Cymru		Ireland
Newgrange	Tactics	3xATT
55%	Possession	45%
66%	Play in the half	34%
10	Shots	24
3	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	10
73	average mark	74.5
incredible	Shooting	incredible
formidable	Passing	formidable
excellent	Defending	incredible

1 minute.
Churchyard approaches the ball. Churchyard passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Reynolds approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Truman lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

4 minute.
Limond plays the ball off with his head. Reynolds attempts to pass. Fogharty takes over possession. Fogharty has a fantastic effort at goal. Symonds desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Ireland 0:1

8 minute.
Foy cleverly intercepts the pass. Foy makes a sublime pass. Reynolds passes, it`s a high ball. McEneaney takes over possession. Armstrong wins the ball from behind.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Ireland 0:2

11 minute.
De Mange takes over possession. Stacey cleverly intercepts the pass. Stacey lobs the ball high into the air. Williams gets his head on it. Norman makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Ireland 1:2

14 minute.
Williams just manages to reach the ball first. Limond takes over possession. Williams cleverly intercepts the pass. Williams takes a swing and hits it... Norman makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Cymru - Ireland 2:2

16 minute.
Reynolds takes over possession. Reynolds lobs the ball high into the air. Armstrong tries to trap the ball with his chest. Fogharty takes over possession. Fogharty takes a swing and hits it... Symonds palms the ball clear.

18 minute.
Gibby makes a sublime pass. Here comes Davies, having a little trouble catching the ball. Reynolds attempts to pass. Fogharty has problems with catching the ball. Fogharty has a fantastic effort at goal. Symonds palms the ball clear. McEneaney takes over possession. McEneaney takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! McEneaney takes over possession. McEneaney shoots. Symonds desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Ireland 2:3

19 minute.
Williams plays the ball through. Hames just manages to reach the ball first. McEneaney cleverly intercepts the pass. McEneaney shoots. Symonds palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Fogharty takes over possession.
It was close.

20 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Truman approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. McEneaney makes a diving header. Post!
It was close.

23 minute.
Gibby passes, it`s a high ball. Hames just manages to reach the ball first. Davies plays the ball through. Hames takes over possession. Hames shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

26 minute.
Fogharty takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Whitley approaches the set piece. Stacey plays the ball off with his head. Hames just manages to reach the ball first. Hames shoots. Norman palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Limond has problems with catching the ball. Williams approaches the ball. Williams takes a swing and hits it... Post!
What a tremendous chance!

29 minute.
Payne lobs the ball high into the air. Lyons has problems with catching the ball. Williams approaches the ball. Williams shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Cymru - Ireland 3:3

38 minute.
Gibby passes, it`s a high ball. Cummins takes over possession. Cummins passes, it`s a high ball. Fogharty takes over possession. Fogharty shoots. Symonds tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Cymru 62%, Ireland 38%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Cymru - Ireland 3:3

47 minute.
Whitley approaches the ball. Whitley makes an instep pass. Hames just manages to reach the ball first. Here comes Hames, having a little trouble catching the ball. Hames takes a swing and hits it... Norman tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

51 minute.
Gibby makes a sublime pass. Whitley just manages to reach the ball first. Truman wins the ball from behind. McEneaney takes over possession. McEneaney shoots. Symonds palms the ball clear.

54 minute.
Davies plays the ball off with his head. De Mange has problems with catching the ball. Stacey approaches the ball. Stacey centers. Williams gets his head on it. Norman palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

57 minute.
Foy plays the ball off with his head. Truman approaches the ball. Truman passes the ball on the spur of the moment. McEneaney approaches the ball. McEneaney shoots. Symonds palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

63 minute.
Armstrong makes a sublime pass. Whitley just manages to reach the ball first. Reynolds brutally fouls the opponent. Reynolds is cautioned.

65 minute.
Fogharty makes an instep pass. Fogharty takes over possession. Payne takes the opponents legs away. Payne is cautioned. Fogharty is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Fogharty is unable to continue playing. Stroud comes on to the pitch. Chandler comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Cummins centers. Chandler approaches the ball. Churchyard trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Chandler was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Reynolds is likely to take the free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

70 minute.
Chandler takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Cody comes on to the pitch. Pembridge comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Fogharty ineptly catches the ball. Fogharty makes a sublime pass. McEneaney approaches the ball. McEneaney shoots. Symonds hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Ireland 3:4

76 minute.
McEneaney takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Barber comes on to the pitch.

77 minute.
De Mange makes an instep pass. Reynolds just manages to reach the ball first. Reynolds passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Truman passes, it`s a high ball. Fogharty rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

78 minute.
Gibby ineptly catches the ball. McEneaney wins the ball from behind. McEneaney attempts to pass. Fogharty just manages to reach the ball first. Fogharty takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

80 minute.
Gibby wins the ball from behind. Stacey approaches the ball. De Mange wins the ball from behind. McEneaney approaches the ball. McEneaney shoots.
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: Cymru 69%, Ireland 31%.
Cymru - Ireland 3:4