UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Monday, March 27, 2023
France WWWLW 1
–
Republic of Ireland LWLWW 0
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IRL000
Aviva Stadium · 50,219 att.

Match Report

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France sneak past Ireland with Benjamin Pavard thunderbolt

France defender Benjamin Pavard made a spectacular comeback as his superb strike saw them beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Euro 2024 qualifying.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
65.1
Possession
34.9
12
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
597
Accurate Passes
277
665
Passes
343
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
46
34
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
6
13
Effective Clearances
19
13
Clearances
19

Head to Head

FRA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

IRL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gavin BazunuG
  2. 5John EganCD
  3. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 12Nathan CollinsCD-R
  5. 6Josh CullenCM-L
  6. 14Jayson MolumbyCM-R
  7. 7Matt DohertyLM
  8. 2Seamus ColemanRM
  9. 19Evan FergusonF
  10. 17Jason KnightCF-L
  11. 20Chiedozie OgbeneCF-R

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  3. 13Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 22Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 21Eduardo CamavingaCM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 7Antoine GriezmannRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Kylian MbappéLF
  11. 12Randal Kolo MuaniRF

Timeline

  1. 22' Benjamin Pavard (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 50' Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, France 1. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  3. 65' Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Substitution, France. Moussa Diaby replaces Olivier Giroud.
  5. 65' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Evan Ferguson.
  6. 77' Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 77' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Matt Doherty.
  8. 77' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Jason Knight.
  9. 78' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Dara O'Shea.
  10. 81' Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Benjamin Pavard.
  11. 81' Substitution, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  12. 86' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Michael Obafemi replaces Jayson Molumby.
  13. 88' Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90' John Egan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.

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