Republic of Ireland vs France, 2023 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Republic of Ireland
    FT
    0 - 3
    France
    • 45'+1': Maëlle Lakrar
    • 45'+3': Eugénie Le Sommer
    • 61': Maëlle Lakrar

    About

    Republic of Ireland are hosting France at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 2': Kadidiatou Diani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Republic of Ireland Women. Sinead Farrelly tries a through ball, but Kyra Carusa is caught offside.
    • 10': Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (France).
    • 11': Offside, Republic of Ireland Women. Sinead Farrelly tries a through ball, but Kyra Carusa is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heather Payne with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (France).
    • 13': Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Estelle Cascarino (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Megan Connolly with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Selma Bacha.
    • 24': Offside, Republic of Ireland Women. Marissa Sheva tries a through ball, but Kyra Carusa is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Estelle Cascarino.
    • 27': Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (France).
    • 27': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 31': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Izzy Atkinson replaces Katie McCabe because of an injury.
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Maëlle Lakrar.
    • 34': Corner, Republic of Ireland Women. Conceded by Wendie Renard.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 1. Maëlle Lakrar (France) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+3': Goal! Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 2. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenza Dali.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 2.
    • 46': Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (France).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenza Dali.
    • 53': Foul by Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 53': Grace Geyoro (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Selma Bacha (France).
    • 56': Heather Payne (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Estelle Cascarino (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 60': Corner, France. Conceded by Izzy Atkinson.
    • 61': Goal! Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 3. Maëlle Lakrar (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenza Dali with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, France. Élisa de Almeida replaces Kenza Dali.
    • 62': Substitution, France. Clara Matéo replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
    • 64': Corner, France. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 65': Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Sandie Toletti (France).
    • 66': Foul by Élisa de Almeida (France).
    • 66': Izzy Atkinson (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Clara Matéo (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estelle Cascarino.
    • 69': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Claire O'Riordan replaces Niamh Fahey.
    • 70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Lily Agg replaces Ruesha Littlejohn.
    • 70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Áine O'Gorman replaces Heather Payne.
    • 73': Foul by Wendie Renard (France).
    • 73': Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, France. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
    • 75': Substitution, France. Naomie Feller replaces Eugénie Le Sommer.
    • 75': Substitution, France. Ève Périsset replaces Maëlle Lakrar.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Élisa de Almeida (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Selma Bacha with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, France. Conceded by Megan Connolly.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clara Matéo with a cross.
    • 78': Foul by Naomie Feller (France).
    • 78': Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Lily Agg (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 80': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Abbie Larkin replaces Sinead Farrelly because of an injury.
    • 80': Substitution, Republic of Ireland Women. Diane Caldwell replaces Megan Connolly.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (France).
    • 83': Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (France).
    • 84': Foul by Wendie Renard (France).
    • 84': Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Substitution, France. Viviane Asseyi replaces Sakina Karchaoui.
    • 87': Substitution, France. Amel Majri replaces Grace Geyoro.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Estelle Cascarino.
    • 90': Delay in match (France).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Amel Majri (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women).
    • 90'+1': Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Viviane Asseyi (France) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Corner, France. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland Women 0, France 3.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 3
    72.7 Possession 27.3
    11 SHOTS 2
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    539 Accurate Passes 139
    633 Passes 233
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 61
    38 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 16
    18 Tackles 29
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 7
    10 Effective Clearances 20
    10 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Tallaght Stadium
    Location: Dublin,
    Attendance: 7,633

    Line-Ups

    IRL Republic of Ireland (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Courtney Brosnan (GK)
    4 Louise Quinn
    6 Megan Connolly
    5 Niamh Fahey
    11 Katie McCabe
    14 Heather Payne
    8 Ruesha Littlejohn
    10 Denise O'Sullivan Yellow Card
    20 Marissa Sheva
    17 Sinead Farrelly
    18 Kyra Carusa
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Grace Moloney, Abbie Larkin, Amber Barrett, Claire O'Riordan, Lucy Quinn, Áine O'Gorman, Chloe Mustaki, Isibeal Atkinson, Ciara Grant, Lily Agg, Megan Walsh, Diane Caldwell.

    FRA France (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
    20 Estelle Cascarino Yellow Card
    3 Wendie Renard
    7 Sakina Karchaoui
    2 Maëlle Lakrar
    14 Sandie Toletti
    15 Kenza Dali
    8 Grace Geyoro
    9 Eugénie Le Sommer
    13 Selma Bacha
    11 Kadidiatou Diani
    France Substitutes:
    Élisa De Almeida, Amel Majri, Solène Durand, Clara Mateo, Léa Le Garrec, Ève Périsset, Laurina Fazer, Viviane Asseyi, Naomie Feller, Constance Picaud, Vicki Bècho.

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