International Friendly

Republic of Ireland vs Portugal, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Republic of Ireland
  • 52': James McClean
FT
1 - 5
Portugal
  • 2': Hugo Almeida
  • 20': Richard Keogh (OG)
  • 37': Hugo Almeida
  • 77': Vieirinha
  • 83': Fábio Coentrão

Ronaldo and Portugal rout Ireland

World Cup Friendly

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raul Meireles.
  • 2': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Portugal 1. Hugo Almeida (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Silvestre Varela with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Meyler.
  • 9': Foul by Ricardo Costa (Portugal).
  • 9': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jonathan Walters tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
  • 11': Delay in match Luís Neto (Portugal) because of an injury.
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raul Meireles.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Raul Meireles (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Silvestre Varela.
  • 14': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by David Forde.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Hugo Almeida (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 18': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Own Goal by Richard Keogh, Republic of Ireland. Republic of Ireland 0, Portugal 2.
  • 22': Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Fábio Coentrão (Portugal).
  • 23': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Aiden McGeady tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
  • 27': Rubén Amorim (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Ward.
  • 29': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Luís Neto.
  • 35': Foul by David Meyler (Republic of Ireland).
  • 35': Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Silvestre Varela with a cross.
  • 37': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Portugal 3. Hugo Almeida (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 40': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ricardo Costa.
  • 41': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hugo Almeida.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Ward.
  • 44': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Luís Neto (Portugal).
  • 45': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Portugal 3.
  • 0': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Portugal 3.
  • 48': Foul by Alex Pearce (Republic of Ireland).
  • 48': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Stephen Ward (Republic of Ireland).
  • 49': Silvestre Varela (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Raul Meireles (Portugal).
  • 50': Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 51': David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Portugal 3. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 56': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Foul by Ricardo Costa (Portugal).
  • 59': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Silvestre Varela (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 61': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
  • 62': Delay in match Stephen Ward (Republic of Ireland) because of an injury.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Jonathan Walters.
  • 63': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robbie Keane replaces Wes Hoolahan.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Silvestre Varela (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Portugal. André Almeida replaces Raul Meireles.
  • 66': Substitution, Portugal. Nani replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 66': Substitution, Portugal. Pepe replaces Luís Neto.
  • 66': Substitution, Portugal. Hélder Postiga replaces Hugo Almeida.
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Stephen Quinn replaces Stephen Ward.
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Anthony Pilkington replaces James McClean.
  • 69': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Stephen Kelly.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Republic of Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
  • 71': Delay in match Rubén Amorim (Portugal) because of an injury.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Portugal. Vieirinha replaces Silvestre Varela.
  • 74': Richard Keogh (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Hélder Postiga (Portugal).
  • 75': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by William Carvalho.
  • 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Simon Cox replaces Stephen Kelly.
  • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kevin Doyle replaces Aiden McGeady.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Vieirinha (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nani with a cross.
  • 77': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Portugal 4. Vieirinha (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 79': Kevin Doyle (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 80': Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 80': Foul by Alex Pearce (Republic of Ireland).
  • 80': Hélder Postiga (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Alex Pearce (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Portugal. Miguel Veloso replaces Rubén Amorim.
  • 81': Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 82': Foul by Simon Cox (Republic of Ireland).
  • 82': André Almeida (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Portugal 5. Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nani with a through ball.
  • 85': Offside, Republic of Ireland. David Meyler tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Kevin Doyle (Republic of Ireland).
  • 87': Hélder Postiga (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Offside, Portugal. Miguel Veloso tries a through ball, but Nani is caught offside.
  • 90': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Alex Pearce tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Stephen Quinn (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Keane with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Portugal 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Portugal 5.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 12
51.9 Possession 48.1
16 SHOTS 6
10 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
441 Accurate Passes 370
495 Passes 436
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 29
0.5 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 37
31 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 2
19 Effective Tackles 14
20 Tackles 16
1.0 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
26 Effective Clearances 17
26 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 40,000

Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 David Forde (GK)
24 Alex Pearce Yellow Card
4 Richard Keogh
17 Stephen Ward
2 Stephen Kelly
8 David Meyler
25 Jeff Hendrick
11 James McClean
7 Aiden McGeady
14 Jonathan Walters
20 Wes Hoolahan
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Stephen Quinn, Robert Elliot, Paul Green, Shane Duffy, Robbie Keane, Ian Lawlor, Anthony Pilkington, Kevin Doyle, Simon Cox, Shane Long.

POR Portugal (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Rui Patrício (GK)
13 Ricardo Costa
14 Luís Neto
5 Fábio Coentrão
20 Rúben Amorim
6 William Carvalho
16 Raul Meireles
8 João Moutinho
9 Hugo Almeida
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
18 Silvestre Varela
Portugal Substitutes:
Pepe, Miguel Veloso, Hélder Postiga, Rafa Silva, André Almeida, Bruno Alves, Eduardo, Nani, João Pereira, Éder, Beto, Vieirinha.

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