Rossiya		Ireland
Rogov	Tactics	Brasil 5-2-3
54%	Possession	46%
38%	Play in the half	62%
7	Shots	6
3	Fouls	0
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	4
68.6	average mark	68.3
excellent	Shooting	excellent
excellent	Passing	very good
outstanding	Defending	incredible

26 minute.
De Khros cleverly intercepts the pass. Nichaev trips an opponent. That`s a foul! De Khros was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Banker approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. De Khros gets his head on it. Shchetinin miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

28 minute.
Ivin lobs the ball high into the air. Kabelev makes a sublime pass. Samotsvetov takes over possession. Samotsvetov has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Rossiya - Ireland 1:0

37 minute.
Kabelev approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Sisyaev takes over possession. Sisyaev passes, it`s a high ball. Pavlenko gets his head on it. Woods makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Rossiya - Ireland 2:0

43 minute.
MacConachie passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Banker approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Ivin is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Banker, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Banker approaches the ball, he strikes....
Missed by few inches.

43 minute.
Shchetinin hoofs the ball clear. Samedov plays the ball off with his head. Branigan has problems with catching the ball. Pavlenko approaches the ball. Pavlenko shoots. The ball hits the bar.

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: Rossiya 39%, Ireland 61%.
Rossiya - Ireland 2:0

46 minute.
Samedov makes an instep pass. Kabelev attempts to pass. Colgan just manages to reach the ball first. Samotsvetov cleverly intercepts the pass. Samotsvetov takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

53 minute.
Lebedev wins the ball from behind. Waters cleverly intercepts the pass. Nichaev fouls. Nichaev is cautioned.

55 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. De Khros is off-side. Cahill comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
Yeats lobs the ball high into the air. De Khros plays the ball off with his head. following a swift pass, Ivin attempts to control the ball. Banker just manages to reach the ball first. Banker shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

60 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Isaev comes on to the pitch.

69 minute.
Gannon takes over possession. MacConachie takes over possession. MacConachie attempts to pass. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

70 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Steinitz comes on to the pitch.

80 minute.
Here comes MacConachie, having a little trouble catching the ball. Cahill lobs the ball high into the air. Mamin approaches the ball. Gannon wins the ball from behind. Gannon has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Throw-in. Vishnevskij comes on to the pitch.

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: Rossiya 38%, Ireland 62%.
Rossiya - Ireland 2:0