UEFA European Championship

FT Sunday, June 26, 2016
Republic of Ireland DLDLW 1
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France WWWWD 2
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Match Report

Griezmann scores 2 as France beats Ireland 2-1 at Euro 2016

Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in quick succession early in the second half Sunday to give host France a 2-1 victory over a spirited Ireland and a spot in the European Championship quarterfin

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
9
8
Saves
1
40
Possession
60
6
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
163
Accurate Passes
453
265
Passes
529
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
9
7
Crosses
35
0.3
Cross %
0.3
78
Long Balls
50
22
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
22
20
Clearances
29

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 21Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Adil RamiCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 19Bacary SagnaRB
  6. 5N'Golo KantéCM
  7. 15Paul PogbaLM
  8. 14Blaise MatuidiRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 8Dimitri PayetLF
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannRF

IRL · 4-3-3

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 5Richard KeoghCD-L
  3. 12Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 8James McCarthyCM
  7. 19Robbie BradyLM
  8. 13Jeff HendrickRM
  9. 21Daryl MurphyF
  10. 11James McCleanLF
  11. 9Shane LongRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! France 0, Republic of Ireland 1. Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 25' Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 27' N'Golo Kanté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 44' Adil Rami (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  7. 58' Goal! France 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
  8. 61' Goal! France 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
  9. 65' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jonathan Walters replaces Daryl Murphy.
  10. 66' Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) is shown the red card.
  11. 68' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. John O'Shea replaces James McClean.
  12. 71' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Wes Hoolahan replaces James McCarthy.
  13. 72' Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 73' Substitution, France. André-Pierre Gignac replaces Olivier Giroud.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Kingsley Coman because of an injury.

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