Walters celebrates the 1-0 goal. AFP
Quest’Irlanda maybe not win the European Championship next summer but it is highly likely that it will not even make the fool of four years ago when he came home in the first round with broken bones after 3 ko in 3 games, one goal scored and nine conceded (two of which from Italy). Yes, because the National Martin O’Neill beating Bosnia 2-0 in the return of the playoffs and wins a trip to France defends well, balers, attacks and flies on the wings (especially the left). Of course, the British must also say thanks to Kuipers, the Dutch referee awarding the penalty that opened the match with a decision that does not convince 100%, far from it.
BOSNIA AND GREY – But Bosnia elimination if asked for it, playing bad leg and perhaps even worse to return probably intimidated by the bedlam crazy dell’Aviva Stadium in Dublin, certainly not helped from opaque performance of his best men. Again Dzeko does little (in Zenica a goal and stop), but also lacks the support side Lulic and Visca (the “turkish” was among the best three days ago) and do not give much security behind the two central d ‘ occasion, the nervous Spahic and adapted Zukanovic (in Italy we are used to seeing him back). Not to mention Pjanic, in a more advanced position than Zenica but again disappointing.
HAPPY ISLAND – The game, strange but true, in the first half ago that Ireland could well settle the 0-0 ( by virtue of going 1-1), but obviously the revolution Bazdarevic (change of form, of players and roles) confuses the Bosnians before to surprise opponents. On the left dominate Brady (now back in goal in the first leg) and Hendrick but is born from the right goal, Zukanovic intercepts arm (attached to the body) and a cross for Kuipers is rigor that Walters, tip of Stoke, displacing realizes Begovic. Bosnia does little, a couple of shots out of Dzeko and Medunjanin, but after the break and with a Besic more tries to recover by crushing Ireland in their own half. The fear of the British hard 20 ‘without Randolph should also make any intervention of relief then to 25′ a “autoassist” of Vranjes gives Walters, still him, the chance for 2-0. The 32 year-old striker made no mistake and the people of Dublin is enhanced with the very Italian choir po-po-po-po . In the last 20 ‘the game has little to say because then Bosnia has little to give (if not a cross Ibisevic 93′, a result now accepted): Ireland celebrates, in Sarajevo it is time to process.
TABLES – Ireland-Bosnia 2-0 (1-0) (round 1-1)
MARKER Walters penalty to 24 ‘pt and 25 ‘s.t.
IRELAND (4-4-2) Randolph; Coleman, Keogh, Clark, Brady; Hendrick, Whelan (from 46 ‘st O’Shea), McCarthy, Hoolahan (from 10′ st McClean); Murphy (10 ‘s.t. Shane Long), Walters. All. O’Neill.
BOSNIA (4-2-3-1) Begovic; Vranjes, Zukanovic, Spahic, Kolasinac; Medunjanin (from 24 ‘st Djuric), Cocalic (1′ st Besic); Visca, Pjanic, Lulic (from 35 ‘s.t. Ibisevic); Dzeko. All. Bazdarevic.
REFEREE Björn Kuipers
NOTES admonished Spahic, Lulic, McCarthy.
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