UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland vs Armenia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Republic of Ireland
  • 18': John Egan
  • 52': Michael Obafemi
  • 90'+1': Robbie Brady (P)
FT
3 - 2
Armenia
  • 71': Artak Dashyan
  • 73': Eduard Spertsyan
  • Red Card 89': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
  • Red Card 90': Artak Dashyan

About

Republic of Ireland are hosting Armenia at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
  • 7': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
  • 7': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Michael Obafemi (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dara O'Shea following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
  • 17': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
  • 18': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Armenia 0. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 19': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Artak Grigoryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
  • 26': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 26': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 27': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
  • 29': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by André Calisir.
  • 34': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 34': Jordy Monroy (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
  • 36': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight tries a through ball, but Robbie Brady is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hrayr Mkoyan.
  • 39': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 41': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
  • 41': Jordy Monroy (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Armenia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 1, Armenia 0.
  • 46': Foul by Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia).
  • 46': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Artak Grigoryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
  • 50': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jordy Monroy.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia).
  • 51': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Conor Hourihane replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 52': Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Armenia 0. Michael Obafemi (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
  • 59': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by André Calisir.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Armenia. Taron Voskanyan replaces Hrayr Mkoyan.
  • 60': Substitution, Armenia. Artak Dashyan replaces Jordy Monroy.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 65': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 70': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
  • 70': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 71': Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Armenia 1. Artak Dashyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Armenia 2. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Foul by Artak Dashyan (Armenia).
  • 74': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Artak Dashyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Troy Parrott following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum Robinson replaces Troy Parrott.
  • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Jason Knight.
  • 77': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland).
  • 77': Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Artak Grigoryan (Armenia).
  • 79': Michael Obafemi (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
  • 82': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 82': Substitution, Armenia. Karen Muradyan replaces André Calisir.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karen Muradyan.
  • 84': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 84': Michael Obafemi (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Scott Hogan replaces Michael Obafemi.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt missed. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Artak Dashyan (Armenia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty Republic of Ireland.
  • 89': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) is shown the red card.
  • 90': Second yellow card to Artak Dashyan (Armenia) for hand ball.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Republic of Ireland 3, Armenia 2. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Karen Muradyan (Armenia).
  • 90'+5': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a through ball.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 3, Armenia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 3, Armenia 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
34.3 Possession 65.7
4 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 4
0.8 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
254 Accurate Passes 572
348 Passes 653
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 9
2 Crosses 26
0.0 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 62
25 Accurate Long Balls 44
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 11
12 Effective Clearances 3
12 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 41,719

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Switzerland 5 +10 13
2 Slovenia 5 +2 8
3 Scotland 5 -1 7
4 North Macedonia 5 -11 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
5 John Egan
18 Dara O'Shea
12 Nathan Collins
17 Jason Knight
6 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
13 Jeff Hendrick
21 Robbie Brady
3 Matt Doherty
10 Troy Parrott
9 Michael Obafemi
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Liam Scales, Conor Hourihane, Alan Browne, Seamus Coleman, Callum O'Dowda, James McClean, Chiedozie Ogbene, Max O'Leary, Shane Duffy, Scott Hogan, Mark Travers, Callum Robinson.

ARM Armenia (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 David Yurchenko (GK)
3 Varazdat Haroyan
2 André Calisir
15 Hrayr Mkoyan
17 Jordy Monroy
19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan Yellow Card
5 Artak Grigoryan
8 Eduard Spertsyan
7 Khoren Bayramyan Yellow Card
10 Lucas Zelarayán
11 Tigran Barseghyan
Armenia Substitutes:
Zhirayr Margaryan, Styopa Mkrtchyan, Hakob Hakobyan, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Karen Muradyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Vahan Bichakhchyan, Artak Dashyan, Stanislav Buchnev, Artur Serobyan, Taron Voskanyan, Arsen Beglaryan.

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