Republic of Ireland v Germany, 08 October 2015

Score1-0 to Republic of Ireland
RefereeCarlos Velasco Carballo
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Qualifying group D
VenueAviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance50,604
Kick Off: 7:45pm BST

1  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Martin O'Neill

0  Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

Goals:

Shane Long 70 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Richard Keogh
Defender John O'Shea (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder Stephen Ward
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Daryl Murphy

Starting lineup:

Manuel Neuer Goalkeeper (captain)
Jérôme Boateng Defender
Matthias Ginter Defender
Jonas Hector Defender
Mats Hummels Defender
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Toni Kroos Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Mario Götze Midfielder/Forward
Thomas Müller Midfielder/Forward
Marco Reus Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Darren Randolph for Shay Given 44
Shane Long for Daryl Murphy 65
David Meyler for Stephen Ward 69

Substitutions:

André Schürrle for Mario Götze 35
Karim Bellarabi for Matthias Ginter 77
Kevin Volland for Ilkay Gündogan 84

Cards:

Wes Hoolahan 89 Y

Cards:

Mats Hummels 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Forde
Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Paul McShane
Defender Alex Pearce
Defender/Midfielder David Meyler
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Aiden McGeady
Midfielder Eunan O'Kane
Forward Kevin Doyle
Forward Robbie Keane
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Midfielder Karim Bellarabi
Midfielder Christoph Kramer
Midfielder Max Kruse
Midfielder Sebastian Rudy
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Volland

Comments:

Republic of Ireland produced a stunning victory over world champions Germany in Dublin to leave automatic qualification for Euro 2016 in their own hands.

1  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Martin O'Neill

Goals:

Shane Long 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Richard Keogh
Defender John O'Shea (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder Stephen Ward
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Daryl Murphy

Substitutions:

Darren Randolph for Shay Given 44
Shane Long for Daryl Murphy 65
David Meyler for Stephen Ward 69

Cards:

Wes Hoolahan 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Forde
Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Paul McShane
Defender Alex Pearce
Defender/Midfielder David Meyler
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Aiden McGeady
Midfielder Eunan O'Kane
Forward Kevin Doyle
Forward Robbie Keane
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

Republic of Ireland produced a stunning victory over world champions Germany in Dublin to leave automatic qualification for Euro 2016 in their own hands.

0  Germany

Manager: Joachim Löw

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Manuel Neuer Goalkeeper (captain)
Jérôme Boateng Defender
Matthias Ginter Defender
Jonas Hector Defender
Mats Hummels Defender
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Toni Kroos Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Mario Götze Midfielder/Forward
Thomas Müller Midfielder/Forward
Marco Reus Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

André Schürrle for Mario Götze 35
Karim Bellarabi for Matthias Ginter 77
Kevin Volland for Ilkay Gündogan 84

Cards:

Mats Hummels 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Midfielder Karim Bellarabi
Midfielder Christoph Kramer
Midfielder Max Kruse
Midfielder Sebastian Rudy
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Volland