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Friday May 29, 2009 Finished Loftus Road

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Rep. Ireland

  • Keane 38’

Nigeria

  • Eneramo 31’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Rep. Ireland
    • Nigeria
    • 90' The final whistle goes and it's honours even in this friendly at Craven Cottage.
    • 84' Enemaro goes down hurt, and while he's on the deck one of his team-mates back-tracks and trips over him! The goalscorer is finally helped off the pitch.
    • 81' Liam Lawrence's first taste of international football comes to an end, and the Stoke man comes off to be replaced by Stephen Hunt.
    • 79' Odemwingie has looked full of beans since he came on for Nigeria. On several occasions now he's had the beating of an Irish defender but his final ball has let him down.
    • 78' Sam Sodje took a bit of a hard knock a few minutes ago, and he'll be replaced by Nwaneri, winning his 31st cap.
    • 74' Decent counter-attack from Nigeria as Enemaro cuts inside and fires right at Westwood, who holds on to the shot.
    • 73' Another Irish change, this time Foley comes off for Paul McShane.
    • 71' Slick build-up by ireland culminates in an Aiden McGeady strike from the edge of the box that swings wide of the target.
    • 63' With half an eye on their friendly in France on Tuesday, Nigeria bring off Aluko and Akpala for Obinna and Odemwingie.
    • 60' Keith Andrews goes off to be replaced by Glenn Whelan.
    • 58' Liam Lawrence lacks options so decides to have a strike from distance. It doesn't emulate the stunning strike he scored a couple of weeks ago, instead sailing into the Craven Cottage crowd.
    • 51' Some calamitous play at the back from Nigeria and the keeper has to sweep the ball out but only as far as Long... The Reading man's chip fails to beat the keeper.
    • 47' Almost right from the off, Long clashes with Sodje in the air and both men stay down! Eventually, both players are up, and they look good to carry on.
    • 46' Theree changes for Ireland at half-time: Young goalkeeper Kieron Westwood comes on for his debut, while Celtic's Aiden McGeady and Reading's Shane Long also come on.
    • 45' The Scottish official blows for half-time. If you want to have a little fun, why not have a spread bet with your mates over how many change the two bosses will make in the break.
    • 41' John Utaka has a pop at goal from the right, but it's over the bar when a pass to Aluko looked the better option for the Portsmouth man.
    • 38' GOAL! Andrews slips the ball through a static Nigeria defence and Robbie Keane is there to calmly take it round the keeper and roll into the empty net! At this stage, 1-1 is a fair scoreline.
    • 36' Another Irish free-kick, this time from the left. The cross is headed back across goal by St Ledger and Best hits the post with his header! The keeper may have got a fingertip to it, but the referee gives a goal kick.
    • 34' Lawrence fires in a free-kick from deep, but there aren't enough Irish bodies in the area to attack it.
    • 31' GOAL!! A low cross in from the right isn't dealt with and Enemaro turns in a shot past Given! A tidy finish from the Nigerian on only his second international appearance.
    • 30' Duff floats in a cross that's an easy catch for Ejide.
    • 29' The corner is not cleared and Keane completely miscues his volley at the far post.
    • 28' Keane feeds Best who bursts past Sodje to shoot... the defender recovers to block the shot for a corner.
    • 27' Uche's first touch lets him down but he does well to chase the loose ball and keep it in play. A lot of the men of the field taking this friendly very seriously.
    • 26' Andrews drives a shot on goal from way out... the shot is hit well enough but sails over well over the Nigeria goal.
    • 24' Robbie Keane is held back in midfield by Olifinjana. The free-kick comes to nothing.
    • 23' Andrews sprays a ball out wide for Best to chase - the first time he's had a ball to feet really. A fairly even game thus far.
    • 19' Uche beats Andrews with a great touch on the chest, and Andrews hauls him down in midfield. Uche takes it quickly and sees Given off his line... The keeper tips the cheekt effort behind for a corner!
    • 19' Ireland send up their big men for the corner, but Ejide comes off his line confidently to pluck the ball out of the air.
    • 18' Robbie Keane is played in down the channel but Adeleye recovers to deflect the cross behind for a corner.
    • 17' A neat backheel from Uche sets up Mohammed for the cross, but Richard Dunne is there to block the attempted shot.
    • 13' Liam Lawrence gets involved in a bit of argy-bargy. It is his debut, but he's showing a lot of fight for a friendly.
    • 11' Duff leads the break and wins a corner, but the set piece from the Newcastle man is poor.
    • 10' Keith Andrews slides in to prevent Ireland conceding a corner. Mohammed and Olifinjana retain possession from the throw, but they lose it.
    • 8' The Nigerian fans enjoy a nice string of passes in midfield. The Irish are chasing shadows, but in the end Miller draws a foul the the momentum goes.
    • 4' Shay Given is caught napping with a backpass and almost gets tackles. He draws a cheer from the crowd as he skilfully evades the atacker, but he shouldn't have been in that situation.
    • 1' Nigeria kick off to get the action underway on a glorious evening in Fulham.
    • 20:00 Before kick-off, a minute's applause for Ireland and Preston legend Alan Kelly snr.

  • Summary

    • 38' GOAL! Andrews slips the ball through a static Nigeria defence and Robbie Keane is there to calmly take it round the keeper and roll into the empty net! At this stage, 1-1 is a fair scoreline.
    • 36' Another Irish free-kick, this time from the left. The cross is headed back across goal by St Ledger and Best hits the post with his header! The keeper may have got a fingertip to it, but the referee gives a goal kick.
    • 31' GOAL!! A low cross in from the right isn't dealt with and Enemaro turns in a shot past Given! A tidy finish from the Nigerian on only his second international appearance.
    • 28' Keane feeds Best who bursts past Sodje to shoot... the defender recovers to block the shot for a corner.
    • 19' Uche beats Andrews with a great touch on the chest, and Andrews hauls him down in midfield. Uche takes it quickly and sees Given off his line... The keeper tips the cheekt effort behind for a corner!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Rep. Ireland

    Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given Substitution Out (45′)
    • K. Foley Substitution Out (72′)
    • R. Dunne
    • S. St. Ledger
    • E. Nolan
    • L. Lawrence Substitution Out (81′)
    • L. Miller
    • K. Andrews Substitution Out (59′)
    • D. Duff Substitution Out (45′)
    • L. Best
    • R. Keane Goal Substitution Out (45′)

    Subs

    • K. Kilbane
    • S. Hunt Substitution In81′
    • A. McGeady Substitution In45′
    • P. McShane Substitution In72′
    • A. Keogh
    • S. Long Substitution In45′
    • G. Whelan Substitution In60′
    • K. Westwood Substitution In45′

    Injured

    • S. Reid
    • K. Doyle
    • C. Folan

    Suspended

    None

  • Nigeria

    Manager: Shaibu Amodu

    Starting line-up

    • A. Ejide
    • O. Adefemi
    • .. Sodje Substitution Out (77′)
    • .. Mohammed
    • S. Olofinjana
    • .. Aluko Substitution Out (62′)
    • I. Uche
    • D. Adeleye
    • J. Utaka
    • .. Akpala Substitution Out (62′)
    • .. Eneramo Goal

    Subs

    • N. Kanu
    • D. Etuhu
    • V. Enyeama
    • P. Odemwingie Substitution In62′
    • V. Nsofor Obinna Substitution In62′
    • O. Nwaneri Substitution In77′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. The mistake of the past is starting all over. When will­ Shuaibu/NFA ever learn? Who are the main Nigerian first­ team players executing the world cup campaign? Why is­ it that we always have to start testing for new boys­ (who would eventually not make the final team anyway)­ when all the other teams have finalise their team list?­ Shuaibu is a good tactician, but he have to assert his­ authourity on the team and pick the core of his team­ early so that they can easily blend. In case we forget,­ Nigerians will never forgive Shuaibu if Super(?) Eagles­ did not grace the world cup in South Africa. QED

    From atuk.catherine, on Sat 30 May 7:09PM

  2. THIS COACH IS CHANGING THE NIGERIA SUPER EAGLES TO­ NAIJA SUPER CHICKEN LOL RIP YEMI TELA I THINK­ SAMSON SIASIA IS THE BEST NIGERIA COACH FOR NOW
    UP­ CHELSEA AGAINST EVERTON LLOLOLOLOL

    From YOYO, on Sat 30 May 5:08PM

  3. nice game

    From jimah b, on Sat 30 May 4:21PM

  4. can som1 just explain Kanu's role in the team to­ me? This is the second match under Shuiab without­ featuring. Or has Kanu become deputy assistant coach to­ Shuaib? It's hightime Nigerians face the reality,­ Shuiab Amodu is truly on political appointment who can­ not take us to the promised land. With Amodu, world cup­ qualification in RSA will continue to be an illution to­ Nigeria.

    Bee

    From adebayojohn2000, on Sat 30 May 2:47PM

  5. BULGARS WILL KICK YOUR IRELANDIAN A S S !!!!!

    From tzennera, on Sat 30 May 1:25PM

  6. BULGARS WILL KICK YOUR @#$%!!!!!!!!!!

    From tzennera, on Sat 30 May 1:22PM

  7. yes nigeria only have samson siasia, amodu is nothing­ but bunch of nonsense and what is olofinjana doing in­ that position.. HE should stop bribing NFA and watch­ the good players play football...

    From halfyourdeen, on Sat 30 May 1:12PM

  8. Hello dear Irish fans! What's up? I come from­­ Bulgaria and would like to ask you one question about­­ the qualifying match on 6 of June in Sofia! Now we­ take­ 3rd place in the table with 5 points behind you!­ At­ first sight we have almost no chances to think­ about­ RSA! So my question to you is are you sure that­ we are­ lost? Because I don't think so! I'm­ sure that­ on the coming Saturday we are gonna win and­ I'll­ tell you why! The match in Ireland we were­ much better­ than you holding the ball much more and­ besides we were­ missing Berbatov, Bojinov and Petrov !­ Now we have them­ and we are hosts! After taking this­ match we become 2­ points behind you with 1 match less!­ When we take this­ 1 match we'll have 1 point more­ than you and things­ change very quickly don't you­ think?! Then you­ become 3rd and we 2nd. So my advice­ is: "Don't­ give us up so quickly"­ because things are quite­ different than they look!­ Ultimately, we are unbeaten­ too, don't forget it!­ Have a nice day!

    From davidkovvaleri, on Sat 30 May 11:37AM

  9. The Super Eagles are only playing their game as a bunch­ of tallented players. They dont have a coach.With or­ without anybody on the technical bench the boys will­ always do their best.therefore, Amodu Shuaibu should­ understand that the political appointment given to him­ is not by merrit. He has nothing to offer in this jet­ age . When will Nigeria rise up to face realities.­ Nigeria has so many coaches but only one is competent­ and his name is SAMPSON SIASIA.

    From Uzoma, on Fri 29 May 11:02PM

  10. thats cool game on both side

    From Celestine, on Fri 29 May 10:10PM

  11. to kevinbail u guys have more than 5 of ur regular team­ on the field but Nigeria only have two of their­ starters plus most of the new guys are playing their­ first or second match for Nigeria with that they still­ played well.

    From PASS, on Fri 29 May 10:05PM

  12. thats great on nigerian side,,,,keep the ball rolling

    From Celestine, on Fri 29 May 10:05PM

  13. At our ease. No prob. Bring on the Bulgars

    From hylmike, on Fri 29 May 10:04PM

  14. Am disappointed with this un-cordinated and individual­ style of play which Nigeria played! Team work is­ lacking surely!

    From BADI, on Fri 29 May 10:03PM

  15. for thoes of you from Nigeria its not Irelands first­ team, trap has a mixture of his first team and reserves­ so that the reserves can gain some valuable experience­ of playing international football, several players out­ there are earning their first cap. The reason why were­ not playin in croke park is because we are preparing­ for away games. why arn't we playin in wembley or­ old trafford? because we're playin nigeria

    From Kevin, on Fri 29 May 9:56PM

  16. Imagine Nigeria could not have a decent stadium to draw­ a crowd thats why Fulham. Super what???!!!! eedj**s­ maybe but not eagles. No flying on wings of eagles.­ llll oo la lola lola

    From hylmike, on Fri 29 May 9:54PM

  17. Dream on lads. The 9ja boys are just catching fun­ running rings round ya lads.

    They dont want to trash­ your lads so u can remain good hosts to their brothers­ n sisters

    Naija for real Naija 1 Ireland 1 to make­ everyone happy

    From Dania R, on Fri 29 May 9:51PM

  18. i need a goal now nigeria

    From eze, on Fri 29 May 9:47PM

  19. to pass on ireland not winning the world cup, , ,if­ greece cna win the euros we can win the ­ world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Donal S, on Fri 29 May 9:44PM

  20. go ireland
    ghana roots for you shoot down the eagles­ because they can never reach the STARS

    From , on Fri 29 May 9:40PM
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