Republic of Ireland v Australia 13 August 2009
Republic of Ireland v Australia 13 August 2009
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/socceroos/socceroos-dominate-ireland-223306
Socceroos dominate Ireland
Tim Cahill’s brace of goals has led Australia to a 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in an international soccer friendly in Limerick.
David Carney chimed in with a long-range goal just before the final whistle to consolidate the Socceroos’ win at Thomond Park.
Cahill combined beautifully with Scott McDonald for his first, an international goal still eluding the Celtic striker after 14 appearances for his country.
A short time later, Cahill pounced on a loose ball after team-mate Rhys Williams’ shot was saved to send the visitors to the break with a two-goal advantage.
McDonald would almost certainly have broken his scoring drought after 21 minutes had Shay Given spilled Patrick Kisnorbo’s header, but the Ireland and Manchester City goalkeeper leapt desperately on the ball and held firm.
Moments later, Socceroos custodian Mark Schwarzer, standing in as captain for the club-less Lucas Neill, made a sharp save to deny Ireland skipper Robbie Keane, who beat Kisnorbo and drilled the ball at goal from close range.
Just after half an hour had elapsed, McDonald’s Celtic team-mate Aiden McGeady beat Australian defender Jade North but fired over the crossbar.
Darron Gibson then blew an opportunity for Ireland to break the deadlock when his cross to striker Kevin Doyle was way off target.
Cahill made the breakthrough in the 38th minute with some help from McDonald as the pair took on five Irish defenders.
Cahill passed to McDonald, who in turn laid it off to the Everton star and the resulting shot from the edge of the box found the bottom left corner of the net.
Just before half-time, Cahill struck again.
When Williams’ lively shot was stopped by Given, the ball went straight to Cahill, who sent it through the legs of Richard Dunne and the ‘keeper from about 10m out for his 18th goal in 34 appearances for Australia.
With the English Premier League season set to get underway on Saturday, Everton manager David Moyes would have been pleased to see his key midfielder rested for the second half, replaced by Brett Holman.
Likewise, a busy schedule for Celtic, with their domestic campaign starting against Aberdeen this weekend followed by a tough Champions League final qualifying round tie with Arsenal on Tuesday, meant McDonald was rested after half-time.
He was replaced Nikita Rukavytsya, while Adrian Madaschi came on for Kisnorbo.
Neill, who remains without a club after his contract with West Ham expired at the end of the 2008-09 Premier League season, was not even on the bench, despite training with the Australian squad the previous day.
Socceroos manager Pim Verbeek made several more changes as the match drew to a close and Ireland counterpart Giovanni Trappatoni also rotated his players.
Keith Andrews, a 63rd-minute substitution for Gibson, almost pulled a goal back for Ireland in the closing stages, but his attempt hit the left post.
On the stroke of full-time, Carney shot from 30m past substitute goalkeeper Keiren Westwood.
Duration : 0:9:14
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Carney should do …
Carney should do himself a favour and do what luke wilkshire did. Leave the british isles and play his football in mainland europe.
Brilliant! Making …
Brilliant! Making us proud.
good game for …
good game for australia but if you look at the way australia play the game no way you can do this at the world beause you will not get much room to play the ball the ireland gave aus to much space but good game aus
i was one of the …
i was one of the few hundred aussies there going mental on the western stand. well in lads!!!
AUZZIEEEEEEEEEE
we …
AUZZIEEEEEEEEEE
we destroyed these guys!
good work!
Unfortunately the …
Unfortunately the teams we’re going to play in South Africa aren’t going to be this .
Lol vidukas a dower …
Lol vidukas a dower and should retire from national soccer and just play for like a league or K league somewhere where he would fit in!
Aussies played …
Aussies played beautifully.
oy mate im aussie …
oy mate im aussie lol im happy cause we won an we had 4 players who have just left the a league an played great. go the socceroos
Um no he isnt. Get …
Um no he isnt. Get your facts right. hes the best hold up lone striker we have, and STILL one of the best lone strikers in the prem.
viduka. doesn’t …
viduka. doesn’t play for national any more, he has retired from national
he’s not irish in …
he’s not irish in any form, just a name. why do people alway get so sore when they lose to australia
no there no irony …
no there no irony nigefal, its a historical fact that many immgrants to Oz came from ireland my family included. But that was 150 plus yrs ago. so u cant go claiming them as irish anymore.
lol *****
lol *****
lols, are you …
lols, are you kidding that cahill should play for ireland? isn’t they’re requirements for playing a country
jealous much?
jealous much?
Viduka is hardly a …
Viduka is hardly a first teamer these days, unfortunately.
Sorry but I cant …
Sorry but I cant answer that.
Have you tried buying a bigger computer screen?
Bit of abnriony …
Bit of abnriony that a two fellas with irish second names scored both goals for austrailia! Plus cahill could and should of played for ireland only for he played for samoa in youth match then the rules changed and he played for the aussies
This is me …
This is me flabbergasted.
I was at this. …
I was at this. Ieland were shockingly bad, but Austrailia have really improved and were very well organised and are a really decent team. Much the better team on the night. I wish them well. Pity Craig Moore didn’t play though, he’d have been made feel really welcome !!!
We were missing our …
We were missing our regualar first teamers too.
Mark Viduka – Fulham?
Lucas Neill – Sunderland?
Craig Moore – Former Rangers Captain
Jason Culina – Former PSV
Brett Emerton – Blackburn
Vince Grella – Blackburn
We beat Uruguay in …
We beat Uruguay in WCQ as well as AFC Champion Japan in WC.
It was always going to be hard for Ireland, Australia are a much stronger team the past four years
ireland come back …
ireland come back man!
enough is enough just come back!!!
great goal decent …
great goal decent team good win,