UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, September 4, 2015
Republic of Ireland LWDDD 4
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Gibraltar LLLLL 0
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Match Report

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Robbie Keane brace boosts Rep. of Ireland Euro 2016 qualifying chances

Robbie Keane took his international goals tally to 67 with a double to see off battling Gibraltar to boost Republic of Ireland's hopes of qualifying.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
12
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
6
61
Possession
39
19
SHOTS
5
12
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.8
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
5
Accurate Crosses
0
11
Crosses
3
0.5
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
2
Clearances
3

Head to Head

IRL leads series 1-0

Lineups

GIB

  1. 1Jordan PerezG
  2. 20Jean-Carlos GarciaD
  3. 15Erin BarnettD
  4. 6Roy ChipolinaD
  5. 3Joseph ChipolinaD
  6. 4Jack SergeantD
  7. 10Liam WalkerM
  8. 17Anthony BardonM
  9. 9Kyle CasciaroM
  10. 7Lee CasciaroF
  11. 18Jean Paul DuarteF

IRL

  1. 16Shay GivenG
  2. 15Cyrus ChristieD
  3. 4John O'SheaD
  4. 5Ciaran ClarkD
  5. 21Jeff HendrickM
  6. 20Wes HoolahanM
  7. 8James McCarthyM
  8. 6Glenn WhelanM
  9. 19Robbie BradyM
  10. 10Robbie KeaneF
  11. 14Jonathan WaltersF

Timeline

  1. 9' Kyle Casciaro is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  2. 26' Goal!! Cyrus Christie hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Republic of Ireland now leads 1 - 0
  3. 42' Jonathan Walters is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 48' Erin Barnett is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 49' Goal!! Robbie Keane hits a very good left footed shot low through the middle from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Republic of Ireland now leads 2 - 0
  6. 51' Robbie Keane places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower right corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
  7. 61' Gibraltar makes a sub: Jake Gosling enters for Kyle Casciaro. Reason: Tactical
  8. 70' Republic of Ireland makes a sub: Stephen Quinn enters for James McCarthy. Reason: Tactical
  9. 71' Republic of Ireland makes a sub: Shane Long enters for Robbie Keane. Reason: Tactical
  10. 74' Gibraltar makes a sub: Mikey Yome enters for Jean Paul Duarte. Reason: Tactical
  11. 77' Republic of Ireland makes a sub: Aiden McGeady enters for Wes Hoolahan. Reason: Tactical
  12. 79' Goal!! Shane Long hits a very good header to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Republic of Ireland now leads 4 - 0
  13. 85' Gibraltar makes a sub: Robert Gulling enters for Jack Sergeant. Reason: Tactical
  14. 90' End of the game

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