On 16 October, one of the matches of Euro 2024 in football took place. Team Gibraltar and Team Ireland met.
Euro-2024
Gibraltar - Ireland - 0:4 (0:2)
Goals: E. Ferguson (8), M. Johnston (28), Doherty (60), Robinson (80)
Warnings: Louis Annesley (53), Doherty (72), Jack Sergeant (84), J. McGrath (88)
The Gibraltar national football team faced Ireland in a European Championship qualifying match played at the Estadio do Algarve Stadium. The game showed a marked difference in the quality of play, with the Republic of Ireland dominating the match from start to finish. At half time the score was 0-2 in favour of the Republic of Ireland. They started their goal-scoring streak as early as the 8th minute when E. Ferguson crossed the ball into the net, putting his team ahead. This first goal set the tone for the whole match. In the 28th minute, M. Johnston increased the lead with another goal, leaving Gibraltar defenceless. The second half started with a yellow card for Gibraltar's L. Annesley in the 53rd minute as the Republic of Ireland continued to attack relentlessly. In the 60th minute, M. Doherty further increased Ireland's lead by adding a third goal. In the 66th minute, both teams made substitutions, with E. Ferguson and M. Johnston replacing A. Idaho and C. Robinson for the Republic of Ireland. Gibraltar followed suit and made three substitutions in a row in the 68th minute, bringing on J. Olivero, N. Pozo and T. De Barra.
Conflicts broke out as the game progressed and in the 72nd minute M. Doherty received a yellow card for Ireland. In the 74th minute Gibraltar made another substitution, replacing L. Scales and J. Cullen with D. O'Shea and J. Molulu. O'Shea and J. Molumbi. In the final stages of the game Gibraltar showed their superiority and in the 80th minute K. Robinson scored a goal, sealing a convincing victory for his team. In the 83rd minute, Gibraltar made a substitution, replacing E. De Haro and J. Cipolina with R. Cipolina and K. Ronan. The Republic of Ireland also made a substitution: K. Ogbene replaced M. Sykes. The game was marred by several yellow cards, including J. Sergeant (Gibraltar) in the 84th minute and J. McGrath (Ireland) in the 88th minute. Despite these disciplinary offences, the Republic of Ireland won 0-4. The match showed a stark difference in the quality of play between the two teams, with the Republic of Ireland demonstrating their skill and control of the game. Gibraltar put in a lot of effort, but in the end could not match their opponents in terms of strength and skill. The Republic of Ireland's dominant play not only secured their victory, but also demonstrated their aspirations to qualify for the European Championships.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: France - Gibraltar, Netherlands - Ireland.
| Gibraltar national team | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Kicks in the box | 12 |
| 4 | Kicks | 26 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 2 | Penalty kicks | 22 |
| 2 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 4 |
| 7 | Offences | 15 |
| 1 | Corners | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 25% | Ball possession | 75% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 8 | Keeper saves | 0 |
| 207 | Total assists | 580 |
| 136 | Accurate assists | 523 |
| 66% | Passing accuracy | 90% |