|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
µ¶ÀÏÀº À̹ø Ä«¸Þ·é°úÀÇ °æ±â ÈĹÝÀü¿¡¼ µÎ °ñÀ» µæÁ¡ÇÏ¸ç ½Â¸®¸¦ °ÅµÎ¾î EÁ¶ÀÇ ¼±µÎ·Î 16°¿¡ ÁøÃâÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. ¶ÇÇÑ °°Àº Á¶ÀÇ ¾ÆÀÏ·£µåµµ °°Àº ½Ã°£ ¿¸° °æ±â¿¡¼ »ç¿ìµð¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ¸¦ ´©¸£°í 16°¿¡ ÁøÃâÇÑ´Ù. µ¶ÀÏÀÌ ¾òÀº µæÁ¡Àº ±³Ã¼·Î µé¾î¿Â ¸¶¸£ÄÚ º¸µ¥¿Í À̹ø º»¼±¿¡¼ ÃÑ 5°ñÀÇ µæÁ¡À» ¸ðµÎ ÇìµùÀ¸·Î ±â·ÏÇÑ ¹Ì¶ó½½·ÎÇÁ Ŭ·ÎÁ¦ ¼±¼ö°¡ ¿Ã¸° °ÍÀ̾ú´Ù. ¿À´Ã °æ±â´Â ¹ÝÄ¢°ú ¸ö½Î¿òÀ¸·Î Á¡Ã¶µÈ °æ±â¿´°í, ¾çÆÀÀº °¢°¢ 8¹øÀÇ °æ°í¸¦ ¹Þ°í ¼±¼ö 1¸í¾¿ÀÌ ÅðÀå´çÇÏ´Â µî ¿ôÁö ¸øÇÒ ±¤°æÀÌ ¹ú¾îÁ³´Ù. Àü¹ÝÀü
±×·¯³ª, Ä«¸Þ·éÀº ¹°·¯¼Áö ¾Ê°í »ì·Î¸ó ¿Ã·½º£°¡ 25¹ÌÅÍ Àü¹æ¿¡¼ ¸Å¿ì ÁÁÀº ±âȸ¸¦ ¸Â¾Ò´Ù. Àü¹Ý 13ºÐ, ¿Ã·½º£´Â ¿Ã¸®¹ö ÄÀÌ ¸·À¸·Á°í °ñ¹®À» ¹ö¸®°í ¾ÕÀ¸·Î ³ª¿ÀÀÚ, ¸Ó¹µ°Å¸®´Ù°¡ ¿Ã¸®¹ö ÄÀÇ Á¤¸éÀ¸·Î °øÀ» Â÷¹ö¸®°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù. ¸¶¸£¼¼ÀÌÀ¯¿¡¼ Ȱµ¿Çϰí ÀÖ´Â ¿Ã·½º£´Â Ä¿¡ ¸Â°í ´Ù½Ã Æ¢¾î³ª¿Â °øÀ» Àâ¾Æ Å©·Î½ÌÀ» ³¯¸®·Á°í ÇßÀ¸³ª ÄÀÇ ¼Õ¿¡ ¸Â°í °ñ¹®ÂÊÀ¸·Î ²ª¿´À¸¸ç, ÄÀº ±× °øÀ» Àâ¾Æ¼ À§±â¸¦ ¸·¾Æ³Â´Ù. Àü¹Ý 27ºÐ, ÄÀº ÇÇ¿¡¸£ ¿ö¸Þ°¡ ¿ÞÂÊ¿¡¼ 25¹ÌÅÍ Á߰Ÿ® ½¸À» áÀ» ¶§ ´Ù½Ã Çѹø À§±â¸¦ ¸Â°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. ±×°¡ ÆÝÄªÇØ¼ °È¾î³½ °øÀº µ¶ÀÏ ¼öºñ¼öÀÇ ¸ö¿¡ ¸Â¾Ò°í, ´Ù½Ã Æ¢¾î³ª¿Í ¾Æ½½¾Æ½½ÇÏ°Ô °ñ¹®À» ÇÇÇØ ÄÚ³Ê ¾Æ¿ôµÇ¾î ÄÚ³ÊűÀ» Çã¿ëÇß´Ù. Àü¹Ý 28ºÐ, °è¼Ó ¾Ð¹ÚÇØ ³ª°¡´ø Ä«¸Þ·éÀº ¸®°íº£¸£Æ® ¼ÛÀÌ ¾ÆÁÖ ÁÁÀº ±âȸ¸¦ ¸Â¾ÒÀ¸³ª, °¡±î¿î °Å¸®¿¡¼ ÇÑ ÇìµùÀÌ °¡±î¿î ÂÊ °ñ´ë¸¦ ¾à°£ ¹þ¾î³ª°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù. Àü¹Ý 36ºÐ, Å©¸®½ºÆ¼¾Ó Áö°Ô°¡ Âù ÇÁ¸®Å±Àº ºÎÄ«¸£ ¾Ë¸®¿ò °ñŰÆÛÀÇ ¼±¹æÀÌ ¾ø¾ú´Ù¸é °ñ·Î ¿¬°áµÇ¾úÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Áö°Ô°¡ ¿ÞÂÊ ¸ð¼¸® ºÎºÐ¿¡¼ Âù ÇÁ¸®Å±Àº ¾ÕÀ¸·Î ³ª¿ÍÀÖ´ø ¾Ë¸®¿ò °ñŰÆÛ°¡ µÞ°ÉÀ½ÁúÇÏ¸ç ¶Ù¾î¿Ã¶ó Å©·Î½º¹Ù ¹ÛÀ¸·Î °øÀ» °È¾î³» ¹ö·È´Ù. µ¶ÀÏÀº ¹«½ÂºÎ¸¸ °ÅµÎ¾îµµ 16°¿¡ ÁøÃâÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â À¯¸®ÇÑ ÀÔÀåÀ̾úÁö¸¸, Àü¹ÝÀÌ °ÅÀÇ ³¡³ª´Â »óȲ¿¡¼µµ ¿ØÁö µÎ·Á¿òÀ» ´À³¢°í ÀÖ´Â °Í °°¾Ò´Ù. µ¶ÀÏ ¼±¼öµéÀº ¿©·¯ ¹ø ÆòÁ¡½ÉÀ» ÀÒ°í ÈïºÐÇßÀ¸¸ç, Àü¹Ý 40ºÐ ¼öºñ¼ö Ä«½ºÅÙ ¶ó¸á·ÎÇÁ´Â 3ºÐ°£ 2¹øÀÇ ¿»·Î¿ì Ä«µå¸¦ ¹Þ¾Æ ÅðÀå´çÇß´Ù. ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ±×ÀÇ ÇൿÀº µ¶ÀÏ ÆÀ¿¡ Å« ºÎ´ãÀÌ µÇ¾ú´Ù. ÈĹÝÀü ÈĹÝÀü¿¡ Ä«¸£½ºÅÙ ¾áÄ¿ ´ë½Å¿¡ ¸¶¸£ÄÚ º¸µ¥¸¦ ÅõÀÔÇϱâ·Î ÇÑ °áÁ¤Àº µ¶ÀÏ¿¡°Ô ÀÖ¾î ³Ê¹«³ª ÀûÀýÇÑ ¼±ÅÃÀ̾ú´Ù. Ŭ·ÎÁ¦ÀÇ °ø°£ ÆÐ½º¸¦ ¹ÞÀº º¸µ¥°¡ Ä«¸Þ·é ¼öºñ¸¦ ¶Õ°í µé¾î°¡ Ä§ÂøÇÏ°Ô ½´ÆÃÀ» ¼º°ø½ÃŰÀÚ 10¸íÀÌ ¶Ù´Â µ¶ÀÏÀÌ ¾Õ¼³ª°¡±â ½ÃÀÛÇß´Ù. (1-0, 50ºÐ) ÈĹÝÀü µé¾î Ä«¸Þ·éÀÇ °ø¼¼°¡ ÁÖÃãÇß´Ù. ºÒ±¼ÀÇ »çÀÚ, Ä«¸Þ·éÀÌ Àü¹ÝÀü¿¡ º¸¿©Áá´ø °ø°ÝÀÇ ÁýÁßµµ°¡ ¶³¾îÁö¸é¼ Ä °ñŰÆÛ¸¦ À§ÇùÇÒ ¸¸ÇÑ ½´ÆÃÀÌ ³ª¿ÀÁö ¾Ê¾Ò´Ù. Ä«¸Þ·é¿¡°Ô ±âȸ°¡ ã¾Æ¿Ô´Ù. Á¦·¹¹ÌÀÇ ÇÁ¸®Å±ÀÌ ·Î·©ÀÇ ¸Ó¸®·Î ÇâÇß°í °ñ¹®À» 12¹ÌÅÍ ¾ÕµÐ »óÅ¿¡¼ ±×°¡ Çìµù½¸ÇÑ °øÀÌ °ñÆ÷½ºÆ® ±Ùó¿¡¼ ¹Ù¿îµåµÇ°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù. µÚÀÌ¾î ÆÐÆ®¸¯ À½º¸¸¶°¡ ´Þ·Áµé¸é¼ ¹Ù¿îµåµÈ °øÀ» áÀ¸³ª ³Ñ¾îÁø Ä °ñŰÆÛÀÇ Á¤¸é¿¡ °É¸®°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù. (73ºÐ) ÈĹÝÀü µé¾î ¸ö½Î¿òÀÌ °ÅÄ¥¾îÁö¸é¼ °æ°í°¡ ³¹«ÇØÁ³´Ù. ÆÐÆ®¸¯ ½¬Æ÷°¡ ¸¶Ä§³» ÅðÀåÀ» ´çÇÏÀÚ ¾ç ÆÀÀÇ ¼±¼ö ¼ö°¡ ¶È°°¾Æ Á³´Ù. µ¶ÀÏÀÇ °ø°ÝÀÌ ¼öÀ§¸¦ ³ôÀÌÀÚ À̹ø ´ëȸ¿¡¼ µæÁ¡ ¼±µÎ¿¡ ¿Ã¶óÀִ Ŭ·ÎÁ¦°¡ ±×ÀÇ ´Ù¼¸¹øÂ° °ñÀ» ±â·ÏÇß´Ù. ¹ÌÄ«¿¤ ¹ß¶ôÀÌ ¹éÆ÷½ºÆ®¿¡¼ ¶ç¿öÁØ °øÀ» ¸¶Å©¾øÀÌ ´Þ·Áµé´ø Ŭ·ÎÁ¦°¡ Á¤È®È÷ ¸Ó¸®·Î ¿¬°á, ¾Ë¸®¿ò °ñŰÆÛÀÇ ¿·À» °¥¶ú°í 2¶ó¿îµå ÁøÃâÀ» À§ÇÑ Ä«¸Þ·éÀÇ Èñ¸ÁÀÌ ¹°°Åǰó·³ »ç¶óÁ³´Ù. ¾Ë¸®¿ò °ñŰÆÛ´Â ±×·¯³ª ³¡±îÁö Æ÷±âÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í °ñ¹® ¾Õ 8¹ÌÅÍ¿¡¼ ¹ß¶ôÀÌ ÇìµùÇÑ °øÀ» ¿ÞÂÊÀ¸·Î ¸öÀ» ³¯·Á Àâ¾Æ³»¸ç µ¶ÀÏÀÇ ¼¼¹øÂ° °ñÀ» ÀúÁöÇß´Ù. (88ºÐ). ÀÎÀú¸® ŸÀÓ¿¡¼µµ ¾Ë¸®¿òÀº ¿º½º ¿¹·¹¹Ì½ºÀÇ 20¹ÌÅÍ Á߰Ÿ®½¸À» Ãij´Ù. (91ºÐ) ¸¶Ä§³» ÈÖ½½ÀÌ ¿ï¸®°í Ä«¸Þ·éÀº FIFA ¿ùµåÄÅ Çѱ¹/ÀϺ»¢â¿¡¼ÀÇ ¸¶Áö¸· °æ±â¸¦ ³¡³Â´Ù.
Germany scored two second half goals against Cameroon to end up atop Group E and in the second round. The Republic of Ireland join them in the knockout phase thanks to their victory over Saudi Arabia. The goals came from substitute Marco Bode and Miroslav Klose, who tallied his fifth of the tournament so far, all from his head. It was a foul-tempered match with both teams being shown eight yellow cards and finishing the match a man short. With both teams starting cautiously, Germany proved a bit braver at the outset with Michael Ballack stepping up from midfield to receive a pass from Miroslav Klose before shooting wide (10¡¯). Cameroon weren¡¯t sitting back, however, and they very nearly went ahead when Salomon Olembe was put into the clear from 25 metres. Olembe hesitated as Oliver Kahn charged out of the net and his shot went straight into the keeper. The Marseille man recovered the rebound and his attempted cross was batted toward the goal, but Kahn recovered in time to smother the threat (13¡¯). Kahn was put to the test again on a Pierre Wome free kick from 25 metres on the left side. The German keeper punched clear, but the ball caromed off his own man and out for a corner kick (27¡¯). While still pressuring, Rigobert Song was given a clear opportunity, but his short-range header at the near post went inches wide (28¡¯). Christian Ziege could have put Germany ahead with a free kick were it not for a brilliant save from goalkeeper Boukar Alioum. Ziege¡¯s effort was headed for the top-left corner, but Alioum leapt backward and parried the ball over the crossbar (36¡¯). Though still assured of a spot in the next round with a draw, Germany seemed to grow frustrated as the half drew to a close. Tempers flared on a few occasions and German defender Carsten Ramelow cost his team when he was sent off after collecting his second caution in the space of three minutes (40¡¯). The half-time interval, as well as the insertion of Marco Bode for Carsten Jancker, seemed to come at a perfect time for Germany. Bode broke through the Cameroon defence onto Klose¡¯s perfect pass and calmly placed his shot into the side-netting, giving 10-men Germany the lead (0:1, 50¡¯). The break also seemed to dash all of Cameroon¡¯s momentum, as the Indomitable Lions could not connect on offence and were not able to challenge Kahn as they had in the first half. Cameroon was finally able to generate a second-half chance when a Geremi free kick found the head of Lauren, but his 12-metre shot bounced off the near post. Patrick Mboma raced to the rebound and his sliding shot was straight at the fallen Kahn (73¡¯). The cautions kept flying in the second half and manpower was equalised when Patrick Suffo was sent off (77¡¯). At even strength, Germany quickly went forward and Klose, the tournament¡¯s leading scorer, netted his fifth. Michael Ballack crossed to the back post, where a wide-open Klose knocked the ball past Alioum to all but end Cameroon¡¯s fading hopes for the second round (0:2, 80¡¯). Alioum had not given up though, as he robbed Ballack of a third for Germany when he dived left to save a header from eight metres (88¡¯). Alioum also needed to parry a Jens Jeremies drive from 20 metres in stoppage time (91¡¯). In the end, Cameroon were a defeated side and
had played their last FIFA World Cup match in Korea/Japan.
|
¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â ·Îºñ ŲÀÇ °ñÀΰú ÈĹÝÀü °³¸® ºê¸° ±×¸®°í ´ë¹Ì¾ð ´õÇÁ°¡ °ñÀ» µû³¿À¸·Î½á »ç¿ìµð¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ¸¦ ´©¸£°í EÁ¶ 2À§·Î 16° ÁøÃâÇϴµ¥ ¼º°øÇß´Ù. µ¶ÀÏÀÌ Ä«¸Þ·éÀ» ´©¸¥µ¥ µû¶ó µ¶Àϰú ÇÔ²² 2¶ó¿îµå¿¡ ÁøÃâÇÑ´Ù. ¿ª»ç»ó óÀ½À¸·Î ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â FIFA ¿ùµåÄŢ⠺»¼±¿¡¼ ÇѰñ ÀÌ»óÀÇ ¼ºÀûÀ» °ÅµÐ´Ù. ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â µÎ¹ø ºñ±â°í ¸¶Áö¸· °æ±â¿¡ ½Â¸®ÇÔÀ¸·Î½á BÁ¶ 1À§¿Í ¼ö¿ø¿¡¼ ¸ÂºÙ°Ô µÈ´Ù. »ç¿ìµð´Â ¹«µæÁ¡À¸·Î 0 Æ÷ÀÎÆ®°¡ µÇ¾î Å»¶ôµÇ¾î ±Í±¹ÇÑ´Ù. Àü¹ÝÀü
¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â °æ±â Ãʹݿ¡ ¸®µå¸¦ Àâ´Âµ¥ ¼º°øÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¸ÅÆ® Ȧ·£µå°¡ ÁÂÃø Ãø¸é¿¡¼ Å©·Î½ºÇÑ °øÀº »ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾ÆÀÇ Æä³ÎƼ ¿¡¾î¸®¾î ¾È¿¡ ÀÚ¸®Àâ°í ÀÖ´ø ·Îºñ Ų¿¡°Ô Èê·¯ µé¾ú´Ù. ·Îºñ ŲÀº »ó´ë ¼öºñ¼öÀÇ ¾Æ¹«·± Á¦Áö¸¦ ¹ÞÁö ¾Ê°í Ȧ·£µåÀÇ Å©·Î½º¸¦ ¹Þ¾Æ À̸¦ ¹ß¸® ½¸À¸·Î ¿¬°áÇÏ¿© ¸ðÇÏ¸Þµå ¾Ë´Ù¿¹¾Æ °ñŰÆÛ°¡ Áö۰í ÀÖ´Â »ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾ÆÀÇ °ñ¹®À» µÚÈçµé¾ú´Ù (0-1, 7ºÐ). ºñ°¡ ³»¸®´Â °ü°è·Î ¼±¼öµéÀº ÆÀ Àü¼úÀ» ÀûÀýÈ÷ ±¸»çÇϴµ¥ ¾î·Á¿òÀ» °Þ¾úÁö¸¸, ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â ¼±Á¦°ñ ÀÌÈÄ »ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ¸¦ °è¼Ó ¾Ð¹ÚÇØ ³ª°¬´Ù. ±×·¯³ª º°´Ù¸¥ ¼º°ú¸¦ °ÅµÎÁö ¸øÇϰí ÁÖµµ±ÇÀº »ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ¿¡°Ô ³Ñ¾î °¬´Ù. »ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ´Â ¾Ë ÇÏ»ê ¾Ë¾ß¹Ì¸¦ ¾Õ¼¼¿ö ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå¸¦ ¾Ð¹ÚÇϱ⠽ÃÀÛÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¾Ë ÇÏ»ê ¾Ë¾ß¹Ì´Â ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå ¼±¼öµéÀ» Á¦Ä¡°í ³î¶ó¿î ¹®Àü ¼âµµ¸¦ ÆîÃÆÀ¸³ª ½´ÆÃÀ¸·Î ¿¬°á½ÃŰÁö´Â ¸øÇß´Ù. ¹Ý¸é ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â Ų°ú Äɺó ų¹Ý¿¡°Ô ÆÀÀÇ °ø°ÝÀ» ÀÇÁöÇÏ¿´´Ù. ±×·¯³ª 1°ñÀÇ ¸®µå¸¦ ÁöÄѳ»±â¸¸ ÇÑ´Ù¸é 2¶ó¿îµå ÁøÃâÀ» ÀÌ·ê ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â »ý°¢¶§¹®ÀÌÁö, °ø°Ý¿¡ °¡´ãÇÏ´Â ¼±¼öµéÀÇ ¼ýÀÚ´Â Å©°Ô Á¦ÇÑµÈ ¸ð½ÀÀ̾ú´Ù. »ç¿ìµð´Â Àü¹ÝÀü Á¾¹Ý, ¸ðÇÏ¸Þµå ¾Ë ÀÚÇϴϰ¡ »ó´ë °ñ¹®À¸·Î ¼âµµÇÏ¸é¼ °áÁ¤ÀûÀÎ µæÁ¡ ±âȸ¸¦ ¾ò¾úÁö¸¸, ±×ÀÇ ½¸Àº ¾ÆÀÏ·£µåÀÇ ¼ÎÀÌ ±âºì °ñŰÆÛÀÇ Á¤¸éÀ¸·Î ÇâÇÏ°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù (42ºÐ). ÈĹÝÀü ·Îºñ ŲÀÌ 12¹ÌÅÍ °Å¸®¿¡¼ µ¹¸é¼ ½¸ÇÏ´Â Àå¸éÀº Àü¹Ý°ú ºñ½ÁÇßÁö¸¸ À̹ø¿£ ¿À¸¥ÂÊÀ¸·Î ¹þ¾î³ª°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù(49ºÐ). ÇÑ °ñÀ» ´õ Ãß°¡ÇØ¾ß 2¶ó¿îµå ÁøÃâÀ» È®Á¤ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ¾ú´ø ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â °ø°ÝÀÇ °í»ß¸¦ ´ÊÃßÁö ¾Ê¾Ò°í °á±¹ °ñÀ» ¼º°ø½ÃÄ×´Ù. °³¸® ºê¸°ÀÌ ¿ÞÂÊ¿¡¼ ³Ñ¾î¿Â °øÀ» 7¹ÌÅÍ °Å¸®¿¡¼ ¹ß¸® ½¸À¸·Î Â÷ ³ÖÀº °ÍÀÌ´Ù(0-2. 62ºÐ). ÈÄ¹Ý ½ÃÀÛ°ú ÇÔ²² ±³Ã¼ ÅõÀÔµÈ ³ªÀ̾ó ÄýÀº °³¸® Ä̸®°¡ ³Ñ±ä °øÀ» ¹Þ¾Æ Æä³ÎƼ Áö¿ª ¾ÈÀ¸·Î ¸ô°í °¡¸ç ¼¼ ¹øÂ° °ñÀ» ³ë·ÈÁö¸¸ ½ÇÆÐÇß´Ù(63ºÐ). ¸î ºÐ µÚ ´Ù½Ã ÄýÀÌ ¹ß¸® ½¸À» ½ÃµµÇßÁö¸¸ °ñ¹®À» Å©°Ô ¹þ¾î³ª°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù(71ºÐ). »ç¿ìµð¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ´Â °ð¹Ù·Î ÃÖ°íÀÇ ±âȸ¸¦ Àâ¾Ò´Ù. ¾Ë¾ß¹Ì°¡ Çìµù½¸À» ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå °ñ¹®ÀÇ À§ÂÊ ±¸¼®À¸·Î ³¯·È´Âµ¥ ±âºì °ñŰÆÛÀÇ ¼±¹æ¿¡ ¸·Çû´Ù(75ºÐ). ¾ÆÀÏ·£µå´Â °æ±â ¸·ÆÇ ÇÑ °ñÀ» º¸ÅÂ¸ç ½Â¸®¸¦ ÀÚÃàÇß´Ù. ´ë¹Ì¾ð ´õÇÁ°¡ ¾Ë µ¥¿¹ °ñŰÆÛ¿¡°Ô ¹Ù·Î ³¯¾Æ°¡´Â ½¸À» Çß°í °ñŰÆÛ°¡ ÀÌ °øÀ» Á¦´ë·Î ÀâÁö ¸øÇÏ¸é¼ °øÀº °ñ¹®À¸·Î ¹Ì²ô·¯Á® µé¾î°¡°í ¸»¾Ò´Ù(0-3, 87ºÐ).
Ireland got an early Robbie Keane strike and second half goals from Gary Breen and Damien Duff to hold off Saudi Arabia and finish second in Group E. The result, along with Germany's defeat of Cameroon, means that the Germans and the Irish are through to the second round. For the first time in their history, Ireland scored more than a single goal in a FIFA World Cup¢â finals match. They will take on the Group B winner in Suwon, Korea feeling confident after drawing twice and winning their third match. The Saudis go home eliminated, having taken zero points and scoring no goals. Ireland wasted no time jumping into the lead. Matt Holland served a looping cross from the left to an unmarked Robbie Keane, who was standing near the penalty spot, and the Leeds United man struck his volley past Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohammed Al Deayea (0:1, 7¡¯). Although the wet conditions limited the teams¡¯ technical play, Ireland maintained some pressure in the moments following the goal, but the run of play soon evened out. Saudi Arabia began to apply some pressure of their own, led by forward Al Hasan Al Yami¡¯s enterprising runs, including one in which he worked his way through a crowd of defenders only to be dispossessed just before he could get a shot away. Ireland, meanwhile, continued to look to Keane and Kevin Kilbane in the attack, but the Saudi Arabian defence held firm, intent on not suffering a similar embarrassment to what they experienced in their 8-0 thrashing at the hands of Germany. Saudi Arabia¡¯s best chance came when Mohammed Al Jahani was sprung loose on goal, but he sent his shot right at Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given (42¡¯). Robbie Keane almost opened the second half as he did the first when he swivelled and shot from 12 metres, but this time his shot was wide to the right (49¡¯) Ireland needed a second goal to be certain of qualification for the second round, and they got it from Gary Breen, who scored with a stabbing volley from seven metres after a cross from the left (0:2, 62¡¯). Ireland now held a lead that, if it stood up, would guarantee them a berth in the round of 16. Ireland almost scored their third goal when half-time substitute Niall Quinn went close with his effort from a step inside the area after receiving a cross from Gary Kelly (63¡¯). Minutes later, it was again Quinn who had a chance, this time sending his volley well wide of the mark (71¡¯). Shortly after, Saudi Arabia had one of their best chances of the match. Al Yami sent a header toward the top corner of the Ireland goal, but Given did well to save it (75). Ireland put an exclamation point on the victory
with a goal in the closing minutes. Damien Duff fired a shot right at Al
Deayea, but the Saudi keeper couldn¡¯t handle the wet ball, and it slipped
through his gloves and into the net (0:3, 87¡¯).
|