Ireland V Germany 12th October & Faroe Islands 16th October 2012 - World Cup 2014 Q

[graham_d]

I am beginning to open my mind to the concept that Sweden are even worse than us. Dare I?

Ibra scores.... does that mean Keogh == Ibra??

[Charlie Darwin]

Zlatan, 4-1. Just watched the game for a few minutes and Sweden are passing the ball in little triangles, so they'll dominate us easy enough.

[ger121]

Liam Brady is doing a great job of defending Trap against the rest of the panel.

He sure is. Making some good points too!

[tricky_colour]

Germany 4 Sweden 2

[Charlie Darwin]

4-2, Neuer beaten at his near post. The Germans are going bust.

[rebelmusic]

They're looking shellshocked...getting worried now

[graham_d]

That was pretty poor defending from Badstuber, and Neuer looked silly as well. Sweden are just sticking it long into the box and the Germans are nervous.

[Charlie Darwin]

Should be 4-3, header across goal just eluding Lustig. This Sweden side actually showing some fight.

[SwanVsDalton]

Defending against set pieces and balls into the box was very poor tonight. They were winning headers all over the shop and we'd have been punished by more than the one goal had they been a more clinical outfit.

Disagree I'm afraid Danny. They had quite a number of set pieces comfortably cleared/dealt with. A few of them also bobbled around the box before getting hoofed out by us. In the last few months those are the kind of second balls we haven't been dealing with at all. Faroes clearly targeted set pieces and they're a big side - the set pieces were awkward to deal with and largely they were dealt with, notwithstanding a couple of sleepy ones in the latter stages if I recall right.

[tricky_colour]

The plastic paddies did well on the plastic pitch

[graham_d]

4-3.... Germans look tired, if anything. Not pressing any more, and leaving gaps all over.

[tricky_colour]

Ffs!! 4:3

[SwanVsDalton]

4-3.... Germans look tired, if anything. Not pressing any more, and leaving gaps all over.

We softened them up!

[SwanVsDalton]

On an unrelated NI note, Niall McGinn just put NI one up away to Portugal. That's Derry City pedigree there.

[centre mid]

Trap has cancelled his press conference for tomorrow, might be nowt in it but interesting all the same, look well ****ed off after TOD's post match interview.

[graham_d]

We softened them up!

If I was German I'd be shouting at the telly right now, Löw should really be making changes.

Neuer just messed up, very lucky the Swedish sub couldn't finish!

[ger121]

Trap has cancelled his press conference for tomorrow, might be nowt in it but interesting all the same, look well ****ed off after TOD's post match interview.

Said on RTE news his sister is ill so going straight home

[centre mid]

Said on RTE news his sister is ill so going straight home

That explains it so

[tricky_colour]

If Germany lose this I expect we will find the German coach dead in his dug out.

[graham_d]

4-4!!!!