UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Greece vs Republic of Ireland, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Greece
  • 15': Anastasios Bakasetas (P)
  • 49': Georgios Masouras
FT
2 - 1
Republic of Ireland
  • 27': Nathan Collins
  • Red Card 90'+5': Matt Doherty

About

Greece are hosting Republic of Ireland at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 2': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
  • 3': Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 4': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Kourbelis with a headed pass.
  • 5': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 6': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 7': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 7': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Kourbelis with a through ball.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 14': VAR Decision: Penalty Greece.
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Goal! Greece 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 17': Delay in match (Republic of Ireland).
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
  • 18': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Goal! Greece 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Evan Ferguson following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 29': VAR Decision: Goal Greece 1-1 Republic of Ireland (Evan Ferguson).
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury George Baldock (Greece).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 35': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
  • 35': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Petros Mantalos (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
  • 37': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 38': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Petros Mantalos (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 45': Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 45'+3': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
  • 45'+4': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Greece 1, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Greece 1, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Adam Idah.
  • 48': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
  • 48': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Goal! Greece 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 52': Offside, Greece. George Baldock tries a through ball, but Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
  • 52': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Will Smallbone.
  • 53': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  • 58': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
  • 58': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock.
  • 62': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
  • 62': Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by George Baldock.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean.
  • 65': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
  • 65': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 71': Substitution, Greece. Taxiarchis Fountas replaces Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 72': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 76': Delay in match (Greece).
  • 76': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece).
  • 77': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taxiarchis Fountas.
  • 80': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 80': Giorgos Masouras (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Michael Obafemi replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock.
  • 82': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 82': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 84': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Petros Mantalos.
  • 87': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
  • 88': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 88': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Darragh Lenihan.
  • 89': Offside, Greece. Anastasios Bakasetas tries a through ball, but George Baldock is caught offside.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Petros Mantalos (Greece).
  • 90': Substitution, Greece. Emmanouil Siopis replaces Petros Mantalos because of an injury.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 90'+2': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Greece. George Baldock tries a through ball, but Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Tzavellas replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 90'+4': Emmanouil Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90'+5': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+5': Georgios Tzavellas (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Greece 2, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Greece 2, Republic of Ireland 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 2
50.9 Possession 49.1
7 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
371 Accurate Passes 359
442 Passes 423
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.1
44 Long Balls 65
20 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 11
20 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 17,452

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 8 +26 22
2 Netherlands 8 +10 18
3 Greece 8 +6 13
4 Republic of Ireland 8 -1 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
17 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
21 Kostas Tsimikas
2 George Baldock
11 Anastasios Bakasetas
20 Petros Mantalos Yellow Card
6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
10 Dimitris Pelkas Yellow Card
7 Georgios Masouras
Greece Substitutes:
Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, Panagiotis Retsos, Anastasios Douvikas, Georgios Athanasiadis, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Manolis Siopis, Alexandros Paschalakis, Giannis Papanikolaou, Giorgos Tzavellas, Lazaros Rota, Dimitrios Limnios, Taxiarchis Fountas.

IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
5 John Egan Yellow Card
20 Darragh Lenihan
12 Nathan Collins
14 Jayson Molumby
6 Josh Cullen
21 William Smallbone
3 Callum O'Dowda
2 Matt Doherty Red Card
7 Evan Ferguson
10 Adam Idah
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Jeff Hendrick, Dara O'Shea, Jamie McGrath, Caoimhín Kelleher, Troy Parrott, James McClean, Mark Sykes, Mark Travers, Michael Johnston, Alan Browne, Jason Knight, Michael Obafemi.

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