Republic of Ireland V Turkey, Italy, Costa Rica & Portugal - May/June 2014

[BonnieShels]

Phew!

[BonnieShels]

FFS how was that a free kick?

It was a nothing challenge on the Golden Boy. That's how.

[pineapple stu]

Hm..

Long night ahead

[BonnieShels]

Ah jaysus!

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Where the f*** was Kelly?

[Razors left peg]

This could be a cricket score

[pineapple stu]

2-0 is a cricket score.

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[tricky_colour]

What a fecking fluke!!

Portugual have the luck of the Irish!!

Both their goals were pretty lucky we can win this

[tetsujin1979]

there are some decent passages of play on the right wing. but by and large, it's Portugal in control

[Razors left peg]

[Stuttgart88]

Wes doesn't look phased. Pity about the rest of them.

Ok, McGeady likes the ball too.

[pineapple stu]

there are some decent passages of play on the right wing. but by and large, it's Portugal in control

I think we have to acknowledge that it's basically a reserve team from us, compared to a Portugal team who are putting the final preparations on a game against Germany on Monday. This is about experience for our squad members, and given our squad has fairly little strength in depth (I think), it'll be a good exercise. Unless we start getting to 6-0 or 7-0!!

Stream just frozen?

Edit - disregard. Didn't miss a goal at least.

[pineapple stu]

There's my UCD flag in the crowd! WTF?!

[tetsujin1979]

I think we have to acknowledge that it's basically a reserve team from us, compared to a Portugal team who are putting the final preparations on a game against Germany on Monday. This is about experience for our squad members, and given our squad has fairly little strength in depth (I think), it'll be a good exercise. Unless we start getting to 6-0 or 7-0!!

Stream just frozen?

Edit - disregard. Didn't miss a goal at least.

Especially in defence.
Watching on a US stream, commentator making a decent fist of pronouncing the names, on both sides

[tetsujin1979]

Ronaldo, giving away possession there. #overrated

[tricky_colour]

OMG!!

[BonnieShels]

Finishing work at 9pm EST which basically means I'm gonna miss the entire second half as my cycle homes is 45 minutes long.

I expect good debate and comment in the intervening period.

[Razors left peg]

This game is making me want to tear my hair out. Again we give the ball stupidly and Ford make a balls up.

We are defending worse than Ive seen in a long time. Keogh, Kelly and Ward are shocking players

[pineapple stu]

That is an impressive moustache on Almeida. Can only have distracted our guys.

[Stuttgart88]

I think I can attribute blame to about 5 players for that one.