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Ireland lead Andorra 2-0 at half time, Russia defeat Slovakia 1-0 (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:30:11 PDT

Ireland raced into a 2-0 lead against Andorra after just twenty minutes with goals from Kevin Doyle and Aiden McGeady Teh score stayed the same until half time It means that Ireland will easily pickup the vital three point in Andorra and will almost certainly enter the game in Dublin on Tuesday against Armenia needing a draw to qualify for a play off for a European final placeThat is because Russia won 1-0 with an own goal by a Slovakia defender in Slovakia This put them in the driving seat to get automatic qualification with only lowly Andorra at home to beat on Tuesday night READ MORE

Predictable lack of pride - Ireland v Slovakia at the Aviva stadium (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:45:15 PDT

Ireland line out against SlovakiaA psychic medium by the name of Fiona Fairy was on the well known and well-loved LMFM radio station down our way on Friday when she was asked to predict the outcome in Ireland’s match with Slovakia that nightFiona, to be fair to her, insisted that she doesn’t like predicting the results in sports events but, being a good sport herself, she went ahead and did it anyway“The indications are very strong that it will be a draw,” Fiona told the LMFM family on a day when Ireland expected and needed a massive performance and a huge win from our football heroesAlas, Fiona was right READ MORE

Boos greet toothless Ireland after Robbie Keane misses great chance to bury Slovakia (IrishCentral)

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:56:59 PDT

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Trapattoni may drop Irish captain Robbie Keane after Slovakia bust (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:40:09 PDT

Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni has said he may drop star forward and captin Robbie Keane because of his lack of first team footballTrapattoni made his remarks after Keane missed a vital penalty against Slovakia and looked far from his bestHe has been used as a substitute this year by Tottenham Hotspur and can not make the first team “He has experience and is confident with the ball, although today he was missing the technique a little bit READ MORE

Final Score: Slovakia 1 - 1 Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:55:11 PDT

Add captionIreland were shown the importance of Kevin Doyle to Ireland’s cutting edge as they had Slovakia on the ropes but couldn’t put them away and eventually ended up with a 1-1 draw that leaves both teams trailing behind RussiaIf Ireland wanted to erase the memory of the abject performance against the Russians, particularly in the first half, then they haven’t done it 1-0 up against the Slovaks for most of the first half, thanks to an opportunist’s goal from Sean St Ledger, they fell into old habits and allowed Slovakia score from a perfect Slovakia corner and a bullet header by DuricaEight minutes into the game, the need for Ireland to win this one became apparent READ MORE

Ireland 1 - 1 Slovakia (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:10:10 PDT

If Ireland wanted to erase the memory of the abject performance in the first half against Russia, which ended in a 3-2 defeat, they’ll have to do better than this 1-0- up for most of the half, thanks to an opportunist’s goal from Sean St Ledger, an equalizer from a perfect Slovakia corner ended in a bullet header by Durica and leaves Ireland with 45 minutes to find the killer instinct And then Robbie Keane showed his lack of confidence by missing a penalty just before the half-time whistle Ireland have 10 minutes to buy a killer instinct READ MORE

Slovakia boss predicts tears for the Irish in their Euro 2012 qualifier (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:43:56 PDT

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Vladimir Weiss, the over confident Slovakia boss, is predicting heartache for the Republic of Ireland in their most important Euro 2012 qualifier match today. Weiss is saying the Irish should prepare to leave without a win.

Ireland to face Russia, Slovakia, Armenia in European Championships 2012 qualifying (IrishCentral)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:00:56 PST

By: SEAN O'SHEA

Following today’s draw for the qualifying stages, Ireland is in Group B of the European Championships. The country will play against Russia, Slovakia, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, and Andorra, according to RTE.