FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Denmark WWWDD 5
–
Republic of Ireland DLWWD 1
1st2ndT
DEN235
IRL101
2nd Leg - Denmark win 5-1 on aggregate · Aviva Stadium · 50,000 att.

Match Report

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Denmark reach World Cup, doom Ireland after Eriksen's hat trick

Christian Eriksen's hat trick helped Denmark qualify for the 2018 World Cup with a 5-1 win over Republic of Ireland.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
58.9
Possession
41.1
18
SHOTS
11
10
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
386
Accurate Passes
223
482
Passes
323
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
75
Long Balls
72
36
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
30
29
Clearances
30

Head to Head

IRL leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

IRL · 4-3-1-2

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 3Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 20Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Cyrus ChristieRB
  6. 11James McCleanM
  7. 22Harry ArterCM
  8. 13Jeff HendrickAM
  9. 10Robbie BradyLM
  10. 18David MeylerRM
  11. 8Daryl MurphyCF-R

DEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 12Andreas BjellandCD-L
  3. 4Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 17Jens Stryger LarsenLB
  5. 6Andreas ChristensenRB
  6. 10Christian EriksenAM
  7. 8Thomas DelaneyLM
  8. 7William KvistRM
  9. 9Nicolai JørgensenF
  10. 23Pione SistoAM-L
  11. 20Yussuf PoulsenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Denmark 0. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  2. 29' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Denmark 1. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pione Sisto following a corner.
  3. 32' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Denmark 2. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolai Jørgensen following a fast break.
  4. 45' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Aiden McGeady replaces Harry Arter.
  5. 45' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Wes Hoolahan replaces David Meyler.
  6. 54' Substitution, Denmark. Peter Ankersen replaces Jens Stryger Larsen.
  7. 63' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Denmark 3. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pione Sisto.
  8. 70' Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  9. 71' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Ciaran Clark.
  10. 73' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Denmark 4. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  11. 84' Substitution, Denmark. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Nicolai Jørgensen.
  12. 90' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Denmark 5. Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

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