FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Republic of Ireland WWDDD 1
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Armenia LLLDL 2
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ARM112
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium · 13,144 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
1
6
Saves
3
48.4
Possession
51.6
8
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
304
Accurate Passes
352
393
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
1
13
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
74
24
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
6
9
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
31
12
Clearances
31

Head to Head

IRL leads series 3-1

Lineups

ARM · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Ognjen CancarevicG
  2. 2Sergey MuradyanCD
  3. 3Erik PiloyanCD-L
  4. 4Georgii HarutyunyanCD-R
  5. 8Eduard SpertsyanCM-L
  6. 6Uguchukwu IwuCM-R
  7. 21Nayair TiknizyanLM
  8. 13Kamo HovhannisyanRM
  9. 17Grant-Leon RanosF
  10. 10Lucas ZelarayánCF-L
  11. 11Tigran BarseghyanCF-R

IRL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD
  3. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 5Jake O'BrienCD-R
  5. 8Jason KnightCM-L
  6. 6Josh CullenCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 20Chiedozie OgbeneRM
  9. 9Evan FergusonF
  10. 11Finn AzazCF-L
  11. 14Jack TaylorCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Goal! Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kasey McAteer replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
  3. 45' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Jack Taylor.
  4. 51' Goal! Armenia 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.
  5. 57' Goal! Armenia 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Idah with a through ball following a fast break.
  6. 67' Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Grant-Leon Ranos.
  7. 70' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Finn Azaz.
  8. 70' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Killian Phillips replaces Josh Cullen because of an injury.
  9. 79' Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  10. 79' Substitution, Armenia. Artur Serobyan replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  11. 80' Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Liam Scales replaces Ryan Manning.
  13. 90'+9' Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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