The Boys in Green being
down for the count several times in the past and prevailing with all around resilience
and determination. This time they had a
twist of misfortunes that saw Martin O’ Neill Boys being ahead and dominant
throughout the match, that at the end his squad endures a total meltdown.
Still the way this squad
played in this tournament after netting their spot in a special playoff since the
qualifiers and now in this edition of Euro sealing their ticket to the sweet 16
with a win once again over Italy. Many saw
the Boys in Green coming to today’s match in a state of no stopping them and a
confidence as high the French sky.
These Republic of Ireland
Boys have shown a fighting spirit and persistence.
The unfortunate side
of the coin is that woman luck could not be with them today as well seeing
their efforts and bravado in the early minutes of this match going down the
drain after seeing a French squad determination and hunger being very visible
and too much for the Boys from Erin.
After the Green Army started
very strong and looking for the right moment and the way to beat the French keeper
Hugo Llorius in this match. Suddenly after a play in the area and a Pogba foul clearly
seen by both officials, not hesitant Italian Nicola Rizzoli awarded a PK to the
Boys in Green with just 1.55 in the clock.
As Robbie Brady converted
the penal and lifting his Green Army into the heavens of the round of eight as
well possibly seeing another upset and netting another important win over a top-notch
national squad in their French hosts.
As Parc Ol in Lyon
was a total Green madhouse as those one of a kind Irish fans never stopped
chanting and supporting their boys in Green all afternoon long, despite seeing their
squad setbacks at the end, still the support was always there!
As the game progressed
and especially in the second half when the French came poised to make things
happen in their cause, by a continuance of arrivals on Zach Randolph posts
through Payet and a flying Griezmann who at the end became the key to his
country win. Here is when the French Boss Didier Deschamps started the full
pressure in the Republic of Ireland backfield and this became susceptible to
the constant attacks of the French strikers that brought the weariness in the Greens.
Here is when the
French took matters into their own hands and it is when Antoine Griezmann took advantage
of the Irish backfield confusion to push the ball past Zach Randolph who despite
his efforts little he did to stop that ball for the equalizer.
Reviving the
whole Parc Ol and painting in Blue with his first goal after his persistence paying
off and no later in three minutes he scored what became the deciding and go-ahead
goal.
One thing we saw in the
Republic of Ireland in this and other matches of this event was their overall
persistence and their will of getting up when they down in the canvas, fought
off their adversities, and overcome the odds.
Today after being
down in the score, still the French armada tried in vain to widen their lead,
Ireland backfield still delivered in the clutch, their unfortunate side was
time, and their hopes of a revival in tier attack, became futile at the end.
One thing at the end
is for the Boys in Green Manager Martin O’ Neill his work and football
exhibited in this Euro is worth a thousand words and applause for their overall
hunger and winning attitude, still the next challenge will be the World Cup
qualifiers.
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