The win in Dublin leaves Ireland third in Group D, level on points with Poland and a point behind Germany.
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Dallas was playing domestically in Northern Ireland just three years ago, but moves to Brentford and, most recently, Leeds have elevated him to stardom. “We’ll have to wait to see how Schweinsteiger is, but his chances are very small”, said Loew. They only had one opportunity to score.
“I am pretty sure that tomorrow evening, we will meet again here and be happy due to our result”.
“Currently we are not as deadly to our opponents as we have been previously”.
“Rob Elliot has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the UEFA 2016 European Championship qualifying game against Poland in Warsaw on Sunday, October 11”, the FAI said in a statement.
Captain Steven Davis scored twice as O’Neill’s men beat Greece 3-1 at Windsor Park in Belfast on Thursday to qualify for their first major championship since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Germany dominated the first half but failed to get through a defiant Irish defence and, even after Long’s strike, they missed late chances.
“I’m usually pretty cool when I’m fighting, I don’t have trouble sleeping because I’m the one in control, but I was nervous for the game”. The players deserve the ultimate credit. “But it’s been a great effort and the players showed great courage, great determination and a few ability too to conjure up the win”.
“We knew what kind of game it was going to be here so it’s a little bit disappointing that we didn’t win”.
It was perhaps apt that substitute Shane Long scored the victor that stunned the world champions, with Germany coach Joachim Loew blasting Ireland for scoring from their “100th long ball”.
After his quite magnificent goal against the Germans, Long is the wild card that could give Ireland the victory they need against a Polish side that were given a hard time by Scotland in Glasgow as they scrambled to a 2-2 draw.
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“I think that everyone just took it as given that the Republic would lose the last two games [against Germany and Poland] and that’s not been the case”.
