Duffy is on for this half. Interesting to see how he gets on.
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Duffy is on for this half. Interesting to see how he gets on.
Maybe it's the drunk talk (it's half 3 in Korea), but our lads seem to be very technically good. Much more so than previous Irish underage teams. There are times when we look more composed than the Portuguese.
The keeper Michael Quirke is hilarious. Even the Portugese crowd are reacting to him. Not shy dishing out the orders. Just got booked for wasting time.
Yeah you're drunk. :)
I think Portugal are beginning to take over. I sense a goal....
We've looked a bit ragged so far this half I think but that may be because of all the substitutions on both sides. It hasn't been a vintage game but Henderson, Gunning and particularly Clifford look to have bags of potential and try to play football on the ground. Any idea why Towell is getting booed every time he goes near the ball?
The Quirke fellow certainly isn't afraid to make himself heard. From the Shay Given school of not being a shrinking violet.
Nice bit of skill by Duffy, ha. Barton looks very tired.
Does the loser of this game have to default on their debt first?
I can't remember Quirke having to save a shot the entire second half (neither has there keeper)
playing a lot of hoofball in this half, but when the midfield has moved up together, there's been several nice passages of play between them
One lad in green taken off on a stretcher. Name withheld until relatives are informed. He was very reckless in his challenges, means he hurt himself more than the other player he tackled.
Who is on the left wing?
Finishing the stronger team.
That was Towell I believe. Ireland have been playing better since going down to ten men. Might be worth a punt if things aren't going well tomorrow? Duffer's always good for an injury.
For f**ks sake.
What a strike, some goal that.
Great shot and goal. Pity.
My feed has changed to Turkish basketball, but with Portuguese football commentary.
Smashing finish - worthy of winning any match. Might as well give it a right go for the five minutes of injury time!
Mile onside there. Second time the linesman has wrongly called.
Linesman is terrible.
A debut to forget for Michael Quirke...
A touch of the Paddy Kenny's there. Terrible ending.
Wasn't exactly 'keepers fault. Shocking back pass
The game was lost and Quirke was just trying to get the ball upfield for one last strike.
IŽd let that one go.
Bad end to the game considering we dominated most of it.
Positives? We have some good passers and defenders.
As geysir said, the game was over. Not so much of a deal. Should have put his foot through it - the Portuguese guy sliding in was second best until Quirke pulled out.
Irish teams trying to play for draws never works. After an excellent first half. Still think that team can do well when there won't be a rake of substitutions.
terrible ending to the game, despite playing well the team never deserved to lose 2-0.
their opening goal was excellent, and possibly the first save Quirke had to make, for the second it looked like he was trying to jump out of the tackle, and then got rounded to concede.
I think he was trying to flick the ball over the tackle and just botched it completely.
Under normal circumstances I'd hope he would have buried it towards row z
The next friendly is against Austria in August. The game will be played in Sligo.
Highlights of the Portugal game here.