Ireland for the European Championship hand drama – six years after Henry’s cheating – TV 2

Ireland-Bosnia 2-0 (3-1 on aggregate)

Ireland gained a good starting point when they played 1- 1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina away from home Friday. In the return match Monday won Ireland 2-0 after two goals from Jonathan Walters.

– There was a whole team of heroes out on the pitch. It’s the biggest moment in my career. It is unreal that we are ready for the European Championships. One has to soak up the atmosphere here. Such moments are not often during a career. Trainer appliance deserves much praise. They have been incredible throughout qualifying, said a visibly touched Walters told Sky Sports after the game.

But the first goal was the controversial battle.

Ireland new hand drama
24 minutes of the match was being played when the Dutch referee Björn Kuipers indicated the penalty point. A cross from Daryl Murphy hit the arm of Ervin Zukanovic. The Bosnian players protested vehemently, but to little avail. Walters placed the ball safely into Asmir Begovic right corner.

penalty kick will certainly be discussed in the coming days, but perhaps not as much as when Ireland lost the dramatic playoff- fight against France 2009. In extra-time subdued Thierry Henry a free kick, which should have been called off for offside, with your hand. Henry delivered the ball to William Gallas, who easily poke into 1-1 from close range.

“It evens out over a long season “is perhaps one of football’s big empty phrases, but it evens out over six seasons had few, if any, Irishmen thought.

Should have been expelled
Minutes after scoring should Emir Spahic received his second yellow card of the evening, but Kuipers kept the deck in your pocket. With as many man on the track was the chances of a Bosnian comeback still large before the second half.

Unfortunately for Bosnia never got the offensive stars Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic into its own against a very aggressive home team. It was therefore not undeserved when Walters put 2-0 just over twenty minutes before the end. 32-year-old was sure paw when a poor clearance Bosnian landed on the far post. Stoke striker spent inside of the foot to steer the ball past his former Stoke team-mate Begovic.

Ireland trouble to ride out the Bosnian final sprint. An irresolute Away team created almost nothing in 90 minutes. First two minutes of overtime was was dangerous in front of Darren Randolph, but the Bosnian experiment gone crossbar.

Unlike Norway restrained irene both offset dimension, block transfer, balance principle and cross dimension. With 3-1 on aggregate took irene for the European Championship for the third time.

– I could not be more proud of the team than I am now. They have been fantastic from the start. When Aiden McGeady scored the 2-1 goal in the victory against Georgia I thought the points could be important. I truly keeps players. They do not have anything but the courage and ambition they have in abundance, says the Irish national team coach Martin O’Neill.

In the championship ports irene on seeding Level Four. That means O’Neills crew should get tough with to advance from the group stage.