Ireland defeat Andorra 3-1 in an unimpressive performance
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Robbie Keane added a third goal for ireland in the second half to secure an unimpressive 3-1 win against one of the weakest sides in nternational football from a country of only 83,000 people.
Andorra scored a shock goal before half time to trail Ireland by 2-1 at the interval in the European Championship qualifying game in Dublin.
Ireland had gone ahead after sixteen minutes when Kevin Kilbane headed home a corner kick.
Soon after Kevin Doyle added a second with a thunderous shot from 30 yards.
In other action in the group Slovakia defeated Russia 1-0 in a shock result in Russia.
Andorra scored a shock goal before half time to trail Ireland by 2-1 at the interval in the European Championship qualifying game in Dublin.
Ireland had gone ahead after sixteen minutes when Kevin Kilbane headed home a corner kick.
Soon after Kevin Doyle added a second with a thunderous shot from 30 yards.
In other action in the group Slovakia defeated Russia 1-0 in a shock result in Russia.
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Kinlough | Sep 07, 2010, 06:49 PM EDT
In comparison to Scotland, this was a very impressive result. Using similar stats as Sean - Scotland played a country with a population of 35,000. There were more Scotsmen in Hampden, than the population of Liechtenstein.
Scotland won with a goal in the NINETY-SEVENTH minute.
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