Republic of Ireland v Germany, 08 October 2015
| Score | 1-0 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Qualifying group D |
| Venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| Attendance | 50,604 |
View Republic of Ireland v Germany head to head
Kick Off: 7:45pm BST
1
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Goals:
| Shane Long | 70 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Richard Keogh
Defender
John O'Shea
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder
Cyrus Christie
Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder
Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder
James McCarthy
Midfielder
Stephen Ward
Forward
Daryl Murphy
Forward
Jon Walters
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
Forward
David McGoldrick
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
Mario Götze
Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder
Toni Kroos
Midfielder
Mesut Özil
Midfielder
Marco Reus
Midfielder
Thomas Müller
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
Goalkeeper
Marc-André ter Stegen
Defender
Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can
Midfielder
Karim Bellarabi
Midfielder
Christoph Kramer
Midfielder
Max Kruse
Midfielder
Sebastian Rudy
Midfielder
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Volland
Forward
André Schürrle