Foot.ie decides - Ireland's best goal!

**geysir** · 07/07/2020, 3:35 PM

I'll go for Ashley Grimes & Whelan.

In that game v Spain (late Euro finalists) Grimes' goal could do with a bit more context, it was of its time, the quintessential Irish goal.

**pineapple stu** · 07/07/2020, 4:26 PM

So full-time on the second batch of knock-outs, and again, two quite clear results. Jason McAteer H v Holland 2001 beats James McClean A v Wales 2017 by a score of 13-0, while Alan McLoughlin (A v Northern Ireland 1993) accounts for Liam Brady (H v France 1977) on a vaguely competitive 9-4 scoreline.

Matt Holland v Ashley Grimes (currently 7-3) and Ronnie Whelan v Kevin Doyle (currently 10-0) will remain open for votes until the morning, but in the meantime, we now have -

Matt Holland A v Portugal, 2000 v Robbie Keane A v France, 2009

**pineapple stu** · 07/07/2020, 4:26 PM

**pineapple stu** · 07/07/2020, 4:28 PM

The other match then sees two arguably lesser lights in terms of goals - Darron Gibson H v Wales 2011 v Denis Irwin H v Belgium 1997

**pineapple stu** · 07/07/2020, 4:29 PM

**SkStu** · 07/07/2020, 6:22 PM

Holland/Whelan

**SkStu** · 07/07/2020, 6:23 PM

Holland/Irwin

**DeLorean** · 07/07/2020, 7:25 PM

Holland/Irwin

**geysir** · 07/07/2020, 8:15 PM

Holland/Gibson

**geysir** · 07/07/2020, 8:17 PM

I think this knock out stage could be designed to trap us into contradicting our group votes.

**Eirambler** · 07/07/2020, 9:28 PM

Holland and Gibson

**Real ale Madrid** · 07/07/2020, 9:30 PM

Robbie Keane
Denis Iwirn

**Fixer82** · 07/07/2020, 10:15 PM

Holland
Gibson

**NeverFeltBetter** · 07/07/2020, 11:28 PM

Keane
Gibson

**elatedscum** · 08/07/2020, 4:20 AM

Holland + Whelan

**elatedscum** · 08/07/2020, 4:23 AM

Holland + Gibson (just about)

**jbyrne** · 08/07/2020, 5:50 AM

keane
irwin

**pineapple stu** · 08/07/2020, 7:46 AM

Probably a bad draw to have Matt Holland twice in the same pairings! I think I have all the votes in correctly anyway, and that won't happen again.

Except it will, because Holland's up again now...

Ah well. Results are Matt Holland (N v Cameroon, 2002) 9-3 Ashley Grimes (H v Spain, 1983), and Ronnie Whelan (N v USSR, 1988) 12-0 Kevin Doyle (H v Andorra, 2010)

It's 6-3 in both the open matches - Matt Holland and Darron Gibson leading Robbie Keane and Denis Irwin respectively. Still time for that to change - though they are at least the first competitive ties we've had!

The next two matches are up as well, and include our two most-nominated players - Matt Holland and Robbie Keane account for a quarter of all the goals at this stage. First off, we have Andy Reid H v Cyprus 2004 v Robbie Keane H v Yugoslavia 1999

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