She did her duty, even if it was forced Ireland! Against the weakest team in Europe, the Gibraltarthe Irish stayed at “nil” for a half-time or so, but finally “cleaned up” within six minutes, putting icing on the cake at the end.
Johnston, in the 53rd minute, broke the Gordian bond for his team Stephen Kenny, who visibly relieved six minutes later, in the 59th minute, saw Ferguson “clean up” the victory, “writing” the score 2-0. From then on everything became much easier for the Irish, who were doing maintenance, waiting for the final whistle. In the 92nd minute, however… they called for another goal, with Aida finding the net for the final 3-0.
These were the first grades for Ireland in our group, while Gibraltar remain bottom – with nothing but zero points and zero goals. Gibraltar, let’s remember, is the upcoming opponent (10/9) of Greece in the 2nd group of the Euro 2024 qualifiers. In terms of the standings, France after their victory against the “blue and white”… lost at the top with 12 points, with the national team remaining second with six. The very crucial game, now, it’s the away game against the Netherlands, on September 7.
The 4th matchday:
France-Greece 1-0
(55′ pt. Mbappe)
Ireland-Gibraltar 3-0
(52′ Johnston, 59′ Ferguson, 90+2′ Ida)
The next (5th) matchday (7/9)
Holland-Greece
France-Ireland
The score of the 2nd group:
The national team’s schedule:
Thursday, September 7, 2023, (21:45): Netherlands – Greece
Sunday, September 10, 2023, (21:45): Greece – Gibraltar
Friday 13 October 2023, (21:45): Ireland – Greece
Monday, October 16, (21:45): Greece – Netherlands
Tuesday, November 21, (21:45): Greece – France
Source: Sport Fm
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