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UEFA European Championship: Spain 4-0 Ireland

Friday June 15 2012 02:45  |  Venue: Arena Gdansk  |  Referee:Pedro Proenca
Review
[0-0]Kick Off
00:51
[0-0]
Foul by Sergi Busquets Burgos(Spain) on Simon Cox(Ireland).Free kick taken right-footed by Keith Andrews(Ireland) from left channel,passed.
01:09
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Shot by Simon Cox(Ireland)left-footed from left channel (20 yards),save (parried) by Iker Casillas Fernandez(Spain).
03:12
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Attacking throw-in by Jordi Alba Ramos(Spain).
03:49
[1-0]
Goal by Fernando Torres(Spain)right-footed (high centre of goal) from right side of penalty area (12 yards).(Spain) 1-0 (Ireland).
04:55
[1-0]
Defending throw-in by Stephen Ward(Ireland).
05:27
[1-0]
Cross by John OShea(Ireland),clearance by Sergio Ramos Garcia(Spain).
06:10
[1-0]
Shot by David Jimenez Silva(Spain)left-footed from right side of penalty area (18 yards),save (caught) by Shay Given(Ireland).
07:17
[1-0]
Shot by Fernando Torres(Spain)right-footed from centre of penalty area (6 yards),missed right.
07:31
[1-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
07:57
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Stephen Ward(Ireland).
08:11
[1-0]
Shot by Keith Andrews(Ireland)right-footed from left channel (20 yards),blocked by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain).
08:26
[1-0]
Outswinging corner from left by-line taken left-footed by Damien Duff(Ireland) to centre,Header by Richard Dunne(Ireland) from centre of penalty area (12 yards),missed right.
10:01
[1-0]
Goal kick taken long by Iker Casillas Fernandez(Spain).
10:09
[1-0]
Foul by Stephen Ward(Ireland) on David Jimenez Silva(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain) from right wing,passed.
11:16
[1-0]
Fernando Torres(Spain) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Shay Given(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
11:52
[1-0]
Foul by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) on Keith Andrews(Ireland).Free kick taken right-footed by John OShea(Ireland) from left channel,resulting in open play.
12:19
[1-0]
Defending throw-in by Jordi Alba Ramos(Spain).
14:04
[1-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
15:09
[1-0]
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain).
15:59
[1-0]
Shot by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain)right-footed from right channel (20 yards),save (caught) by Shay Given(Ireland).
18:14
[1-0]
Foul by Simon Cox(Ireland) on Sergi Busquets Burgos(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Xabi Alonso(Spain) from own half,passed.
19:45
[1-0]
Foul by Keith Andrews(Ireland) on Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) from right channel,passed.
21:21
[1-0]
Robbie Keane(Ireland) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) from own half,passed.
22:22
[1-0]
Shot by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain)left-footed from right channel (20 yards),save (parried) by Shay Given(Ireland).
23:02
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
23:07
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
23:51
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
24:43
[1-0]
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain).
25:12
[1-0]
Shot by Xabi Alonso(Spain)right-footed from left channel (30 yards),blocked by Glenn Whelan(Ireland).
25:36
[1-0]
Outswinging corner from right by-line taken right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) to centre,Header by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain) from centre of penalty area (12 yards),missed right.
26:13
[1-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
28:52
[1-0]
Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Shay Given(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
29:28
[1-0]
Foul by Glenn Whelan(Ireland) on Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain) from own half,resulting in open play.
29:44
[1-0]
Fernando Torres(Spain) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Shay Given(Ireland) from own half,passed.
31:06
[1-0]
Handball by Robbie Keane(Ireland).Free kick taken right-footed by Sergi Busquets Burgos(Spain) from own half,passed.
31:24
[1-0]
Foul by Fernando Torres(Spain) on Damien Duff(Ireland).Free kick taken right-footed by Shay Given(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
32:14
[1-0]
Foul by Fernando Torres(Spain) on Sean St. Ledger(Ireland).Free kick taken right-footed by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland) from right channel,resulting in open play.
33:18
[1-0]
Robbie Keane(Ireland) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain) from own half,passed.
34:19
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
34:23
[1-0]
Shot by Fernando Torres(Spain)right-footed from right side of penalty area (12 yards),save (caught) by Shay Given(Ireland).
34:47
[1-0]
Outswinging corner from right by-line taken right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) to centre,clearance by Richard Dunne(Ireland).
35:09
[1-0]
Foul by Robbie Keane(Ireland) on Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain).Robbie Keane(Ireland) booked for unsporting behaviour.Free kick crossed right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) from left channel,clearance by Richard Dunne(Ireland).
36:14
[1-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
38:02
[1-0]
Defending throw-in by John OShea(Ireland).
38:53
[1-0]
Defending throw-in by Jordi Alba Ramos(Spain).
40:32
[1-0]
Shot by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain)right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards),blocked by Richard Dunne(Ireland).
40:43
[1-0]
Foul by Glenn Whelan(Ireland) on Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Xabi Alonso(Spain) from left channel,passed.
41:12
[1-0]
Shot by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain)right-footed from left channel (20 yards),save (caught) by Shay Given(Ireland).
43:21
[1-0]
Shot by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain)right-footed from right side of penalty area (18 yards),save (with feet) by Shay Given(Ireland).
43:32
[1-0]
Shot by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain)right-footed from centre of penalty area (18 yards),blocked by Richard Dunne(Ireland).
43:59
[1-0]
Inswinging corner from left by-line taken right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) to centre,save (punched) by Shay Given(Ireland).
44:12
[1-0]
Shot by Xabi Alonso(Spain) volleyed right-footed from left channel (20 yards),missed left.
44:23
[1-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
44:56
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Stephen Ward(Ireland).
45:00
[1-0]
Foul by Glenn Whelan(Ireland) on David Jimenez Silva(Spain).Glenn Whelan(Ireland) booked for unsporting behaviour.Free kick crossed right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) from right channel,clearance by Robbie Keane(Ireland).
45:00
[1-0]
Shot by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain)left-footed from left channel (20 yards),save (tipped over) by Shay Given(Ireland).
[0-0]Half Time
[0-0]Second Half Started
45:01
[1-0]
(Ireland) substitution: Simon Cox replaced by Jonathan Walters (tactical).
46:48
[1-0]
Attacking throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
47:29
[1-0]
Shot by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain)right-footed from right side of penalty area (12 yards),save (parried) by Shay Given(Ireland).
47:43
[1-0]
Defending throw-in by Stephen Ward(Ireland).
48:01
[1-0]
Shot by Xabi Alonso(Spain)right-footed from left channel (20 yards),blocked by Keith Andrews(Ireland).
48:09
[1-0]
Shot by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain)right-footed from left side of penalty area (12 yards),save (parried) by Shay Given(Ireland).
48:12
[2-0]
Goal by David Jimenez Silva(Spain)left-footed (bottom-left of goal) from centre of penalty area (12 yards).(Spain) 2-0 (Ireland).Assist by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain) from left side of penalty area.
49:48
[2-0]
Foul by David Jimenez Silva(Spain) on Glenn Whelan(Ireland).Free kick crossed right-footed by Damien Duff(Ireland) from left channel,clearance by Sergio Ramos Garcia(Spain).
50:44
[2-0]
Defending throw-in by Stephen Ward(Ireland).
51:10
[2-0]
Attacking throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
51:41
[2-0]
Defending throw-in by Damien Duff(Ireland).
53:15
[2-0]
Foul by Xabi Alonso(Spain) on Jonathan Walters(Ireland).Xabi Alonso(Spain) booked for unsporting behaviour.Free kick taken right-footed by Richard Dunne(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
54:48
[2-0]
Shot by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain)right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards),blocked by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland).
55:03
[2-0]
Shot by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain)right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards),fantastic save (parried) by Shay Given(Ireland).
55:59
[2-0]
Shot by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain)right-footed from right channel (20 yards),blocked by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland).
56:29
[2-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
57:26
[2-0]
Fernando Torres(Spain) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Richard Dunne(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
61:11
[2-0]
Inswinging corner from left by-line taken right-footed by Xavier Hernandez Creus(Spain) to centre,clearance by Richard Dunne(Ireland).
61:57
[2-0]
Shot by Sergi Busquets Burgos(Spain)left-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards),missed left.
62:16
[2-0]
Shot by Fernando Torres(Spain)right-footed from centre of penalty area (6 yards),blocked by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland).
63:03
[2-0]
Foul by Jonathan Walters(Ireland) on Xabi Alonso(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Iker Casillas Fernandez(Spain) from own half,passed.
63:58
[2-0]
Attacking throw-in by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain).
64:09
[2-0]
Shot by Aiden McGeady(Ireland)left-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards),blocked by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain).
64:26
[2-0]
(Spain) substitution: Xabi Alonso replaced by Javier Martinez Aginaga (tactical).
66:00
[2-0]
Cross by Aiden McGeady(Ireland),clearance by Sergio Ramos Garcia(Spain).
66:08
[2-0]
Outswinging corner from left by-line taken left-footed by Damien Duff(Ireland) to centre,Foul by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland) on Sergi Busquets Burgos(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Gerard Pique Bernabeu(Spain) from own half,passed.
67:03
[2-0]
Foul by Jonathan Walters(Ireland) on Sergio Ramos Garcia(Spain).Free kick taken left-footed by Jordi Alba Ramos(Spain) from own half,passed.
67:38
[2-0]
Foul by David Jimenez Silva(Spain) on Aiden McGeady(Ireland).Free kick crossed right-footed by Glenn Whelan(Ireland) from left channel,clearance by Sergio Ramos Garcia(Spain).
69:50
[3-0]
Goal by Fernando Torres(Spain)right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from centre of penalty area (12 yards).(Spain) 3-0 (Ireland).Assist (pass) by David Jimenez Silva(Spain) from right channel.
73:01
[3-0]
(Spain) substitution: Fernando Torres replaced by Cesc Fabregas (tactical).
73:38
[3-0]
Defending throw-in by Jordi Alba Ramos(Spain).
74:00
[3-0]
Shot by Robbie Keane(Ireland)left-footed from left side of penalty area (18 yards),save (parried) by Iker Casillas Fernandez(Spain).
75:03
[3-0]
Foul by Javier Martinez Aginaga(Spain) on Glenn Whelan(Ireland).Javier Martinez Aginaga(Spain) booked for unsporting behaviour.(Ireland) substitution: Damien Duff replaced by James McClean (tactical).Free kick taken right-footed by Stephen Ward(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
76:39
[3-0]
Foul by Aiden McGeady(Ireland) on David Jimenez Silva(Spain).Free kick taken right-footed by Andres Iniesta Lujan(Spain) from right channel (35 yards),missed right.
77:56
[3-0]
Goal kick taken long by Shay Given(Ireland).
78:44
[3-0]
Javier Martinez Aginaga(Spain) caught offside.(Spain) substitution: Andres Iniesta Lujan replaced by Santigo Cazorla Gonzalez (tactical).(Ireland) substitution: Glenn Whelan replaced by Paul Green (tactical).Free kick taken right-footed by Shay Given(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
80:54
[3-0]
Defending throw-in by Alvaro Arbeloa Coca(Spain).
81:44
[3-0]
Shot by Santigo Cazorla Gonzalez(Spain)right-footed from left channel (25 yards),save (parried) by Shay Given(Ireland).
82:06
[4-0]
Corner from right by-line taken short left-footed by David Jimenez Silva(Spain).Goal by Cesc Fabregas(Spain)right-footed (bottom-left of goal) from right side of penalty area (6 yards).(Spain) 4-0 (Ireland).Assist (pass) by David Jimenez Silva(Spain) from right by-line.
83:33
[4-0]
Foul by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland) on David Jimenez Silva(Spain).Sean St. Ledger(Ireland) booked for unsporting behaviour.Free kick taken right-footed by Santigo Cazorla Gonzalez(Spain) from right channel,passed.
84:11
[4-0]
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Cesc Fabregas(Spain).
89:53
[4-0]
David Jimenez Silva(Spain) caught offside.Free kick taken right-footed by Sean St. Ledger(Ireland) from own half,resulting in open play.
[0-0]Full Time
[0-0]Match Complete
Goal List
SpainvsIreland
03:49 Fernando Torres
48:12 David Jimenez Silva
69:50 Fernando Torres
82:04 Cesc Fabregas
Team Stats
SpainvsIreland
27Total Shots5
22Shots on Target4
5Shots off Target1
2Saved by Goalkeeper12
8Corners2
6Offsides2
8Fouls12
2Tackles won7
3Assists0
15Free Kicks14
Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia