Competition: EURO 2012 Group B Qualifier   Venue: Aviva Stadium    Attendance: Unknown   Referee: Leontios Trattou (CYP)
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Kevin Kilbane - Goal (14)

Kevin Doyle - Goal (41)

Robbie Keane - Goal (54)

Tue 07 Sep 2010

3 - 1

(Full Time)
Andorra
Andorra

Christian Martinez - Goal (45)





Team Lineup
Shay Given (G)
Sean St Ledger (D)
John O'Shea (D)
Kevin Kilbane (D)
Richard Dunne (D)
Aiden McGeady (M)
Liam Lawrence (M)
Paul Green (M)
Glenn Whelan (M)
Robbie Keane (F)
Kevin Doyle (F)
Kieren Westwood (Sub)
Shane Long (Sub)
Andy Keogh (Sub)
Stephen Kelly (Sub)
Darren Gibson (Sub)
Keith Fahey (Sub)
Greg Cunningham (Sub)



Game Matchtracker



Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
93' - Full Time - All over here at the Aviva Stadium. Ireland 3-1 Andorra.

The win sees Ireland climb to the summit of Group B and despite that scare in the 44th minute, Trapattoni's men never looked like losing this one.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
90' - 3 minutes to be added on.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
88' - Attendance at tonight's game is 40,283.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
86' - Substitution - Oscar Sonejee on - Pujol off.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
82' - Substitution - Doyle off - Andy Keogh on. That is Ireland's final substitution.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
82' - Darren Gibson has been impressive since replacing Whelan. The game has gone a bit flat with just 8 minutes of normal time remaining.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
74' - Substitution - John O'Shea off - Stephen Kelly on.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
70' - Substitution - Xavier Andorra replaces Josep Ayala for Andorra.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
66' - Ireland denied a clear penalty after Doyle is fouled inside the box.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
62' - Yellow Card - Richard Dunne booked for Ireland.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
60' - Substitution - Ireland substitution - Darren Gibson on to replace Glenn Whelan.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
58' - Substitution - Andorra substitution - Moreno off - Manel Jimenez on.
Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 Andorra
57' - Yellow Card - Moreno booked for Andorra.
Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Andorra
54' - Goal - 3-1! Just as I said Ireland were looking nervy, they go and score. McGeady and Doyle linked up to allow Keane to score with a fine finish.
Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Andorra
53' - It's hard to believe it but Ireland are looking very nervy at the moment - they're misplacing easy passes.
Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Andorra
50' - More Group B news- It's currently 2-2 between Macedonia and Armenia with just minutes remaining.

Another good result for Ireland today?
Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Andorra
46' - Second Half - No changes to report as the second-half kicks off.
Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Andorra
45' - Half Time - A sense of shock has crept over the crowd as the players disappear down the tunnel for the half-time break.

Andorra are not out of this game yet...
Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Andorra
44' - Goal - 2-1! Andorra have pulled a goal back through Christian Martinez's fantastic strike from just outside the box.
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Andorra
40' - Goal - 2-0 Ireland! What a strike from Kevin Doyle!
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Andorra
34' - Yellow Card - Andorra's captain, Lima booked for dissent.
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Andorra
31' - Yellow Card - Silva booked for Andorra.
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Andorra
28' - Almost 2-0 to Ireland. Lawrence found himself with a difficult chance after Aiden McGeady's pass evaded both Keane and Doyle.
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Andorra
16' - Shay Given looks unconvincing and spills a harmless shot from 30-yards by Andorra's Sergi Moreno.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
14' - Goal - 1-0 Ireland! Kevin Kilbane heads home following a Liam Lawrence corner.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
14' - Some other news from Group B - It's 1-1 at half-time between Macedonia and Armenia.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
10' - This time Aiden McGeady comes close after a terrific cross-field pass from Paul Green.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
7' - Robbie Keane comes close to opening the scoring but his shot was well saved by Josep Gomes in the Andorra goal.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
2' - Ireland already causing problems for the Andorra defence, particularly Aiden McGeady on the left-wing.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
1' - First Half - We're under way here in the first ever competitive game at the Aviva Stadium.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
0' - The teams have just emerged onto the pitch and we're just over five minutes from kick-off.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
0' - Both Ireland and Andorra have begun their warm-ups and the line-ups are now in for tonight's Euro 2012 Group B qualifier against Andorra. Frankie Lally will be providing the updates from the Aviva Stadium.

Giovanni Trapattoni has decided to stick with the team that won in Armenia last Friday and with Russia losing 1-0 at home to Slovakia earlier today, a win for Ireland would leave them in a very promising position in Group B.
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Andorra
0' - Andorra: Jose Antonio; Cristian, Lima, Da Silva, Bernaus; Gomez, Vieira, Ayala; Martinez, Pujol, Moreno; Escura
Substitutes: Pol, Rubio, Sonejee, Jimenez, Andorra, Mejias, Lorenzo




Team Lineup


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