FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Armenia LDLWL 0
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Republic of Ireland DDDLL 1
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Aviva Stadium · 42,292 att.

Match Report

Evan Ferguson goal helps Ireland scrape past Armenia

Evan Ferguson's goa kept the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dream alive as they edged past 10-man Armenia on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
51.1
Possession
48.9
4
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
405
Accurate Passes
377
502
Passes
459
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
12
6
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.5
51
Long Balls
51
15
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
11
23
Clearances
11

Head to Head

IRL leads series 3-2

Lineups

IRL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD
  3. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 5Jake O'BrienCD-R
  5. 8Jayson MolumbyCM-L
  6. 18William SmallboneCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 2Seamus ColemanRM
  9. 9Evan FergusonF
  10. 11Finn AzazCF-L
  11. 21Festy EboseleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Chiedozie OgbeneSUB
  2. 19Michael JohnstonSUB
  3. 23Mark TraversSUB
  4. 14Conor CoventrySUB
  5. 10Adam IdahSUB
  6. 16Gavin BazunuSUB
  7. 13Will FerrySUB
  8. 17Kasey McAteerSUB
  9. 12Jimmy DunneSUB
  10. 6Jack TaylorSUB
  11. 15John EganSUB
  12. 7Troy ParrottSUB

ARM · 3-4-3

  1. 16Henri AvagyanG
  2. 2Sergey MuradyanCD
  3. 5Styopa MkrtchyanCD-L
  4. 3Erik PiloyanCD-R
  5. 8Eduard SpertsyanCM-L
  6. 6Uguchukwu IwuCM-R
  7. 21Nayair TiknizyanLM
  8. 13Kamo HovhannisyanRM
  9. 17Grant-Leon RanosF
  10. 7Zhirayr ShaghoyanCF-L
  11. 11Tigran BarseghyanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Ognjen CancarevicSUB
  2. 23Vahan BichakhchyanSUB
  3. 10Lucas ZelarayánSUB
  4. 15Narek AghasaryanSUB
  5. 20David DavidyanSUB
  6. 18Artur MiranyanSUB
  7. 4Georgii HarutyunyanSUB
  8. 12Arsen BeglaryanSUB
  9. 14Karen MuradyanSUB
  10. 19Edgar GrigoryanSUB
  11. 22Erik SimonyanSUB
  12. 9Artur SerobyanSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Armenia. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Zhirayr Shaghoyan.
  2. 48' Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  4. 65' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Séamus Coleman.
  5. 65' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Festy Ebosele.
  6. 69' Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Armenia 0. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
  8. 71' Substitution, Armenia. Artur Miranyan replaces Grant-Leon Ranos.
  9. 71' Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Grigoryan replaces Nair Tiknizyan.
  10. 78' Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Erik Piloyan.
  12. 81' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Evan Ferguson.
  13. 81' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Taylor replaces Will Smallbone.
  14. 83' Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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