International Friendly

FT Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Slovakia LWWWD 2
–
Republic of Ireland WLDWW 2
1st2ndT
SVK202
IRL202
30,217 att.

Match Report

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Shane Long, James McClean score in Republic of Ireland draw with Slovakia

Rob Elliot's hopes of making it to Euro 2016 were dealt a major blow as he was stretchered off in the Republic of Ireland's 2-2 draw with Slovakia.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
41.2
Possession
58.8
5
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
310
Accurate Passes
461
395
Passes
539
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
5
Crosses
29
0.0
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
58
38
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
12
8
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
7
20
Clearances
10

Head to Head

IRL leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

IRL · 4-4-2

  1. 16Robert ElliotG
  2. 4John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 3Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 17Stephen WardLB
  5. 15Cyrus ChristieRB
  6. 8James McCarthyCM-L
  7. 6Glenn WhelanCM-R
  8. 20Wes HoolahanLM
  9. 26Eunan O'KaneRM
  10. 9Shane LongCF-L
  11. 11James McCleanCF-R

SVK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Matús KozácikG
  2. 16Kornel SalataCD-L
  3. 3Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Dusan SventoLB
  5. 2Peter PekaríkRB
  6. 17Marek HamsikAM
  7. 6Jan GregusLM
  8. 14Erik SaboRM
  9. 11Róbert VittekF
  10. 10Miroslav StochAM-L
  11. 9Stanislav SestakAM-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia) Goal at 14'
  2. 16' Darren Randolph (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 16'
  3. 21' Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) Penalty - Scored at 21'
  4. 24' James McClean (Republic of Ireland) Penalty - Scored at 24'
  5. 31' Erik Sabo (Slovakia) Yellow Card at 31'
  6. 45' Paul McShane (Republic of Ireland) Own Goal at 45'
  7. 45' Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Alex Pearce (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 46'
  9. 63' Peter Pekarik (Slovakia) Yellow Card at 63'
  10. 64' Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) Substitution at 64'
  11. 65' Robert Mak (Slovakia) Substitution at 65'
  12. 65' Adam Nemec (Slovakia) Substitution at 66'
  13. 65' Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia) Substitution at 66'
  14. 66' James McClean (Republic of Ireland) Yellow Card at 66'
  15. 66' Anthony Pilkington (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 66'
  16. 70' Jan Gregus (Slovakia) Yellow Card at 70'
  17. 73' Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 73'
  18. 74' Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) Substitution at 74'
  19. 79' Jonathan Hayes (Republic of Ireland) Substitution at 79'
  20. 88' Lukás Tesák (Slovakia) Substitution at 88'

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