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Review by: BBC Sport | Football | UK Edition. 0 comments
The Republic of Ireland secure a Euro 2012 play-off spot as they hold off Armenia in a tense final qualifier.
- Game Highlights
| Time | Ireland | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| 14' |
Stephen Kelly  |
|
| 27' |
Roman Berezovsky  |
|
| 29' |
Edgar Malakyan   Arsen Petrosyan |
|
| 43' |
Valeri Aleksanyan |
|
| 45' |
Arsen Petrosyan |
|
| 53' |
Markos Pineiro Pizzelli Edgar Manucharyan |
|
| 60' |
Richard Dunne |
|
| 61' |
Sean St. Ledger |
|
| 62' |
Henrik Mkhitaryan Gevorg Ghazaryan Artur Sarkisov |
|
| 64' |
Valeri Aleksanyan |
|
| 66' |
Aiden McGeady |
|
| 68' |
Aiden McGeady Stephen Hunt |
|
| 69' |
Kevin Doyle |
|
| 76' |
Glenn Whelan Keith Fahey |
|
| 80' |
Simon Cox Jonathan Walters |
|
| 81' |
Kevin Doyle |
|
| 84' |
Hrayr Mkoyan |
- Live Commentary
| Time | H | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 90 +5 | Goal kick for Armenia | |
| 90 +5 | The referee blows the final whistle | |
| 90 +5 | Today's attendance is 45200 | |
| 90 +4 | Stephen Kelly fouls Artur Sarkisov | |
| 90 +4 | Artur Sarkisov crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 90 +4 | John O´Shea relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 90 +4 | Edgar Manucharyan heads the ball on to a team-mate | |
| 90 +4 | Shay Given comes out and claims the ball | |
| 90 +3 | Karlen Mkrtchyan puts in a cross | |
| 90 +3 | Richard Dunne relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 90 +3 | A shot by Yura Movsisyan is blocked | |
| 90 +3 | Levon Hayrapetyan puts in a cross | |
| 90 +3 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 90 +2 | Karlen Mkrtchyan is penalised for pushing Damien Duff | |
| 90 +1 | Edgar Manucharyan has a great chance to score, but his effort is parried by the keeper! | |
| 90 +1 | Keith Andrews relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 90 +1 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 90 +1 | Levon Hayrapetyan from Armenia shoots wide | |
| 90 +1 | The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added | |
| 90 +1 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 90 | Henrik Mkhitaryan from Armenia sends a pass into the box | |
| 90 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 89 | Goal kick for Armenia | |
| 89 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 88 | Sargis Hovsepyan puts in a cross | |
| 88 | Shay Given comes out and claims the ball | |
| 88 | Jonathan Walters from Ireland shoots wide | |
| 86 | The home team have had 50% of possession compared to the away team's 50% | |
| 85 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 85 | Jonathan Walters shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 84 | Stephen Hunt from Ireland takes a short corner kick | |
| 84 | |
Yellow card for Hrayr Mkoyan |
| 83 | Yura Movsisyan from Armenia commits a foul on Richard Dunne but the referee waves play on. | |
| 82 | Levon Hayrapetyan puts in a cross | |
| 82 | Stephen Kelly relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 82 | Ireland take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 81 | Kevin Doyle fouls Karlen Mkrtchyan | |
| 81 | Kevin Doyle receives his second yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct and is sent off! | |
| 80 |  |
Simon Cox is leaving the field to be replaced by Jonathan Walters in a tactical substitution. |
| 79 | Stephen Hunt fouls an opponent | |
| 79 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 78 | Kevin Doyle fouls Valeri Aleksanyan | |
| 77 | Edgar Manucharyan from Armenia sends a pass into the box | |
| 77 | Richard Dunne relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 76 | A shot by Yura Movsisyan is blocked | |
| 76 | Sargis Hovsepyan puts in a cross | |
| 76 | Henrik Mkhitaryan from Armenia heads wide | |
| 76 | |
Glenn Whelan is coming off and he is replaced by Keith Fahey |
| 74 | Kevin Doyle fouls Karlen Mkrtchyan | |
| 74 | Simon Cox from Ireland is ruled offside | |
| 73 | Artur Sarkisov misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 73 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 72 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 71 | Stephen Hunt fouls Yura Movsisyan | |
| 71 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 70 | Henrik Mkhitaryan from Armenia takes a corner kick | |
| 70 | Edgar Manucharyan from Armenia heads wide | |
| 70 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 70 | The home team have had 52% of possession compared to the away team's 48% | |
| 69 | Kevin Doyle fouls Levon Hayrapetyan | |
| 69 | |
The referee shows Kevin Doyle the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 69 | Karlen Mkrtchyan has a shot deflected off target | |
| 68 | Valeri Aleksanyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 68 | |
Aiden McGeady is leaving the field to be replaced by Stephen Hunt in a tactical substitution. |
| 68 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 68 | Stephen Hunt puts in a cross | |
| 68 | Artur Sarkisov relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 67 | Damien Duff puts in a cross | |
| 67 | A shot by Aiden McGeady is blocked | |
| 66 | Aiden McGeady from Ireland makes a dangerous play against Henrik Mkhitaryan. | |
| 66 | |
Yellow card for Aiden McGeady |
| 66 | Yura Movsisyan from Armenia shoots wide | |
| 66 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 65 | A shot by Simon Cox is blocked | |
| 65 | Aiden McGeady from Ireland takes a corner kick | |
| 65 | Valeri Aleksanyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 64 | |
The referee shows Valeri Aleksanyan the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 64 | Valeri Aleksanyan obstructs Damien Duff and a free-kick is awarded. | |
| 63 | John O´Shea fouls an opponent | |
| 62 | Yura Movsisyan heads the ball on to a team-mate | |
| 62 | Richard Dunne relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 62 | |
G O O O A A A L - Henrik Mkhitaryan scores. |
| 62 | |
Gevorg Ghazaryan is leaving the field to be replaced by Artur Sarkisov in a tactical substitution. |
| 61 | Sean St. Ledger fouls Henrik Mkhitaryan | |
| 61 | |
The referee shows Sean St. Ledger the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 61 | Henrik Mkhitaryan puts in a cross | |
| 60 | Aiden McGeady puts in a cross | |
| 60 | |
Richard Dunne from Ireland tapped the ball in. |
| 59 | Keith Andrews from Ireland sends a pass into the box | |
| 59 | Karlen Mkrtchyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 59 | Sargis Hovsepyan makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 59 | Damien Duff from Ireland takes a corner kick | |
| 59 | Karlen Mkrtchyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 58 | Simon Cox is penalised for pushing Sargis Hovsepyan | |
| 55 | Edgar Manucharyan from Armenia tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 55 | Edgar Manucharyan from Armenia takes a short corner kick | |
| 54 | Keith Andrews misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 54 | Goal kick for Armenia | |
| 54 | Armenia take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 53 | Simon Cox from Ireland sends a pass into the box | |
| 53 | Sargis Hovsepyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 53 | |
Markos Pineiro Pizzelli is leaving the field to be replaced by Edgar Manucharyan in a tactical substitution. |
| 53 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 52 | A shot by Damien Duff is blocked | |
| 50 | Karlen Mkrtchyan fouls Aiden McGeady | |
| 50 | A shot by Simon Cox is blocked | |
| 48 | Kevin Doyle has a deflected shot saved by the keeper | |
| 48 | Simon Cox fouls Valeri Aleksanyan | |
| 47 | A shot by Gevorg Ghazaryan is blocked | |
| 47 | Yura Movsisyan shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 46 | The second half is underway | |
| 45 +3 | The referee blows for half time | |
| 45 +2 | Yura Movsisyan takes a direct free kick, but the shot goes wide | |
| 45 +2 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 45 +2 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 45 +1 | The fourth official shows there are 2 minute(s) of time to be added | |
| 45 +1 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 45 +1 | Glenn Whelan fouls Henrik Mkhitaryan | |
| 45 | |
The referee shows Arsen Petrosyan the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 45 | Aiden McGeady crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 45 | Gevorg Ghazaryan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 45 | Sean St. Ledger puts in a cross | |
| 45 | A player from Armenia clears the ball | |
| 45 | Damien Duff fouls an opponent | |
| 44 | Arsen Petrosyan fouls an opponent | |
| 43 | |
OWN GOAL - Valeri Aleksanyan scores in his own net |
| 42 | Aiden McGeady from Ireland is ruled offside | |
| 42 | Aiden McGeady from Ireland tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 42 | Arsen Petrosyan comes out and claims the ball | |
| 42 | Damien Duff puts in a cross | |
| 41 | The home team have had 52% of possession compared to the away team's 48% | |
| 41 | A shot by Damien Duff is blocked | |
| 40 | Stephen Kelly is guilty of making a defensive error. | |
| 40 | Henrik Mkhitaryan dribbles past his opponents | |
| 40 | Stephen Kelly relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 39 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 39 | Ireland take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 38 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 37 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 37 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 36 | John O´Shea fouls an opponent | |
| 34 | Karlen Mkrtchyan fouls Keith Andrews | |
| 34 | Richard Dunne sends a long ball upfield. | |
| 34 | Goal kick for Armenia | |
| 32 | Damien Duff from Ireland takes a corner kick | |
| 32 | Sargis Hovsepyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 32 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 32 | Yura Movsisyan passes to a team mate in the box | |
| 32 | Ireland take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 31 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli from Armenia sends a pass into the box | |
| 31 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 31 | Damien Duff from Ireland tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 30 | Aiden McGeady takes a direct free kick, but the shot goes wide | |
| 30 | Goal kick for Armenia | |
| 29 | |
Edgar Malakyan is leaving the field to be replaced by Arsen Petrosyan in a tactical substitution. |
| 27 | |
SENT OFF! - After having handled the ball, Roman Berezovsky is sent off |
| 26 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 26 | Simon Cox has a great chance to score, but his effort is parried by the keeper! | |
| 25 | Yura Movsisyan misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 25 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 25 | A player from Ireland commits a foul | |
| 24 | The game is restarted | |
| 24 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 23 | The game is stopped | |
| 23 | Shay Given is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field. | |
| 22 | The home team have had 48% of possession compared to the away team's 52% | |
| 22 | Stephen Kelly puts in a cross | |
| 22 | Simon Cox fouls Roman Berezovsky | |
| 21 | Armenia take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 21 | Gevorg Ghazaryan fouls Damien Duff | |
| 21 | Damien Duff crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 21 | Sargis Hovsepyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 19 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 19 | Gevorg Ghazaryan fouls John O´Shea | |
| 18 | The game is stopped | |
| 18 | Simon Cox is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field. | |
| 18 | The game is restarted | |
| 17 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli sends a long ball upfield. | |
| 17 | Shay Given comes out and claims the ball | |
| 16 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 16 | Damien Duff from Ireland is ruled offside | |
| 16 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli comes back onto the field. | |
| 15 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 14 | The game is stopped | |
| 14 | |
The referee shows Stephen Kelly the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 14 | The game is restarted | |
| 14 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment. | |
| 13 | Simon Cox dribbles past his opponents | |
| 13 | Kevin Doyle shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 13 | Stephen Kelly from Ireland commits a foul on Markos Pineiro Pizzelli but the referee waves play on. | |
| 12 | John O´Shea from Ireland tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 12 | Damien Duff from Ireland takes a corner kick | |
| 12 | Roman Berezovsky relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 11 | Armenia take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 10 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 10 | Valeri Aleksanyan relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 8 | Keith Andrews fouls Markos Pineiro Pizzelli | |
| 7 | Kevin Doyle relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 7 | Armenia take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 7 | Gevorg Ghazaryan fouls Aiden McGeady | |
| 6 | Sean St. Ledger puts his side under pressure after a bad clearance. | |
| 6 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli from Armenia takes a short corner kick | |
| 6 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli puts in a cross | |
| 6 | Keith Andrews makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 6 | Markos Pineiro Pizzelli from Armenia takes a corner kick | |
| 5 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 4 | Henrik Mkhitaryan misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 4 | Goal kick for Ireland | |
| 3 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 3 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 3 | Armenia take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 2 | Armenia take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 1 | Armenia kick-off, and the game is underway. | |
| 1 | Ireland take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 1 | Damien Duff puts in a cross | |
| 1 | Armenia take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 0 | Welcome to Aviva Stadium, the match will start in about 5 minutes. | |
| 0 | The referee starts the match |
- Game Stats
| Ireland | Armenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots On Target | 10 | 6 |
| Red Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Shots Off Target | 3 | 10 |
| Corners | 5 | 4 |
| Throw Ins | 18 | 13 |
| Crosses | 9 | 8 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Fouls Commited | 19 | 9 |
| Yellow Cards | 4 | 3 |
| Ball Possession | 50% | 50% |
- Stats
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