UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Republic of Ireland vs Germany, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

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  • 70': Shane Long
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Republic of Ireland stun Germany in Euro qualifying as Shane Long scores

Euro 2016 Qualifiers

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Thomas Müller hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 1': Mesut Özil takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 3': Stephen Ward crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 3': Manuel Neuer makes a good save (Catch)
  • 4': Handball called on Wes Hoolahan
  • 5': Marco Reus takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 5': Marco Reus crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 5': Jonathan Walters clears the ball from danger.
  • 5': Mesut Özil crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
  • 5': James McCarthy blocks the cross
  • 5': Marco Reus takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 5': Marco Reus crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
  • 6': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
  • 6': Manuel Neuer takes a short goal kick
  • 7': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
  • 8': Cyrus Christie crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 8': Jérome Boateng clears the ball from danger.
  • 8': Matthias Ginter crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 8': Marco Reus hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 8': Cyrus Christie blocks the shot
  • 8': Toni Kroos takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 8': Jérome Boateng hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 9': Shay Given takes a short goal kick
  • 10': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
  • 10': Offside called on Wes Hoolahan
  • 10': Mats Hummels takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 11': Toni Kroos takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 13': Ilkay Gündogan drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 13': Jonathan Walters blocks the shot
  • 14': Toni Kroos takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 14': Handball called on Wes Hoolahan
  • 14': Matthias Ginter takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 14': Wes Hoolahan commits a foul on Mesut Özil resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 14': Mesut Özil takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
  • 15': Mesut Özil drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 15': James McCarthy blocks the shot
  • 15': Matthias Ginter crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 15': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
  • 16': Toni Kroos takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 17': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Attacking)
  • 17': Jonathan Walters commits a foul on Matthias Ginter resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 17': Jérome Boateng takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 18': Ilkay Gündogan crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
  • 18': James McCarthy blocks the cross
  • 19': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Attacking)
  • 19': Thomas Müller crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 19': Offside called on Mesut Özil
  • 20': Shay Given takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 20': Mario Götze commits a foul on Cyrus Christie resulting on a free kick for Republic of Ireland
  • 20': Cyrus Christie takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
  • 21': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Attacking)
  • 21': Cyrus Christie commits a foul on Jonas Hector resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 21': Jonas Hector takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 22': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Attacking)
  • 23': Jonas Hector crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
  • 24': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
  • 24': Cyrus Christie crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 24': Jonathan Walters hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 24': Manuel Neuer makes a good save (Catch)
  • 25': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 25': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 26': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 26': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 26': Mesut Özil takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 26': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
  • 27': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
  • 28': Matthias Ginter crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 28': Shay Given makes a good save (Catch)
  • 30': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Attacking)
  • 31': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 32': Handball called on Mario Götze
  • 32': Shay Given takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 33': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
  • 34': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Attacking)
  • 34': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Attacking)
  • 34': Jonathan Walters drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 35': Jeff Hendrick takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 35': Robert Brady crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 35': Germany makes a sub: André Schürrle enters for Mario Götze. Reason: Tactical
  • 35': Daryl Murphy commits a foul on Mats Hummels resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 35': Mats Hummels takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 36': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Defending)
  • 37': Toni Kroos takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 37': Robert Brady clears the ball from danger.
  • 38': Jonas Hector crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 38': Stephen Ward clears the ball from danger.
  • 39': Thomas Müller takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 40': Matthias Ginter crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 40': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
  • 40': Thomas Müller crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 40': Mesut Özil drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 41': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
  • 41': Jeff Hendrick commits a foul on Jonas Hector resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 44': Republic of Ireland makes a sub: Darren Randolph enters for Shay Given. Reason: Injury
  • 44': Matthias Ginter takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 44': Offside called on Thomas Müller
  • 45': John O'Shea takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 45': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45'+1': Robert Brady commits a foul on Thomas Müller resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 45'+2': Ilkay Gündogan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
  • 45'+2': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Attacking)
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 46': Thomas Müller crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 46': Cyrus Christie clears the ball from danger.
  • 47': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Attacking)
  • 49': James McCarthy commits a foul on Mesut Özil resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 50': Jonas Hector takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 50': André Schürrle curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 50': Darren Randolph takes a short goal kick
  • 50': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 52': Jeff Hendrick commits a foul on Jonas Hector resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 52': Jonas Hector takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 52': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
  • 53': Jonathan Walters commits a foul on Manuel Neuer resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 54': Manuel Neuer takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 54': Mesut Özil commits a foul on James McCarthy resulting on a free kick for Republic of Ireland
  • 55': Robert Brady takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 55': Robert Brady crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 55': Manuel Neuer makes a good save (Catch)
  • 55': Marco Reus crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 55': André Schürrle hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 56': Cyrus Christie takes a long goal kick
  • 56': Offside called on Marco Reus
  • 57': Darren Randolph takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 57': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 58': Throw-in: Stephen Ward takes it (Attacking)
  • 58': Thomas Müller crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 58': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
  • 59': Thomas Müller drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 59': Offside called on André Schürrle
  • 60': Darren Randolph takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 62': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
  • 62': Offside called on Cyrus Christie
  • 63': Manuel Neuer takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 63': Thomas Müller crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 63': Darren Randolph makes a good save (Catch)
  • 64': Daryl Murphy drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 64': Manuel Neuer takes a long goal kick
  • 65': Thomas Müller crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 65': John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.
  • 65': Republic of Ireland makes a sub: Shane Long enters for Daryl Murphy. Reason: Tactical
  • 66': Throw-in: Jonathan Walters takes it (Defending)
  • 66': Marco Reus crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 67': Throw-in: Matthias Ginter takes it (Attacking)
  • 68': Offside called on Marco Reus
  • 69': Republic of Ireland makes a sub: David Meyler enters for Stephen Ward. Reason: Tactical
  • 70': Darren Randolph takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 70': That last goal was assisted by Darren Randolph
  • 70': Shane Long drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 70': Goal!! Shane Long hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Republic of Ireland now leads 1 - 0
  • 72': Matthias Ginter crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 72': Cyrus Christie clears the ball from danger.
  • 72': Marco Reus takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 72': Mats Hummels hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 73': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
  • 73': Wes Hoolahan drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 73': Manuel Neuer takes a short goal kick
  • 74': Ilkay Gündogan hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 74': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
  • 75': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
  • 75': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 77': Thomas Müller commits a foul on David Meyler resulting on a free kick for Republic of Ireland
  • 77': Germany makes a sub: Karim Bellarabi enters for Matthias Ginter. Reason: Tactical
  • 77': Darren Randolph takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 78': Jonas Hector crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 78': Thomas Müller hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 78': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
  • 79': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 80': Mats Hummels crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 80': Karim Bellarabi crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 80': Darren Randolph makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 81': Jonas Hector crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 81': Wes Hoolahan clears the ball from danger.
  • 81': Jérome Boateng drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 81': Cyrus Christie makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 81': Thomas Müller takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 82': Throw-in: Ilkay Gündogan takes it (Attacking)
  • 82': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Attacking)
  • 82': Ilkay Gündogan hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 82': Cyrus Christie makes a good save (Catch)
  • 83': André Schürrle crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 83': Robert Brady clears the ball from danger.
  • 85': Germany makes a sub: Kevin Volland enters for Ilkay Gündogan. Reason: Tactical
  • 85': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 86': Mats Hummels commits a foul on Shane Long resulting on a free kick for Republic of Ireland
  • 86': Mats Hummels is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 86': Robert Brady takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 87': Shane Long commits a foul on Toni Kroos resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 87': Toni Kroos takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 87': Kevin Volland crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 88': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
  • 88': Darren Randolph takes a long goal kick
  • 88': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
  • 89': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
  • 89': Wes Hoolahan commits a foul on Mats Hummels resulting on a free kick for Germany
  • 90': Wes Hoolahan is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 90': Manuel Neuer takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 90': Toni Kroos drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Cyrus Christie takes a long goal kick
  • 90'+1': Jonathan Walters takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 90'+2': Jeff Hendrick takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger short, resulting in: open play
  • 90'+2': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+3': Jeff Hendrick takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 90'+3': Manuel Neuer takes a short goal kick
  • 90'+3': Jonas Hector crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
  • 90'+4': Jonathan Walters blocks the cross
  • 90'+4': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Attacking)
  • 90'+4': Mats Hummels hits a good header. Outcome: save
  • 90'+4': Cyrus Christie makes a good save (Catch)
  • 90'+4': Throw-in: Jonas Hector takes it (Defending)

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
11 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 6
66 Possession 34
16 SHOTS 5
7 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
7 Accurate Crosses 2
26 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.4
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 6
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
1 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,

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Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland

No. Name
16 Shay Given (GK)
15 Cyrus Christie
22 Richard Keogh
4 John O'Shea
17 Stephen Ward
21 Jeff Hendrick
8 James McCarthy
19 Robbie Brady
11 Wes Hoolahan Yellow Card
14 Jonathan Walters
18 Daryl Murphy

GER Germany

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
6 Matthias Ginter
17 Jérôme Boateng
5 Mats Hummels Yellow Card
3 Jonas Hector
11 Marco Reus
21 Ilkay Gündogan
18 Toni Kroos
8 Mesut Özil
13 Thomas Müller
19 Mario Götze

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