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FT Monday, May 28, 2018
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Match Report

EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

France coast to victory over Republic of Ireland

Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir staked their claims for France's World Cup opener as they struck to condemn the Republic of Ireland to a 2-0 defeat.

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Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

FRA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 16Steve MandandaG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 17Adil RamiCD-R
  4. 15Steven N'ZonziDM
  5. 22Benjamin MendyLB
  6. 19Djibril SidibéRB
  7. 18Nabil FekirAM
  8. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  9. 12Corentin TolissoRM
  10. 10Kylian MbappéCF-L
  11. 9Olivier GiroudCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13N'Golo KantéSUB
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  3. 2Benjamin PavardSUB
  4. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  5. 1Hugo LlorisSUB
  6. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  7. 21Lucas HernándezSUB
  8. 7Antoine GriezmannSUB
  9. 6Paul PogbaSUB
  10. 8Thomas LemarSUB
  11. 20Florian ThauvinSUB

IRL · 4-5-1

  1. 1Colin DoyleG
  2. 21Kevin LongCD-L
  3. 5Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Derrick WilliamsLB
  5. 2Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 8Callum O'DowdaCM-L
  7. 14Alan BrowneCM-R
  8. 4Declan RiceAM
  9. 11James McCleanLM
  10. 19Jonathan WaltersRM
  11. 9Shane LongF

Substitutes

  1. 6Alan JudgeSUB
  2. 22Harry ArterSUB
  3. 10John EganSUB
  4. 18David MeylerSUB
  5. 20Enda StevensSUB
  6. 7Greg CunninghamSUB
  7. 23Shane SuppleSUB
  8. 16Conor O'MalleySUB
  9. 15Daryl HorganSUB
  10. 3Matt DohertySUB
  11. 25Shaun WilliamsSUB
  12. 24Graham BurkeSUB
  13. 12Darragh LenihanSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' James McClean (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 40' Goal! France 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  3. 43' Goal! France 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Nabil Fekir (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  4. 59' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Harry Arter replaces Alan Browne.
  5. 59' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. David Meyler replaces Jonathan Walters.
  6. 63' Substitution, France. Lucas Hernández replaces Benjamin Mendy.
  7. 64' Substitution, France. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Samuel Umtiti.
  8. 64' Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Nabil Fekir.
  9. 69' Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Judge replaces Shane Long.
  11. 70' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Graham Burke replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  12. 77' Substitution, France. Paul Pogba replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  13. 77' Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  14. 80' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shaun Williams replaces Kevin Long.
  15. 82' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty replaces Derrick Williams.
  16. 82' Substitution, France. Benjamin Pavard replaces Djibril Sidibe.

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