FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, October 9, 2017
Republic of Ireland WDDLW 1
–
Wales DDWWW 0
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Cardiff City Stadium · 32,711 att.

Match Report

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McClean goal lifts Rep. of Ireland into playoff; Wales eliminated

James McClean sent the Republic of Ireland into a World Cup playoff as Wales' hopes of qualification were ended by a 1-0 defeat in Cardiff.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
28.8
Possession
71.2
8
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
152
Accurate Passes
487
244
Passes
593
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
57
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
52
Effective Clearances
19
52
Clearances
19

Head to Head

IRL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

WAL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 5James ChesterCD-R
  4. 4Ben DaviesLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 16Joe LedleyCM-L
  7. 7Joe AllenCM-R
  8. 17Tom LawrenceLM
  9. 8Andy KingRM
  10. 9Hal Robson-KanuF
  11. 10Aaron RamseyRCF

IRL · 4-3-3

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 3Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 20Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Cyrus ChristieRB
  6. 18David MeylerCM
  7. 13Jeff HendrickLM
  8. 22Harry ArterRM
  9. 8Daryl MurphyF
  10. 11James McCleanLF
  11. 10Robbie BradyRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Joe Allen (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Substitution, Wales. Jonathan Williams replaces Joe Allen because of an injury.
  3. 57' Goal! Wales 0, Republic of Ireland 1. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick with a cross.
  4. 65' Substitution, Wales. Ben Woodburn replaces Andy King.
  5. 71' Substitution, Wales. Sam Vokes replaces Hal Robson-Kanu.
  6. 72' Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 77' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Glenn Whelan replaces Harry Arter because of an injury.
  8. 79' Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 89' Darren Randolph (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kevin Long replaces Daryl Murphy.
  11. 90'+2' James McClean (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+6' David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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