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Rep. of Ireland vs Croatia match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 5 September 1998, 15:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
2-0
Croatia
Competition:
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 8
Referee:
Vítor Melo Pereira, Lisbon /
Portugal
Attendance, venue:
34 000, Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Goals:
1-0 (4') Denis Irwin (pen.), 2-0 (15') Roy Keane
Rep. of Ireland national football team line-up in match Nr.343
Managed by team manager Mick McCarthy
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Shay Given  
18
22
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
Steve Staunton  
75
29
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Denis Irwin  
49
32
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Phil Babb  
26
27
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Kenny Cunningham  
17
27
Wimbledon FC, London
Roy Keane  Captain 
39
27
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Jason McAteer  
26
27
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Mark Kinsella   35'
3
26
Charlton Athletic FC, London
Keith O'Neill   9' 
10
22
Norwich City FC, Norwich
9' Tony Cascarino  
77
36
AS Nancy-Lorraine, Nancy
Robbie Keane   33' 62' 
4
18
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
62' Lee Carsley  
7
24
Derby County FC, Derby
Damien Duff   46' 
3
19
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
46' Jeff Kenna  
25
28
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
Croatia national football team line-up in match Nr.79
Managed by team manager Miroslav Blažević
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Dražen Ladić  
49
35
NK Croatia, Zagreb
Dario Šimić  
24
22
NK Croatia, Zagreb
Robert Jarni  
46
29
Real Madrid CF, Madrid
Igor Štimac  
37
30
Derby County FC, Derby
Zvonimir Soldo   77' 
33
30
VfB Stuttgart, Stuttgart
77' Mario Tokić  
1
23
NK Croatia, Zagreb
Aljoša Asanović  
47
32
Panathinaikos AC, Athens
Krunoslav Jurčić   71'
13
28
NK Croatia, Zagreb
Mario Stanić   65' 70'
24
26
Parma AC, Parma
Zvonimir Boban  Captain 
42
29
Milan AC, Milano
Silvio Marić   46' 
12
23
NK Croatia, Zagreb
46' Igor Pamić   73'
5
28
FC Hansa, Rostock
Igor Tudor   32' 62' 
9
20
Juventus FC, Torino
62' Petar Krpan  
3
24
NK Osijek, Osijek
Historical data sources
Slobodna Dalmacija (Split), №-, 06 Sep 1998; Arhiv Slobodne Dalmacije
Comments

Vijay77 - posted on 17 May 2018 at 11:18:32

Mario Stanic was sent off because of two yellow cards, not a direct red card. The first yellow card was given at 65’ (link: )
Rep. of Ireland vs Croatia post-match head-to-head
WP
75.0
P
2
W
1
D
1
L
0
GF
4
GA
2
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
1.000
Av attendance
31 550
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Rep. of Ireland:
players - 14 (from 10 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 1, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 26.352 (born 1962-1980)
average caps - 27.071
cautions - 2, expulsions - 0
Croatia:
players - 14 (from 10 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.711 (born 1963-1978)
average caps - 24.643
cautions - 4, expulsions - 2
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs Mexico 0-0
Dublin, Saturday 23 May 1998
Next match:
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying
Rep. of Ireland vs Malta 5-0
Dublin, Wednesday 14 October 1998
Rep. of Ireland football results
Croatia national team matches
Previous match:
1998 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament
Croatia vs Netherlands 2-1
Paris, Saturday 11 July 1998
Next match:
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying
Malta vs Croatia 1-4
Attard, Saturday 10 October 1998
Croatia football results
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Frank Stapleton (1976 - 1990) - 20 goals
2. Don Givens (1969 - 1980) - 19 goals
3. Tony Cascarino (1988 - 1997) - 19 goals
4. John Aldridge (1988 - 1995) - 19 goals
... Roy Keane (1994 - 1998) - 4 goals
... Denis Irwin (1992 - 1998) - 3 goals
(correct as of September 5, 1998)
top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 05 Sep 1998
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 2-0 Croatia
Goals: Irwin 4 (11m), Keane 15

Rep. of Ireland: Given, Staunton, Irwin, Babb, Cunningham, Roy Keane (c), McAteer, Kinsella, O'Neill (Cascarino 9), Robbie Keane (Carsley 62), Duff (Kenna 46). Managed by McCarthy.
Booked: Robbie Keane 33, Kinsella 35.

Croatia: Ladić, Šimić, Jarni, Štimac, Soldo (Tokić 77), Asanović, Jurčić, Stanić, Boban (c), Marić (Pamić 46), Tudor (Krpan 62). Managed by Blažević.
Booked: Tudor 32, Pamić 73, Stanić 65, 69. Sent off: Stanić 70, Jurčić 71.

Att: 34 000,
Ref: Melo Pereira (Portugal)

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