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Oct 7 2011
Ireland win in Andorra sets up Armenia showdown
Published: Friday 7 October 2011, 23.34CETAndorra 0-2 Republic of Ireland
The Irish will go into their decisive final qualifier against Armenia
second in Group B after Kevin Doyle and Aiden McGeady secured an easy
victory.
The Republic of Ireland warmed up for their decisive final Group B
qualifier at home against Armenia next week with a comfortable 2-0 win
in Andorra.
First-half goals from Kevin Doyle and Aiden McGeady kept the Irish in
second place in the section, two points behind leaders Russia who won
in Slovakia and face Andorra next. Giovanni Trapattoni's men know they
will at least guarantee second place, and a play-off spot, by avoiding
defeat against third-placed Armenia in Dublin on Tuesday.
Ireland flew out of the traps and might have scored even before
Doyle's eighth-minute opener. Doyle, a scorer when the teams met in
Dublin 13 months ago, was foiled by José Gómes, and Robbie Keane then
hit the crossbar. The breakthrough came when, after Keane had an
effort blocked from a corner, Andorra failed to clear and Glenn Whelan
headed the ball back towards goal where Doyle swivelled and flicked it
home.
For the second, Whelan fed a free-kick to McGeady on the left side of
the box and he fired in a shot across goal. José Gómes got a hand to
the ball, only to see it bounce against Marcio Vieira and back into
the net.
Robbie Keane ballooned over the best chance of a low-key second half.
At the other end, Andorra offered little threat of repeating the
qualifying goal they got in their 3-1 loss in Dublin - still their
only goal of the campaign. The Irish defence is now unbreached in
eight games, a record sequence running back to the 3-2 March defeat by
Uruguay and comprising 769 minutes.
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season12/round=15171/match02244/postmatch/report/
From: A. Papazian
Oct 7 2011
Ireland win in Andorra sets up Armenia showdown
Published: Friday 7 October 2011, 23.34CETAndorra 0-2 Republic of Ireland
The Irish will go into their decisive final qualifier against Armenia
second in Group B after Kevin Doyle and Aiden McGeady secured an easy
victory.
The Republic of Ireland warmed up for their decisive final Group B
qualifier at home against Armenia next week with a comfortable 2-0 win
in Andorra.
First-half goals from Kevin Doyle and Aiden McGeady kept the Irish in
second place in the section, two points behind leaders Russia who won
in Slovakia and face Andorra next. Giovanni Trapattoni's men know they
will at least guarantee second place, and a play-off spot, by avoiding
defeat against third-placed Armenia in Dublin on Tuesday.
Ireland flew out of the traps and might have scored even before
Doyle's eighth-minute opener. Doyle, a scorer when the teams met in
Dublin 13 months ago, was foiled by José Gómes, and Robbie Keane then
hit the crossbar. The breakthrough came when, after Keane had an
effort blocked from a corner, Andorra failed to clear and Glenn Whelan
headed the ball back towards goal where Doyle swivelled and flicked it
home.
For the second, Whelan fed a free-kick to McGeady on the left side of
the box and he fired in a shot across goal. José Gómes got a hand to
the ball, only to see it bounce against Marcio Vieira and back into
the net.
Robbie Keane ballooned over the best chance of a low-key second half.
At the other end, Andorra offered little threat of repeating the
qualifying goal they got in their 3-1 loss in Dublin - still their
only goal of the campaign. The Irish defence is now unbreached in
eight games, a record sequence running back to the 3-2 March defeat by
Uruguay and comprising 769 minutes.
http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season12/round=15171/match02244/postmatch/report/
From: A. Papazian