Euro 2016 Group E, Ireland v Italy & Sweden v Belgium, 8PM RTE, TV3, ITV & ITV 4

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Italians rattled a bit.

Harry Palmr

Good news Darmian is coming on

JustTheOne

Italian subs soon will finish us off.

sonic85

Need to get our arse in gear here time is running out

gandalf

They need to put the crosses in at head height on the penalty spot. There's a good chance we may get a penalty the way the Italians are defending.

SEPT 23 1989

They are there for the taking

Sand

gandalf wrote: »

They need to put the crosses in at head height on the penalty spot. There's a good chance we may get a penalty the way the Italians are defending.

Not with this ref.

The Talking Bread

We were never going to beat Belgium. That post goal sitting back against Sweden really is the defining moment of our tournament if this stays this way.

DDC1990

Long handled it there. Would want to be careful when on a yellow.

Osmosis Jones

Nudge from Long is no different to the penalty shout

SlickRic

tbh, it suits us to wait until after 80 minutes to score.

The team would probably shít its pants if it scored too soon.

gandalf

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Nudge from Long is no different to the penalty shout

There is it was perpetrated by an Irish Player on the protected Italians!

The Talking Bread

The Talking Bread wrote: »

We were never going to beat Belgium. That post goal sitting back against Sweden really is the defining moment of our tournament if this stays this way.

Still half an hour left!

daveup

If the roi qualify or not they have given their all. Normally wouldn't sit thru 90 minutes but very exciting

Osmosis Jones

How have these lads not had more bookings, yet Long has been booked?

JustTheOne

Hendrick is a bit of a donkey let's be honest.

superfurry1

Long doing nothing for 3 games now better score little pup

Irish_rat

Italy doing the right thing taking the RB off

Ireland need to make a few subs soon

keano_afc

Looking like this prick left his cards back in the dressing room. Ogbonna fouling at will

Harry Palmr

Just a lack of composure when it matters. But that's this squad.

the groutch

Ogbonna is getting away with murder.

Dave_The_Sheep

I'd love to know the free kick stats for this game. Has to be through the roof.

Contrast that Italian deliver with our delivery. It wasn't fantastic, but it was miles better than Irish attempts.

DDC1990

Ogbonna is a hatchet man. A pure **** to play against.

rodge68

Ogbonna could be up for GBH at this stage !

Alf Veedersane

Little snippet of play there where the ball goes back to Randolph...McCarthy runs back to show for it and gets shooed back and Randolph thumps it long.

There's a time and a place bit Jesus the pass was on for a bit of Ireland possession rather than thumping it long for Murphy to not win

Mars Bar

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

How have these lads not had more bookings, yet Long has been booked?

Yeah he has. He is toeing the line a bit

cowboyBuilder

ARA JAYSUS!!!

Peist2007

This is really there for the taking. Need more Hendrick and Brady on the ball. Murphy doing well up front, showing he's a bit more than just a big man.

mosstin

JustTheOne wrote: »

Hendrick is a bit of a donkey let's be honest.

Bull****. He's been our best player at the Euros.

Absoluvely

Ogbonna trying his best to help us win in fairness.

JustTheOne

mosstin wrote: »

Bull****. He's been our best player at the Euros.

His shooting is abysmal.

Osmosis Jones

Coleman, wasteful

kevthegaff

Mcarthy has been very good

PeterTheEighth

Richard Keogh looks like the guy who is usually killed first in a horror movie.

Who usually has a shotgun and drives one of these.

Harry Palmr

Nosebleeds all over the place!

Mars Bar

Coleman is killing some of these attacks

Scorpion Sting

Hoolahan needs to come on.

Manutd_4life

Sloppy from Coleman

SEPT 23 1989

If only we had five hendrix

Utopia Parkway

Should have knocked that out wide Duffy.

Sean Kinsella

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They are there for the taking

This is an international reserve team, who've been happy to let us have the ball and attack their defence, for the whole 1st half.

We can't -despite terrible refereeing - craft a way past them, which is a little dispiriting.

keano_afc

Italians not up for this at all. They really are there for the taking.

sligeach

Duffy, c'mon you're a defender shooting from 30 yards.

sonic85

kevthegaff wrote: »

Mcarthy has been very good

Just about to post this he's been much better tonight

kingshankly

Italy are shocking here for the taking lads
Problem is we have no quality going forward

mosstin

JustTheOne wrote: »

His shooting is abysmal.

He's been very good for us. Getting in positions and was very close in the first half.

PeterTheEighth

The waste of the set pieces has been so frustrating. Professional footballers that cant kick a decent ball into the area, it's terrible.

PTH2009

0-0 all over

Mr.Nice Guy

I don't think we look like scoring. Long looks a very frustrated figure and I just can't see how we can get a goal here.

SlickRic

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

How have these lads not had more bookings, yet Long has been booked?

Referee is shít.

That is all.