España		Ireland
Irlanda WC 1	Tactics	5-3-2 x2 att
59%	Possession	41%
32%	Play in the half	68%
12	Shots	1
0	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	3
80.8	average mark	67.5
incredible	Shooting	excellent
brilliant	Passing	excellent
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

5 minute.
Pérez Bovela makes a sublime pass. Education just manages to reach the ball first. Jové wins the ball from behind. Jové has a fantastic effort at goal. Farren desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the post.

7 minute.
Pérez Bovela passes, it`s a high ball. Jové just manages to reach the ball first. Education fouls inside the box. Penalty! Jové was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Robles Berenguí may influence the final score. Robles Berenguí runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick. Farren palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. The ball hits the post.

32 minute.
Tablado attempts to pass. González Palacios plays the ball through. Bruins cleverly intercepts the pass. Jové just manages to reach the ball first. Jové shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
España - Ireland 1:0

39 minute.
Pérez Bovela attempts to pass. Jové takes over possession. Bruins trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Jové was harmed in the clash. Pérez Bovela approaches the ball, he strikes....
It was close.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: España 36%, Ireland 64%.
España - Ireland 1:0

49 minute.
Jové takes over possession. Pérez Bovela approaches the ball. Pérez Bovela makes a one-touch pass. Robles Berenguí takes over possession. Robles Berenguí takes a swing and hits it... Farren palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

52 minute.
González Palacios attempts to pass. Segundo makes a sublime pass. Tablado ineptly catches the ball. Tablado passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Robles Berenguí takes over possession.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
España - Ireland 2:0

56 minute.
McGlynn just manages to reach the ball first. McGlynn passes, it`s a high ball. Wale just manages to reach the ball first. Bruins takes over possession. Bruins shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

60 minute.
Throw-in. Etxániz comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
González Palacios approaches the ball. Carmody trips an opponent. That`s a foul! González Palacios was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Zandío comes on to the pitch. Fernández Trelles comes on to the pitch.

78 minute.
Farren, the goalkeeper, must have previously been injured. He is unable to continue playing. Kealy comes on to the pitch.

82 minute.
Etxániz plays the ball through. Fernández Trelles takes over possession. Fernández Trelles makes a one-touch pass. Jové takes over possession. Jové takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Here comes Education, having a little trouble catching the ball. We are going to have another corner. Pérez Bovela approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Zandío rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: España 28%, Ireland 72%.
España - Ireland 2:0