R. of Ireland v Poland

R. of Ireland 1 Long 90

Poland 1 Peszko 26



Robbie Keane headed against the Poland woodwork in the second half

29 March 2015

Shane Long's injury-time equaliser rescued a vital draw for the Republic of Ireland against Group D leaders Poland in their Euro 2016 qualifier.

Robbie Brady was caught in possession, gifting Slawomir Peszko Poland's 26th-minute opener.

Aiden McGeady went close for the Irish while Robbie Keane headed against a post with Seamus Coleman missing a great chance before Long's late goal.

The defeat leaves the Republic three points behind Poland.

World champions Germany and Scotland earned routine 2-0 and 6-1 Group D wins over Georgia and minnows Gibraltar respectively earlier in the day and it was vital that the Irish got something from the game.

The Republic are now two points behind Germany and the Scots with the Poles still leading Group D.


Glenn Whelan battled with Poland's Grzegorz Krychowiak at the Aviva Stadium



Poland's fans made most of the noise at the Aviva Stadium

Lineup, Bookings (8) & Substitutions (4)

Republic of Ireland


  • 16 Given
  • 02 Coleman Booked
  • 04 O'Shea Booked
  • 03 Wilson Booked
  • 19 Brady
  • 14 Walters
  • 06 Whelan (Long - 83' )
  • 08 McCarthy Booked
  • 07 McGeady (McClean - 68' )
  • 20 Hoolahan Booked
  • 10 Keane

Substitutes


  • 01 Forde
  • 05 Clark
  • 09 Long
  • 11 McClean
  • 12 Meyler
  • 13 Arter
  • 15 Christie
  • 17 Ward
  • 18 Quinn
  • 21 Murphy
  • 22 Keogh
  • 23 Westwood


Poland


  • 22 Fabianski
  • 16 Olkowski
  • 04 Szukala Booked
  • 15 Glik Booked
  • 14 Wawrzyniak
  • 17 Peszko Booked (Kucharczyk - 87' )
  • 08 Krychowiak
  • 06 Jodlowiec
  • 13 Rybus
  • 07 Milik (Mila - 84' )
  • 09 Lewandowski

Substitutes


  • 01 Szczesny
  • 02 Cionek
  • 03 Komorowski
  • 05 Linetty
  • 10 Teodorczyk
  • 11 Maczynski
  • 12 Boruc
  • 18 Mila
  • 19 Janicki
  • 20 Gajos
  • 21 Kucharczyk
  • 23 Wojtkowiak


Ref: Jonas Eriksson


Match Stats

Possession

57 43

Shots

13 6
On target

3 1

Corners

5 1

Fouls

17 19

Live Text Commentary

Full time Full Time Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Poland 1.
90:00 +5:11 Full time Full Time Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Poland 1.
90:00 +4:43 Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukasz Szukala.
90:00 +3:51 Foul by Shane Long (Republic of Ireland).
90:00 +3:51 Kamil Glik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +3:22 Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michal Kucharczyk with a headed pass.
90:00 +2:33 Attempt missed. Tomasz Jodlowiec (Poland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Mila with a cross following a corner.
90:00 +2:08 Corner, Poland. Conceded by John O'Shea.
90:00 +0:30 Goal scored Goal! Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Poland 1. Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a headed pass following a corner.
90:00 +0:01 Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
89:24 James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89:24 Foul by Tomasz Jodlowiec (Poland).
86:50 Substitution Substitution Substitution, Poland. Michal Kucharczyk replaces Slawomir Peszko.
84:50 Booking Booking James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
84:49 Booking Booking Slawomir Peszko (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
83:16 Substitution Substitution Substitution, Poland. Sebastian Mila replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
82:29 Substitution Substitution Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Glenn Whelan.
81:59 Attempt missed. Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Keane.
80:48 Offside, Poland. Lukasz Fabianski tries a through ball, but Maciej Rybus is caught offside.
78:51 Attempt blocked. Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Keane.

77:58 Attempt missed. Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
75:38 Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75:38 Foul by Lukasz Szukala (Poland).
74:48 Foul by Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland).
74:48 Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74:23 Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74:23 Foul by Maciej Rybus (Poland).
74:10 Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72:49 Delay in match Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) because of an injury.
71:15 Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukasz Szukala.
71:14 Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
70:53 Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70:53 Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
70:41 John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70:41 Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
69:46 Booking Booking Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69:44 Foul by Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland).
69:44 Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68:26 Attempt saved. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seamus Coleman with a cross.
67:12 Substitution Substitution Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Aiden McGeady.
66:49 Attempt missed. Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Seamus Coleman.
66:23 Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McCarthy.
64:45 Foul by Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland).
64:45 Slawomir Peszko (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63:49 Foul by James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland).
63:49 Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63:39 Attempt saved. Marc Wilson (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
63:07 Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukasz Szukala.
63:05 Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
62:40 Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62:40 Foul by Jakub Wawrzyniak (Poland).
62:37 Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61:29 Delay in match Kamil Glik (Poland) because of an injury.
60:22 Foul by Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland).
60:22 Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59:47 Attempt missed. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
58:35 Booking Booking Lukasz Szukala (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58:25 Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58:25 Foul by Lukasz Szukala (Poland).
57:42 Foul by Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland).
57:42 Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50:00 Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49:21 Delay in match Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) because of an injury.
49:21 Delay in match Kamil Glik (Poland) because of an injury.
49:03 Booking Booking Kamil Glik (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48:56 Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48:56 Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
47:08 Foul by John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
47:08 Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Poland 1.
45:00 +1:02 Half time Half Time First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Poland 1.
45:00 +0:05 Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 +0:05 Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
44:03 Booking Booking Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43:59 Foul by Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
43:59 Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43:20 Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
42:13 Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42:13 Foul by Maciej Rybus (Poland).
41:48 Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41:48 Foul by Slawomir Peszko (Poland).
40:44 Attempt missed. Maciej Rybus (Poland) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Wawrzyniak with a cross.
39:53 Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39:22 Delay in match Lukasz Szukala (Poland) because of an injury.
39:18 Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
39:18 Lukasz Szukala (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38:23 Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38:23 Foul by Slawomir Peszko (Poland).
35:52 Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35:52 Foul by Slawomir Peszko (Poland).
34:00 Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34:00 Foul by Jakub Wawrzyniak (Poland).
33:06 Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33:06 Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
32:47 Attempt missed. Maciej Rybus (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
31:34 Booking Booking John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
31:26 Foul by Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland).
31:26 Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25:10 Goal scored Goal! Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Poland 1. Slawomir Peszko (Poland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
24:20 Booking Booking Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24:16 Lukasz Szukala (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24:16 Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland).
20:59 Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
20:59 John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19:34 Attempt missed. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Maciej Rybus following a set piece situation.
18:31 Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18:31 Foul by John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
16:21 Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Slawomir Peszko.
14:15 Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14:15 Foul by James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland).
13:48 Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
13:48 Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10:39 Slawomir Peszko (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10:39 Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
9:39 Attempt missed. Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady following a set piece situation.
9:12 Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
9:12 Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8:28 Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8:28 Foul by James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland).
4:50 Foul by Jakub Wawrzyniak (Poland).
4:50 Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1:22 Jakub Wawrzyniak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1:22 Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
0:00 First Half begins.
0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.