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Qatar

FIFA #59
Ugh, no.
Qatar lost to the Republic of Ireland
Qatar 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
FT · Thu, May 28

Match Details

Aviva Stadium (Dublin)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mason Melia replaces Troy Parrott.
  • 89'Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89'Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Qatar).
  • 89'Rayyan Al Ali (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89'Jaden Umeh (Republic of Ireland).
  • 87'Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87'Foul by Rayyan Al Ali (Qatar).
  • 86'Substitution, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Mohammad Al Mannai.
  • 85'Foul by Jaden Umeh (Republic of Ireland).

Line Score

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QAT 0000000000000000 0
IRL 1000000000000000 1

Match Leaders

Qatar
Republic of Ireland

Key Events

90'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mason Melia replaces Troy Parrott.
86'Substitution, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Mohammad Al Mannai.
78'Almoez Ali (Qatar) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
78'Substitution, Qatar. Hashmi Al Hussain replaces Ayoub Al Oui.
78'Substitution, Qatar. Rayyan Al Ali replaces Homam El Amin.
78'Substitution, Qatar. Lucas Mendes replaces Issa Laye.
78'Substitution, Qatar. Tahsin Jamshid replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
75'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jaden Umeh replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
74'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Corrie Ndaba replaces Liam Scales.
59'Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Alaa replaces Edmílson Junior.
59'Substitution, Qatar. Mohammad Al Mannai replaces Ahmed Fathy.
58'Substitution, Qatar. Karim Boudiaf replaces Jassem Gaber.
58'Substitution, Qatar. Assim Madibo replaces Boualem Khoukhi.
58'Substitution, Qatar. Almoez Ali replaces Akram Afif.
45'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Abankwah replaces Dara O'Shea.
45'Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the red card.
5'Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan with a cross following a set piece situation.

Team Stats

QatarRepublic of Ireland
General
47.8 Possession % 52.2
8 Shots 11
1 On Target 3
3 Offsides 1
3 Corners 7
16 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
358 Passes Completed 392
3 Crosses Won 5
9 Tackles Won 6
8 Interceptions 4
27 Clearances 16
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 1

Recent Form

Republic of Ireland W W L D W
Qatar D L D W L

Starting Lineups

Republic of Ireland3-4-2-1
1 Kelleher
5 O'Brien 22 Collins 5' 4 O'Shea
2 Coleman 6 Molumby 10 McGrath 3 Scales
20 Ogbene 7 Parrott
8 Moylan A
11 Afif 15 Abdurisag 8 Junior
4 Laye 20 Fathy 5 Gaber
14 Ahmed 16 Khoukhi 2 Miguel 13 Al-Oui
1 Abunada
Qatar4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Republic of Ireland

  1. CK #1 Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. NC #22 Nathan CollinsCD5'
  3. DO #4 Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. JO #5 Jake O'BrienCD-R
  5. JM #10 Jamie McGrathCM-L
  6. JM #6 Jayson MolumbyCM-R
  7. LS #3 Liam ScalesLM
  8. SC #2 Seamus ColemanRM
  9. TP #7 Troy ParrottF
  10. JM #8 Jack MoylanCF-L
  11. CO #20 Chiedozie OgbeneCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Qatar

  1. MA #1 Mahmoud AbunadaG
  2. BK #16 Boualem KhoukhiCD-L
  3. PM #2 Pedro MiguelCD-R
  4. HA #14 Homam AhmedLB
  5. AA #13 Ayoub Al-OuiRB
  6. AF #20 Ahmed FathyCM
  7. IL #4 Issa LayeLM
  8. JG #5 Jassem GaberRM
  9. YA #15 Yusuf AbdurisagF
  10. AA #11 Akram AfifLF
  11. EJ #8 Edmílson JuniorRF
Substitutes · 10 used

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