraltar. Ethan Jolley replaces Nicholas Pozo.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niels Hartman.
    • 69': Corner, Gibraltar. Conceded by Evan Ferguson.
    • 70': Foul by Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar).
    • 70': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Will Smallbone.
    • 73': Substitution, Gibraltar. Scott Ballantine replaces Ethan Britto.
    • 74': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
    • 74': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Louie Annesley.
    • 75': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Dayle Coleing.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 79': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Louie Annesley.
    • 80': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jayce Olivero.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Dayle Coleing.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Bernardo Lopes.
    • 84': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Evan Ferguson.
    • 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick replaces Jason Knight.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Egan.
    • 85': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.
    • 86': Bernardo Lopes (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
    • 89': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 89': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Republic of Ireland 3, Gibraltar 0. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 3, Gibraltar 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 3, Gibraltar 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 14
    10 Saves 2
    21.2 Possession 78.8
    2 SHOTS 32
    1 ON GOAL 13
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    103 Accurate Passes 610
    195 Passes 687
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 19
    4 Crosses 62
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 18
    15 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 10
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 11
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 1
    44 Effective Clearances 5
    44 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Aviva Stadium
    Location: Dublin,
    Attendance: 42,156

    EURO Qualifying Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 8 +26 22
    2 Netherlands 8 +10 18
    3 Greece 8 +6 13
    4 Republic of Ireland 8 -1 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    IRL Republic of Ireland (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    4 Dara O'Shea
    12 Nathan Collins
    5 John Egan
    6 Josh Cullen
    18 Jamie McGrath
    21 William Smallbone
    11 James McClean
    17 Jason Knight
    9 Michael Obafemi
    7 Evan Ferguson
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Darragh Lenihan, Liam Scales, Troy Parrott, Mark Travers, Jayson Molumby, Adam Idah, Alan Browne, Michael Johnston, Jeff Hendrick, Mark Sykes, Callum O'Dowda, Caoimhín Kelleher.

    GIB Gibraltar (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    23 Dayle Coleing (GK)
    10 Bernardo Lopes
    5 Louie Annesley
    14 Roy Chipolina
    12 Jayce Olivero
    4 Jack Sergeant Yellow Card
    11 Niels Hartman
    7 Nicholas Pozo
    20 Ethan Britto
    17 Kian Ronan
    9 Ayoub El Hmidi
    Gibraltar Substitutes:
    Mohamed Badr Hassan, Tjay De Barr, Jaylan Hankins, Aymen Mouelhi, Bradley Banda, Ethan Jolley, Scott Ballantyne, Anthony Hernández, Joseph Chipolina, Jamie Coombes, Scott Wiseman, Dylan Peacock.

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