:00:55. > :01:03.Hello, this is Jonathan Pearce in Lyon where unchained Ireland's try
:01:04. > :01:07.to make history by knocking out France. The bookies don't give them
:01:08. > :01:14.a chance, but some of the French press do. The quarterfinals at
:01:15. > :01:20.stake. -- unchanged island. France revert to their strongest line-up.
:01:21. > :01:34.Kante, Payet, Matuidi were arrested in the last game. They have had six
:01:35. > :01:44.days training for this game. -- were rested for the last game.
:01:45. > :01:50.The referee took the 2014 World Cup final, and here, England against
:01:51. > :02:09.Russia. Ireland have just -- had just three
:02:10. > :02:13.days training for this and in this stifling heat they won't be able to
:02:14. > :02:21.press as intensely or for as long as they did against Italy. They are
:02:22. > :02:24.unchanged. Shane Long ran Laurent Koscielny ragged, scoring two for
:02:25. > :02:33.Southampton against Arsenal this season.
:02:34. > :02:41.Mark, word from you before we start? I feel everything is stacked against
:02:42. > :02:47.Ireland. You say about the amount of time the French have had, probably
:02:48. > :02:51.ten against one in terms of supporters in the stadium, and the
:02:52. > :02:58.weather is hot. They will not be bothered one iota. They will be up
:02:59. > :03:02.for this fight. The temperature in the stadium around 23 Celsius, 73
:03:03. > :03:09.Fahrenheit. Down on the pitch it will be more intense than that. A
:03:10. > :03:14.beautiful, sunny day. Outside this futuristic stadium, in the green
:03:15. > :03:18.Fields of France, the red poppies dance, and that will not be the only
:03:19. > :03:21.Irish song being sung here if they can pull off one of the great
:03:22. > :03:41.international upsets. Cana Ireland do to France what they
:03:42. > :03:50.did to Italy? A Captain's summons from Seamus Coleman. What a day for
:03:51. > :03:54.him. He led that hug in the middle. And the boys in green, the green
:03:55. > :03:56.shirts, will get us under way, kicking from left to right in this
:03:57. > :04:12.first half. Back to the captain. Coleman. Into
:04:13. > :04:17.McCarthy, who has started all three games and has gone off in all three.
:04:18. > :04:21.Had the injury problem at the end of the domestic season. Richard Keogh
:04:22. > :04:25.and Duffy staying in at centre-back. Ward, who injured his ankle in the
:04:26. > :04:32.first half against Italy, but shot -- soldiered on. An early field of
:04:33. > :04:36.the ball for Darren Randolph. -- feel. And ever present in the finals
:04:37. > :04:43.and very much now the Republic number one. Duffy of Blackburn
:04:44. > :04:49.Rovers. They will need him in the air against Giroud. On by Murphy.
:04:50. > :04:52.Rami came to claim it but didn't get there.
:04:53. > :05:04.Early cross, Rami has slipped. Murphy. Can Shane Long get the shot
:05:05. > :05:11.away? He tumbles, and it's a penalty to Ireland. Such a clumsy challenge.
:05:12. > :05:17.No protest from the French. Sensational start.
:05:18. > :05:24.Completely got tangled up in each other's feet. Paul Pogba, in that
:05:25. > :05:28.area that sort of challenge is so risky.
:05:29. > :05:32.Very similar penalty that he'd immediately get -- conceded against
:05:33. > :05:45.Romania. The referee has made Robbie Brady
:05:46. > :05:50.wait a long time, the man who scored the goal against Italy to bring
:05:51. > :05:52.Ireland to this stage has the responsibility so early in the game.
:05:53. > :06:05.One minute and 50 seconds played. Brady to stun the French, the host.
:06:06. > :06:14.Yes, he does! Off the post, but it doesn't matter. A stunning start.
:06:15. > :06:20.That is absolutely fantastic. And along the way, in terms of getting
:06:21. > :06:25.the cross in, how well did Stephen Ward do? Absolutely brilliant. Just
:06:26. > :06:30.abject panic in the French penalty area. We said before that they have
:06:31. > :06:38.a weakness at the back and it's been proven already so early in the game.
:06:39. > :06:47.Inexperience inside his own penalty area. Off the post and in. Doesn't
:06:48. > :06:53.matter, you don't save it. The post and in from one of the best players
:06:54. > :06:58.in the tournament. He has had a cracking Euro 2016, and all French
:06:59. > :07:02.eyes will be on Pogba. A big debate in France for the last two and a
:07:03. > :07:10.half weeks has concerned Pogba. Should he or shouldn't he start? The
:07:11. > :07:15.other thing is, how easily did Murphy outjump Rami?
:07:16. > :07:28.The sooner Shane Long went for it, the French were jittery. Evra, back
:07:29. > :07:33.with him there. -- as soon as Shane Long went for it. Payet will take
:07:34. > :07:38.the corner kick. Griezmann has gone in the six yard box. Rami up from
:07:39. > :07:42.the back, and Koscielny, and Giroud. Pogba on the edge of the area,
:07:43. > :07:51.trying to redeem himself. Evra is in there as well. Referee wants a word.
:07:52. > :07:56.Why do they even bother? They run back and just get at it again.
:07:57. > :08:01.That's the way it is. In towards Rami. Good defending by Richard
:08:02. > :08:12.Keogh. Kante. In came Pogba. Back by Koscielny.
:08:13. > :08:20.Still the danger, Griezmann, such a talented player. That was done
:08:21. > :08:24.calmly, to Randolph. That was one of the most fiercely contested corners
:08:25. > :08:34.I have seen in the tournament. What a start.
:08:35. > :08:43.Ireland have only scored once against France since October 1981,
:08:44. > :08:52.and it came in that hotly contested second leg qualifier in 2009.
:08:53. > :09:04.Griezmann. He has had an in and out sort of tournament.
:09:05. > :09:08.Murphy was beaten by Rami. Back into the squad because of the injury to
:09:09. > :09:26.the rain. -- Varane. The French supporters trying to
:09:27. > :09:57.rally their team. It looks like Pogba is playing on
:09:58. > :10:00.the left. They have had to sort of mix and amend. Because Matuidi is
:10:01. > :10:04.better suited to play on the left-hand side for PSG, but Pogba
:10:05. > :10:08.wants to play there. Matuidi has had to play on the right-hand side and
:10:09. > :10:12.there has been criticism of that in the print media. Serious questions
:10:13. > :10:16.about the ability of their national team to stay in the competition, and
:10:17. > :10:23.at the moment they are 1-0 down. They are right. Pogba, good run.
:10:24. > :10:29.Payet, Griezmann behind him. Evra is available. The cross came in,
:10:30. > :10:33.suspicion of handball and the referee played no advantage. Now he
:10:34. > :10:47.gives the handball. It was handball as well. McCarthy.
:10:48. > :10:58.I don't know what that was about. The replay did not show the
:10:59. > :11:05.handball. It came in and hit him. James McCarthy, born in Glasgow.
:11:06. > :11:16.This is certainly a free kick that should suit Payet.
:11:17. > :11:28.The world does its job -- the wall. They should deal with this. They do.
:11:29. > :11:33.Well done. You are absolutely right. The goalkeeper takes his position
:11:34. > :11:41.from where the wall and is make sure he can see it. That was rather easy
:11:42. > :11:47.in the end. Darren Randolph will not be holding onto the ball for too
:11:48. > :11:51.long. He had a long period out of the team, but the last three games
:11:52. > :12:01.for West Ham, Adrian was injured. Here is Pogba. Slip says Manning
:12:02. > :12:07.gets in the cross. Griezmann. Great play from Pogba. He was almost
:12:08. > :12:13.forced out towards the Exeter the stadium but somehow managed to get
:12:14. > :12:21.his cross in. He's brilliant here. Griezmann, 32 goals for Atletico
:12:22. > :12:29.Madrid. All the way to be the Champions League runners-up. Nine in
:12:30. > :12:33.his last 13. Just the one here. Rami, tussling with Daryl Murphy, at
:12:34. > :12:37.six foot three. Did a good job against the Italians. Payet.
:12:38. > :12:52.Griezmann. Matuidi has it again. A rude
:12:53. > :12:58.awakening for the hosts. Ireland's early goal. In the second minute, at
:12:59. > :13:11.that. Corner kick to France. It's going to
:13:12. > :13:12.be in examination down Ireland's right here. Seamus Coleman is in for
:13:13. > :13:34.a busy day with Pogba and Evra. Payet with the corner. Rami attacks
:13:35. > :13:39.the near post. Maybe got a touch. Cleared away. Only getting it to the
:13:40. > :13:59.halfway line. He looks a bit nervy, Evra. Gave the
:14:00. > :14:06.ball away, then a stupid tackle. As they came out to warm up before
:14:07. > :14:09.kick-off, I thought their faces were tight and tense, especially the
:14:10. > :14:18.goalkeeper. They looked nervy. Big pressure on them.
:14:19. > :14:26.David Bowie, under pressure. Showing your age. Evra felt -- felt he was
:14:27. > :14:39.fouled. McCarthy. Long. He thought Coleman was coming
:14:40. > :14:49.on to win. McCarthy Anjou Ryu there. -- and Giroud there.
:14:50. > :14:58.Giroud must have known what to expect today. For Ireland, it is
:14:59. > :15:03.virtually a second knockout tie in four days. The first one against
:15:04. > :15:08.Italy was win or bust, but this is a genuine knockout game. He has had
:15:09. > :15:15.plenty of experience of FA Cup ties against opponents like the Irish.
:15:16. > :15:23.Comes a long way to win that, but he did well. Payet. Matuidi. Think he
:15:24. > :15:34.wants to come left. Payet. Good switch. Sagna, who has got
:15:35. > :15:42.stronger as the tournament has gone on. Griezmann. A good spell here for
:15:43. > :15:53.France. Antoine Griezmann. Brilliant header away. Saved his team, Shane
:15:54. > :16:00.Duffy, because Giroud was hovering. Nice strength in the air, Shane
:16:01. > :16:05.Duffy, really attacks the ball well. Switch allegiance from Northern
:16:06. > :16:12.Ireland in 2010, Shane Duffy. I think that comes off Giroud. Just so
:16:13. > :16:18.lively in there. It feels like there is 20 players in there. It is a late
:16:19. > :16:28.lead. He was stretching all the time. -- late lead. So strong in the
:16:29. > :16:32.campaign. It's only his fifth International. Made his debut last
:16:33. > :16:37.month against Costa Rica, then was recalled in March. Had a brilliant
:16:38. > :16:40.against Switzerland. -- a brilliant game.
:16:41. > :16:52.Pogba. That is easy for Ireland to deal with. Shane Long, at the
:16:53. > :16:56.moment, he is having to play the right side of midfield because
:16:57. > :17:01.Hendrick is tucked in a little bit. There is a danger that Seamus
:17:02. > :17:08.Coleman might be overrun in terms of numbers. France are unbeaten in
:17:09. > :17:19.seven, winning six of them, going back to November when they played
:17:20. > :17:24.England. They have only ever lost once in Lille, that was in 1968.
:17:25. > :17:31.This is a brand-new stadium, of course. Ward. Payet sucked Coleman
:17:32. > :17:39.in. He felt he was fouled and pulled back.
:17:40. > :17:52.There is an undertone in this game, it's great. Proper game of football.
:17:53. > :17:58.If you want to fight Ireland, if you are French, you won't win. I bet
:17:59. > :18:05.Didier Deschamps said to them, don't get sucked into a boxing match. Too
:18:06. > :18:12.late. His team are ahead at the moment. See what he said, put it in
:18:13. > :18:22.there. He knows they can cause problems.
:18:23. > :18:29.The odd couple's team are ahead. Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane.
:18:30. > :18:43.Hesitating before housing -- running on an pressurising his man. Good
:18:44. > :18:50.decision. Griezmann. Chased by Brady and plenty of pace, Griezmann. That
:18:51. > :18:58.is why McCarthy is in the team. Has the legs to get across and cover.
:18:59. > :19:04.You watch those games yesterday, this has started at 100 mph, faster
:19:05. > :19:07.than all of the games yesterday. This is what knockout football
:19:08. > :19:19.should be about. Not playing for penalties. An early goal has helped.
:19:20. > :19:27.France came here having topped the group, topping a group that the
:19:28. > :19:44.first time since 2004. -- for the first time. Lloris comes to punch as
:19:45. > :19:53.Along comes in. -- Long. Unbeaten in 15 games at major tournaments at
:19:54. > :19:54.home, France. But they note -- know that the French defence looks a bit
:19:55. > :20:07.suspect, those Ireland fans. I bumped into a fair few fans who
:20:08. > :20:13.have been here from the start from the Republic. They are a bit weary,
:20:14. > :20:16.I think it is fair to say. One third of the Republic of Ireland watched
:20:17. > :20:33.the game against Italy. Astonishing. And nice phase of play for Ireland.
:20:34. > :20:48.The hectic nature has died down a bit. That suits them.
:20:49. > :21:07.Trying to make space for himself. Matuidi comes across from the
:21:08. > :21:11.left-hand side. Shane Long goes back in and fouls Ogbonna. -- fouls
:21:12. > :21:27.Pogba. He will be worried about the
:21:28. > :21:38.physicality from Shane Long, that is for sure. Payet. He had a substitute
:21:39. > :21:45.role against Switzerland but looked so much brighter when he came on.
:21:46. > :21:50.Giroud is currently standing offside.
:21:51. > :21:58.In it comes, flicked on by Griezmann. Good ball in, wasn't it?
:21:59. > :22:05.Good touch by Griezmann. Again, Randolph in the perfect position.
:22:06. > :22:21.This will give the Republic of Ireland a chance to get some liquid,
:22:22. > :22:26.because it is baking hot and they will take any chance to refresh
:22:27. > :22:33.themselves. I remember being in Orlando in 1994 in the World Cup
:22:34. > :22:37.when Jack Charlton and John Aldridge went barmy at the referee who would
:22:38. > :22:44.not allow substitutions to be made and let fluid be taken on board. I
:22:45. > :22:48.picked not get up and put anyone off, but I did it in my trunks in
:22:49. > :22:53.that game. It was that hot. The humidity was off the scale. A bit
:22:54. > :22:58.too much information, even for me. Sorry. I am the delicate nature, as
:22:59. > :23:16.know. -- as you know. Brilliant player, Pogba. He might
:23:17. > :23:22.not be having the greatest tournament here that if you are
:23:23. > :23:30.lucky enough to have seen him for Juventus this season, he really has
:23:31. > :23:40.sparkled at times. And he's young, of course, only 23. Well claimed by
:23:41. > :23:42.Koscielny. McCarthy, good header. Intelligently played to Murphy.
:23:43. > :23:48.Hendrick, who's had a good tournament. McCarthy. Very bright
:23:49. > :23:55.early on to the Republic of Ireland. That is a lovely ball. Stephen Ward.
:23:56. > :24:00.The Dubliner goes beyond his man. And he gets it back again from James
:24:01. > :24:16.McClean. They just keep it simple, get a
:24:17. > :24:22.chance to cross it, then cross it. Stephen Ward, once of Bohemians. Now
:24:23. > :24:28.at Burnley. Looking for Murphy. Got away from his man so easily.
:24:29. > :24:33.Hendrick, back to the goalkeeper, but another chance for the Republic
:24:34. > :24:35.of Ireland. Again, from a ball in the penalty area, a throw this time.
:24:36. > :24:51.Abject panic. It's very difficult for a manager as
:24:52. > :24:54.well, in the case of Didier Deschamps if your defenders are
:24:55. > :25:01.skittish. It's all very well saying you must do this and that, you are
:25:02. > :25:05.not in the middle of it. They have badly missed Varane. Payet.
:25:06. > :25:11.Griezmann out wide. Hendrick needed to win it. Kante closing quickly.
:25:12. > :25:13.Gets it back again from Brady. Sagna is on the overlap, doesn't use him.
:25:14. > :25:28.Straight at the goalkeeper. The that is probably three quarters
:25:29. > :25:38.saves he's made. He better get used to it, Darren Randolph. Still has to
:25:39. > :25:44.save it. Really good save in the end. He can't believe it. -- believe
:25:45. > :26:05.it. I just hope Ireland can keep this up
:26:06. > :26:19.in the way that they are harrying the French. It is a big ask, that.
:26:20. > :26:32.That is a foul. The only thing good about this, it may be too far for
:26:33. > :26:37.Monsieur Payet. Not sure you should issue that type of challenge. The
:26:38. > :26:41.player will want to take it. Scored three in the friendly matches they
:26:42. > :26:51.played between the European Championships and this World Cup. An
:26:52. > :27:01.absolute belter against Cameroon. And the winning goal against
:27:02. > :27:07.Romania. It is going to be Pogba. It is so hot here, the referee 's spray
:27:08. > :27:13.completely disappears before the free kick is taken. Pogba, good
:27:14. > :27:21.effort. Well positioned, Darren Randolph. He looks a bit angry. Not
:27:22. > :27:29.a lot he could do about that. It is a good save and a great strike. He
:27:30. > :28:02.read it well. Pogba without a goal for France since October.
:28:03. > :28:19.Rummy. -- Ramey. They had not allowed opponents are shot on target
:28:20. > :28:27.in 205 minutes of action in these finals. The only shots on target
:28:28. > :28:40.have been the Rumanian penalty and then, again, today, a penalty. Payet
:28:41. > :28:50.is still down. That is not the type of ball to playing Giroud, as well.
:28:51. > :28:58.-- to play in. Yellow for Seamus Coleman for the foul on Payet. Needs
:28:59. > :29:08.to be careful. Can't argue with that.
:29:09. > :29:17.The raffle. McCarthy, Coleman and Ward came into the game on yellow
:29:18. > :29:40.cards. Rami. He was recalled to the sound
:29:41. > :29:54.the -- recalled to the side because of an injury to Varane. Griezmann
:29:55. > :30:01.dropping deep to play make. He took that across his body, Matuidi.
:30:02. > :30:16.Square pegs and round holes. He doesn't want to be there. It is to
:30:17. > :30:35.accommodate Pogba. Kante. Didn't get there. Republic of Ireland had
:30:36. > :30:55.cover. Coleman. Duffy. McClean. Yellow. Kante. That's him out of the
:30:56. > :30:58.next round. Might not be in it! It is fair to say that the flop was the
:30:59. > :31:22.Africa will. -- theatrical. All the way through. Even then,
:31:23. > :31:30.Duffy almost got on the end of that. Just panic every time it comes in
:31:31. > :31:39.their from the French. Duffy had that terrible injury in training, he
:31:40. > :31:45.severed and artery in his liver. He had just changed allegiance. He lost
:31:46. > :32:01.pints and pints of blood. The Republic of Ireland in their
:32:02. > :32:15.first ever knockout game in the European Championships lead the
:32:16. > :32:23.hosts. Fields of Athenrye being heard. It has such meaning for
:32:24. > :32:34.Republic of Ireland fans. Very popular with mutual fans here in
:32:35. > :32:44.France as well. From Dublin to Galway, they all sing the song. It's
:32:45. > :33:08.a physical encounter. Yes, great! Both going for the ball. Exactly the
:33:09. > :33:20.same time. It tells you all you need to know about the boots, sorry,
:33:21. > :33:24.slippers. This is crucial for Ireland. I don't think anyone could
:33:25. > :33:30.do the job for them that Shane Long does for them. France have got at
:33:31. > :33:44.full-back. He seems to have come off worse.
:33:45. > :33:57.He is a toughie, Shane Long. The French President, Francois Hollande.
:33:58. > :34:14.He's been at all the games. All the French games! Not too much cheer in
:34:15. > :34:19.that crowd, is that was matter I was getting confident with my schoolboy
:34:20. > :34:33.French the other day and have a John please moment. I had no idea what he
:34:34. > :34:43.was saying. -- John Cleese. The Irish fans were singing. That was a
:34:44. > :34:56.terrible ball from Rami. Long seems to be moving OK. He is a toughie.
:34:57. > :35:01.Certainly is. Joe Kenny boy. -- Kilkenny.
:35:02. > :35:14.Taken aback, stealing too many yards. -- taking it back.
:35:15. > :35:23.I am not sure that it was from there, by the way. Stealing the same
:35:24. > :35:39.amount of yards, as Martin O'Neill has just pointed out.
:35:40. > :35:52.Up goes Murphy. Pressure from Hendrik on Kante. He has had a good
:35:53. > :35:59.tournament, a really good tournament, the Derby County player.
:36:00. > :36:04.He has come of age. One of a number of Dubliners in the side. Saint
:36:05. > :36:18.Kevin 's boys club, he used to play for. I'm not sure about that, that
:36:19. > :36:28.is two threes and a six. He had his hand on his shirt. Having done the
:36:29. > :36:35.hard work. And the referee gave it. Martin O'Neill in the press playing
:36:36. > :36:46.down talk of Ireland gunning for revenge for the Thierry Henry
:36:47. > :37:03.handball. He will be worried about this. Hendrik has got a knock on the
:37:04. > :37:11.fly. -- Hendrick. He missed eight of the last nine Derby County games
:37:12. > :37:25.with a thigh problem last season. He was rapped by Pogba. Watch list now.
:37:26. > :37:29.He played every minute of the last seven qualifying games to get
:37:30. > :37:36.Ireland to France, where they lead the French. France then to get
:37:37. > :37:41.stronger in the second period of games. Dangerous. Richard Keogh was
:37:42. > :38:10.up there. Two defenders giving security in the
:38:11. > :38:16.box. Jeff Hendrick is down again. This looks worrying. The referee had
:38:17. > :38:21.a word with Darren Randolph for taking his time over the goalkick.
:38:22. > :38:29.But Randolph knew that Jeff Hendrick was down. Talking of security in the
:38:30. > :38:34.stadium, intensified before the game because the French President is
:38:35. > :38:46.here, there was a double ring of steel, sharpshooters on the roof,
:38:47. > :38:52.Armed Forces. Problem here for Hendrick. Stating the obvious, it
:38:53. > :39:11.was a kick, but it did not seem that bad. Normally if it is just a knock,
:39:12. > :39:32.you can run it off. That's the sound of 40 5000-50,000 I rate French
:39:33. > :39:38.fans. -- irate. Didier Deschamps. They are going absolutely mad here.
:39:39. > :39:54.He is taking his time to go off. He is limping. What do they want?
:39:55. > :40:16.I think he's going to try and come back on, Hendrick. On comes
:40:17. > :40:21.Hendrick. Giroud isolated. He is just getting caught, they are both
:40:22. > :40:45.just fighting him, Duffy and Keogh. Ramey gets underneath Murphy. --
:40:46. > :40:50.Rami. Ten minutes ago in this half. Crucial for Ireland that they it
:40:51. > :40:54.like this. Griezmann allowed to turn. That is dangerous. Good cover
:40:55. > :41:00.by Duffy, coming to meet the ball. James McClean off and speeding down
:41:01. > :41:04.the left-hand side. That is the first time we have seen McClean
:41:05. > :41:21.getting away from Sagna, who was daydreaming. Rami did really well.
:41:22. > :41:30.Griezmann. Free kick to France again. At the moment they are just
:41:31. > :41:41.absolutely rattled. They seriously are. That was a poor decision by
:41:42. > :41:48.Payet. Here is Rami. Good decision by the referee and a quick throw
:41:49. > :41:55.into Murphy. He played the percentages. McClean. Hendrick is in
:41:56. > :42:01.the middle, Shane Long arriving the. Shane Long, superbly done. I thought
:42:02. > :42:09.that he had forced a corner, but Evra kept it in. I make that the
:42:10. > :42:14.best first touch of the tournament from Shane Long. It was the
:42:15. > :42:20.assistant referee who gave the corner. What is in front of the goal
:42:21. > :42:34.line referee? Touch, this. Unbelievable. Hawk-Eye will tell us
:42:35. > :42:47.when the ball is out of play. If they give him a shot of it. Corner
:42:48. > :43:01.sailing in to the hands of lorries. -- Lloris. Giving him a free ride
:43:02. > :43:09.just to come and catch it. Ireland are the Lake show expert at these
:43:10. > :43:11.finals. The Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill will be
:43:12. > :43:15.delighted to see that. Great pressure from McClean. He has ran up
:43:16. > :43:33.and down, up and down. Long pressures Evra. He knew he was
:43:34. > :43:38.there. Shane Long holding his thigh again. Some bumps and bruises out
:43:39. > :43:43.there. It's all right if that is what they are. It is strains and
:43:44. > :44:00.Paul's... -- pulls. Payet. Under pressure and squeezes
:44:01. > :44:14.it away to a great roar from the crowd. Good decision, referee. The
:44:15. > :44:28.ball was kicked away by Shane Long, and he has got a yellow card for it.
:44:29. > :44:38.Was it Hendrick? Hendrick was fouled. What has he given a yellow
:44:39. > :44:46.card for? I thought it might have been because Shane Long kick the
:44:47. > :44:49.ball away. His shoulders are slumping because he's on a yellow
:44:50. > :45:06.card already anyway. And each year was there. Good pressure in the air.
:45:07. > :45:08.-- Richard here was there. They just look so disjointed defensively,
:45:09. > :45:32.France. Duffy 's header it was. That is a push by Giroud. Not given.
:45:33. > :45:43.Brady has done well for the public of Ireland again. Shane Long.
:45:44. > :45:49.Challenged by Kashani. The player with Stephen Ward arriving on the
:45:50. > :45:57.overlap. Pressure on Hugo Lloris. Some football former Republic of
:45:58. > :46:03.Ireland. Pogba. -- for -- from there.
:46:04. > :46:22.Yellow card, play on. Coleman. Ireland getting up a head of steam
:46:23. > :46:37.again. He is embarrassed. He has got to watch it. There is just no clear
:46:38. > :46:43.pattern from the French, seem unsure what they are trying to do at the
:46:44. > :46:49.moment. Ireland know exactly what they are doing in every situation,
:46:50. > :46:52.but not the French. They have gone through to this stage with moments
:46:53. > :47:01.of individual brilliance, the French, rather than a wonderful team
:47:02. > :47:09.plan. Pogba, with Griezmann in the middle. It ends up just behind him,
:47:10. > :47:19.and given away by McCarthy. That has got to be a yellow, surely. It is.
:47:20. > :47:31.Long, hurt again. Rami, his second card of the competition. Didier
:47:32. > :47:35.Deschamps a perplexed man. As he sits there with his assistant, who
:47:36. > :47:44.was there with him at Marseille. They just cannot get any continuity
:47:45. > :47:47.in their play at all, the French. The French midfield players are
:47:48. > :47:51.keeping their heads down when they get the ball, they are anticipating
:47:52. > :48:00.the challenge coming in, and they are not being disappointed. Part of
:48:01. > :48:07.the game plan is that they come up against these French players in the
:48:08. > :48:15.Premier League every week, the Republic of Ireland players to play
:48:16. > :48:25.at that level. No Griezmann Matuidi, but the rest of them... Pogba, who
:48:26. > :48:41.gave away the penalty. Pogba holds off the challenge from
:48:42. > :48:50.Brady and goes again. Strength and purpose. That is that ball again.
:48:51. > :48:56.Griezmann tried to play Giroud in. He is not that type of player. He
:48:57. > :49:02.has no acceleration whatsoever, to get in there, Giroud. His possible
:49:03. > :49:07.replacement has been Gignac, who is not that type of player. They might
:49:08. > :49:12.put Griezmann through their later. Absolutely. That is what a lot of
:49:13. > :49:20.the French press have been calling for. Murphy stays down on his
:49:21. > :49:34.haunches. They have put in some effort, the Republic of Ireland.
:49:35. > :49:41.Payet skips away. Payet takes the extra touch the work the angle.
:49:42. > :49:44.Griezmann, good block. The Republic of Ireland throwing bodies in the
:49:45. > :49:52.way. I think it was Duffy who got in the way. Matuidi is in space on the
:49:53. > :50:00.far corner of the box. Evra. Four menace of stoppage time. Griezmann
:50:01. > :50:07.into the box. Again they try and play in a Giroud. He wasn't
:50:08. > :50:13.expecting it. He was on his heels. This is a poor cross. They get
:50:14. > :50:21.themselves in a bit of a mess, Ireland, but boy, do they get bodies
:50:22. > :50:29.on their way. 56,279, the Crown. Probably 50,000 French in here. At
:50:30. > :50:30.the moment it is the green clad Republic of Ireland supporters who
:50:31. > :50:33.have the advantage. Griezmann is allowed to turn again.
:50:34. > :51:02.Payet. Not many bookies would have had
:51:03. > :51:07.this. 9/1 outsiders, the Republic of Ireland for this game. Now the
:51:08. > :51:29.French are having to go long. Their victory against Italy the
:51:30. > :51:36.other night was their first since 1988 here against England. Other
:51:37. > :51:41.famous victories 1- the Republic of Ireland. In qualifying against
:51:42. > :51:50.Germany -- 1-0 for the Republic of Ireland.
:51:51. > :51:59.That was won by Murphy, but going nowhere.
:52:00. > :52:02.We have already had three minutes nearly of the four additional
:52:03. > :52:18.minutes. Keogh. I would pay to be in the French
:52:19. > :52:24.dressing room at half-time to hear what Didier Deschamps says to his
:52:25. > :52:30.players. Giroud's header to Bognor. Hendrick is doubling up. Still got
:52:31. > :52:35.the cross in. -- two Pogba. Away by big Shane Duffy.
:52:36. > :52:55.Didier Deschamps, half-time in the 1998 World Cup final, he rattled
:52:56. > :52:58.into the team and got them going. And they won that, and he will
:52:59. > :53:02.rattle into them as manager, and he will need to. Because at the moment,
:53:03. > :53:40.it is 1-0 for the boys in green. France making a change at half-time.
:53:41. > :53:46.Kingsley Coman is coming on for Angola can take, the Leicester City
:53:47. > :53:49.player, who has had a yellow card -- N'Golo Kante. If they go through, he
:53:50. > :53:55.will be suspended for the next round. Tactically, that makes a real
:53:56. > :54:00.change. Coman is a flier who will come onto the right-hand side. I
:54:01. > :54:05.imagine it means that Pogba will play in a slightly deeper role, and
:54:06. > :54:16.Matuidi will move to his more natural left-hand side. It will look
:54:17. > :54:18.more like a 4-4-2 formation for France as Coman comes on for his
:54:19. > :54:30.fourth appearance of the finals. They've had to do something, and
:54:31. > :54:52.they have done it. Off we go in the second half, France
:54:53. > :54:57.or in blue and they have made the change with Kingsley Coman on for
:54:58. > :55:04.Matuidi. -- all in blue. Kingsley Coman on for Kante, I should say.
:55:05. > :55:07.Matuidi has moved to his more natural left-hand side. Pogba is
:55:08. > :55:15.tucked in on the right-hand side. Payet nominally on the right but
:55:16. > :55:21.more of a 4-4-2 player coming in. That is Sagna.
:55:22. > :55:31.In two Pogba. What do you think of the change? You should get Pogba and
:55:32. > :55:40.Matuidi to play as a too, to be honest with you. You know about
:55:41. > :55:46.Coman, he gives them natural width, rather than Bacary Sagna. Pogba.
:55:47. > :55:55.Brilliant. Wonderful bit of play. Griezmann. Sagna.
:55:56. > :56:12.Away by Shane Long. He was bumped and bruised in the first half. Evra.
:56:13. > :56:21.It is important for Ireland to keep pushed up as much as possible. Nine
:56:22. > :56:25.of France's last ten European Championship goals have been scored
:56:26. > :56:31.after half-time. That is a worry for Ireland. The sun has dipped behind
:56:32. > :56:37.the ground, which is good news that Ireland. Shane Long went through the
:56:38. > :56:44.gap, but he slipped. He's unlucky. He would have been favourite to get
:56:45. > :56:47.that. Payet, taking on Coleman. They will need to double up in there.
:56:48. > :56:58.Free kick given against the Irish skipper. Brings him a yellow card. A
:56:59. > :57:03.crunching run between two defenders, that becomes a collision, and they
:57:04. > :57:07.will always get the foul. There will not be many more in the game for
:57:08. > :57:13.Seamus Coleman. He has got to watch it. Randolph wants to win the wall.
:57:14. > :57:31.-- two in the wall. In it comes. Delicately done, a
:57:32. > :57:39.little flick man Pogba arriving at the far post, and heading wide was
:57:40. > :57:43.Koscielny. You should always expect it, that is why you are in there.
:57:44. > :57:56.Just seemed to react a little bit late, Koscielny. There was a touch
:57:57. > :58:06.of Stephen Ward, was there? His last goal for France came against
:58:07. > :58:08.Scotland, Laurent Koscielny. He did actually play every game in the warm
:58:09. > :58:29.up stages. Brady. Murphy, good work, really
:58:30. > :58:32.good football. Long will hold and wait for support. Hendrick is the
:58:33. > :58:37.dummy. Good stuff from the Republic of Ireland. Here is Murphy. But it
:58:38. > :58:42.ended there. Could have got the ball wide to James McClean.
:58:43. > :58:55.He has paced, Kingsley Coman. Ashley has paced. Giroud. Coman goes to the
:58:56. > :59:05.left -- he has pace. Coleman against Coman. And no winner. Didier
:59:06. > :59:08.Deschamps with a big gamble here. Will he be remembered for all of the
:59:09. > :59:13.great things he has done for France, the manager? They have certainly
:59:14. > :59:23.come out with a different attitude in the second half, the French. Much
:59:24. > :59:28.more energy. Gambled the priceless legacy of his footballing past on
:59:29. > :59:32.one decision, Didier Deschamps to he may be remembered for that awful
:59:33. > :59:39.decision if it doesn't pay off. Not the only one, this week.
:59:40. > :59:53.Pogba. Battling in there with Brady. How about that? Pogba has come out,
:59:54. > :00:02.and the French crowd loved it. Matuidi. Payet.
:00:03. > :00:09.Didn't know where the ball had gone, Giroud fouled his man. And he
:00:10. > :00:42.complains. Definitely used his arm. You can see Griezmann there, when he
:00:43. > :00:46.played for Germany against France last year his sister was in Le
:00:47. > :00:55.Bataclan, the scene of that terrible terrorist outrage. She got away.
:00:56. > :01:04.McCarthy underneath it. Griezmann won it. Duffy. Brady can turn into
:01:05. > :01:10.space. Murphy, cutely done. Hendrick, came to his left side.
:01:11. > :01:14.James McClean, Murphy getting across his man. Nearly came to Shane Long
:01:15. > :01:19.and it is just pushed away by Lloris. Great saving the end, he has
:01:20. > :01:24.to make the decision, Lloris, as the ball comes across the box. Good
:01:25. > :01:32.football by the Republic of Ireland. France look good at the moment.
:01:33. > :01:47.They do look strong, the French, but they don't get enough numbers in the
:01:48. > :01:54.box. There is only Giroud. Payet goes the goal. -- for goal.
:01:55. > :02:02.I just think at the moment, they are just playing in front of Ireland,
:02:03. > :02:05.which is great for them. This is a good save. A strong left-hand as
:02:06. > :02:12.well. In the corridor of uncertainty.
:02:13. > :02:26.You sense that Shane Long was ready to pounce. He saved his country,
:02:27. > :02:26.Lloris. His 79th appearance, and a record-breaking 55th appearance as
:02:27. > :02:35.captain. Here is James McClean. Rather caught betwixt and between.
:02:36. > :02:41.Sagna has had a very good game for France. Pogba, long, leggy and
:02:42. > :02:46.always willing to carry. Payet. He goes inside Coleman. The shot was
:02:47. > :02:56.well blocked by McCarthy. Longer could not get beyond Evra.
:02:57. > :03:01.Matuidi is there. Shane Long with the challenge. He is so game, isn't
:03:02. > :03:22.he? Works his socks off. Jeff Hendrick was cautioned for
:03:23. > :03:26.kicking the ball away, and that means he will miss a potential
:03:27. > :03:29.quarterfinal with England in Paris, the winners of that England and
:03:30. > :03:43.Iceland game. Giroud. If it does not come off for
:03:44. > :03:52.him soon, the French fans might turn on Olivier Giroud. Not their son.
:03:53. > :03:55.I'm surprised he started. Benzema may have been here, and Valbuena was
:03:56. > :04:04.also left out because of the scurrilous goings-on. Many people
:04:05. > :04:10.think that Hatem Ben Arfa should have been here. We had a great
:04:11. > :04:18.season with Marseille. But the tournament came fast and furious. No
:04:19. > :04:22.one can deny his workrate. Pogba. There is not great movement in front
:04:23. > :04:28.of the French ball-carriers. Matuidi and Griezmann had to stretch. Cut
:04:29. > :04:29.out by Keogh. Rock-solid again at the back for the Republic of
:04:30. > :04:46.Ireland. A chance for Matuidi. Good save,
:04:47. > :04:54.Darren Randolph. Fortunately he had a good sighting of the shot. The
:04:55. > :05:02.French are getting closer. Can Ireland hold on?
:05:03. > :05:10.A fourth French corner. Taken short by Poyet. Long was there. -- Payet.
:05:11. > :05:16.Got away with one, Ireland, they just fell asleep. Matuidi with a
:05:17. > :05:26.dialling -- diving header. Dimitri Payet. Keogh again.
:05:27. > :05:33.Pogba, slipping it to Griezmann, who was unaware. He glared at Paul
:05:34. > :05:45.Pogba. The thing with Matuidi and Pogba,
:05:46. > :05:52.who is going to sit? There could be a chance for an Ireland counter. The
:05:53. > :05:53.answer is nobody. Longer by Pogba. Didier Deschamps has taken a real
:05:54. > :06:11.chance ear. -- here. A good tournament. The only played
:06:12. > :06:20.15 times for West Ham this season. -- he's only played.
:06:21. > :06:27.Pogba did not get a shout from Rami that Murphy was there. And the
:06:28. > :06:35.French are bickering between themselves. Matuidi, strong as an
:06:36. > :06:40.ox. Always has been. He got there first. Coman, back to Griezmann.
:06:41. > :06:45.Payet. He picks a pass and brings in Sagna. Looking for Giroud, looking
:06:46. > :06:53.for Griezmann, looking for the equaliser and they have got it.
:06:54. > :07:20.Just shy of the hour. He has looked busy at the start of the second
:07:21. > :07:25.half. Yes, I think it was the first decent cross he has hit. Out of his
:07:26. > :07:29.feet, great ball in and just freed up the space for Griezmann. It is a
:07:30. > :07:36.really good cross to the centre of the goal. Nobody near him.
:07:37. > :07:42.Danger signs are flashing for Ireland now.
:07:43. > :07:50.The pressure on Didier Deschamps is absolutely immense. But the hosts
:07:51. > :07:56.are right back in it. And the pendulum has swung.
:07:57. > :08:02.It would just be interesting now to see if the French play with the same
:08:03. > :08:12.intensity now they are level in the game. That is a flag.
:08:13. > :08:18.He has had a great season, Griezmann. They have missed a trick,
:08:19. > :08:21.the French hosts, they had given out the flags to all of the supporters
:08:22. > :08:27.in the games. Very colourful, very passionate. Far more passionate than
:08:28. > :08:33.it was at this stage in 1998. Hendrick with the throw, and allowed
:08:34. > :08:39.to go. Mistake by Pogba and it comes back out to board. He thought it
:08:40. > :08:51.deflected off Sagna. It did! How can they not see that, the officials?
:08:52. > :08:54.The flight of the ball! Crikey! It was Rami, not Sagna. You can see off
:08:55. > :09:05.the flight of the ball that it went off someone.
:09:06. > :09:33.Griezmann. He arcs in the cross, too high for Coman. Brady, who is tired.
:09:34. > :09:38.Payet. That was a poor header and a poor clearing header that would
:09:39. > :09:43.Ireland in danger yet again. I think Martin O'Neill might be thinking
:09:44. > :09:47.about making a change. Fresh legs. A few players had knocks in the first
:09:48. > :10:02.half. 15 efforts in the game by France.
:10:03. > :10:10.In the World Cup of 1990, in Rome, when the hearts were broken for
:10:11. > :10:23.Ireland by the hosts by Schillaci. The Irish have said that if they
:10:24. > :10:27.could win this one, it would be an even greater runs at the last eight.
:10:28. > :10:32.They still have to win it though. Giroud. Griezmann, in space to
:10:33. > :10:43.finish it. It has all turned around. Antoine Griezmann. He is the break
:10:44. > :10:49.of Irish hearts. -- the breaker. Two goals in three minutes, and the man
:10:50. > :11:00.of the moment in French football. Ireland sliced apart.
:11:01. > :11:12.I think this is a gift. Watch when the ball comes in. Two players go
:11:13. > :11:14.towards him. The second of those players should basically be where
:11:15. > :11:28.Griezmann makes the run. Brilliantly finished. Yes, it is a
:11:29. > :11:33.good finish. Three goals in this competition for Griezmann now.
:11:34. > :11:40.Always tipped to be the top scorer of Euro 2016, and the president,
:11:41. > :11:42.France was Holland -- Francois Hollande. He is amongst the
:11:43. > :11:47.supporters. First mistake that Duffy and Keogh
:11:48. > :12:05.have made in the game, really. In their, look at the little enclave
:12:06. > :12:11.of green and white supporters looking and standing still. I bet
:12:12. > :12:16.their ears are bleeding. All around the stadium there are little pockets
:12:17. > :12:27.of green, in stunned silence. And here comes an Irish substitution.
:12:28. > :12:37.Sagna takes the throw, and Jon Walters will be on in a minute.
:12:38. > :12:41.Duffy. Away by Pogba. It was a big decision by Didier Deschamps on but
:12:42. > :12:47.it has paid off. I think Giroud has a problem. He is holding his knee.
:12:48. > :13:00.A ball in the air by Keogh. James McClean cannot challenge Brit. Rami.
:13:01. > :13:04.If they can get the ball back inside that French penalty area it could be
:13:05. > :13:11.trouble, but another French goal would certainly spell doom. Duffy
:13:12. > :13:17.has won it. Here is McCarthy. Hendrick has gone very quiet. He is
:13:18. > :13:22.on a yellow card and he picked up an injury in the first half. I think
:13:23. > :13:29.there are a few who have gone quiet. Murphy, certainly. Pogba, brilliant
:13:30. > :13:39.weight on the pass. Coleman is there. And he got there. Brilliant
:13:40. > :13:43.defending. Hendrick. Brady. Ward who's had a good game. Just a
:13:44. > :13:45.different dynamic for Ireland because they are having to force the
:13:46. > :13:59.game. Ireland, but the first time in the
:14:00. > :14:02.game, since the second minute. McLean has gone beyond Rami. James
:14:03. > :14:07.McClean with a pull-back. Steered away by Koscielny, who glares at his
:14:08. > :14:13.centre-back partner. James McClean had option. Great opportunity. And
:14:14. > :14:20.you never know in this game. You might not get a better one. Too easy
:14:21. > :14:26.for Koscielny to read it. Murphy arriving at the back post. Here
:14:27. > :14:30.comes the Republic of Ireland substitution, and it will be Murphy
:14:31. > :14:37.you goes off. On comes Jon Walters, some fresh legs. What they do well
:14:38. > :14:43.now is to stick Shane Long through the middle or Walters. Play the
:14:44. > :14:46.opening game for only an hour and a suffered a recurrence of the
:14:47. > :14:53.Achilles injury he got before the tournament. Griezmann. Giroud to
:14:54. > :14:57.pressurise Keogh, and he did it well. Griezmann is away and on a
:14:58. > :15:04.hat-trick. Antoine Griezmann into the penalty area. Drawdown. Oh, no.
:15:05. > :15:11.Duffy will have to go, will he? Yes, he does. France say it was a
:15:12. > :15:17.penalty. I don't think the referee knows, I really don't. My first view
:15:18. > :15:21.made me think it was just outside. But he had to go, it was a lunge. It
:15:22. > :15:36.is outside. And it has gone horribly wrong for
:15:37. > :15:45.the Republic of Ireland. In fairness to Giroud, he did brilliantly for
:15:46. > :15:55.Griezmann. Had a good game. He was brilliant against Italy. You just
:15:56. > :16:00.never know in football, do you? In a matter of minutes, the game can
:16:01. > :16:08.change so quickly he does well, Giroud. He has his head up, looks,
:16:09. > :16:13.slots it into Griezmann. You have got to make the challenge. It has
:16:14. > :16:31.been a horrible eight minutes for the Republic of Ireland.
:16:32. > :16:38.Griezmann to the right of the ball, Payet to the left. Ireland came with
:16:39. > :17:01.a dream and songs to sing. Argumentative in the wall. Not sure
:17:02. > :17:11.what Bob was doing there. He was almost on his hands and knees. --
:17:12. > :17:18.what Pogba was doing. He has done this before, for Juventus, this
:17:19. > :17:27.season. Oh, get up, get up! Dear, oh, dear. Watch the gap created by
:17:28. > :17:39.Pogba. And it hits Giroud. Yes, I'm lucky. Not! -- unlucky. John O'Shea
:17:40. > :17:52.for James McClean. O Shea, covering for Duffy, who was
:17:53. > :18:18.sent off. Brady out to the left. How much of this we are seeing is
:18:19. > :18:22.down to the extra three days France had to prepare? There is an
:18:23. > :18:32.argument. It makes a massive difference. -- there is no argument.
:18:33. > :18:50.Coleman, gets it away. Not many numbers in the box for France again.
:18:51. > :18:53.He was diplomatic about the extra preparation days for France.
:18:54. > :19:11.Preparation days, tickets, everything. Memories of 1998.
:19:12. > :19:21.Things laid on heavily in favour of the hosts, but they are not the only
:19:22. > :19:28.ones to have done that. Always a tall order for the Republic of
:19:29. > :19:34.Ireland. It is now a huge task. 20 minutes to go, 2-1 down, down to ten
:19:35. > :19:39.men. Duffy, the third man sent off at these World Cup finals. -- these
:19:40. > :19:57.finals. Matuidi will stretch. Evra is
:19:58. > :20:09.available on the left. Griezmann. He has been their best player. Victor
:20:10. > :20:13.Riu anticipated. Sagna with the cross, steered away by John O'Shea.
:20:14. > :20:40.-- victory anticipated. That is a foul. Robbie Brady did not
:20:41. > :20:49.think so! Here it comes, the French substitution and another Irish
:20:50. > :20:55.change. Andre-Pierre Gignac, non-, and Wes Hoolahan comes on to replace
:20:56. > :21:00.James McCarthy. McCarthy placed the game running. Wes Hoolahan came on
:21:01. > :21:06.against Italy and it changed everything. It is a gamble,
:21:07. > :21:16.certainly, but Martin Neil has to go for it. Giroud, still on for the
:21:17. > :21:22.moment. The free kick not yet cleared, Rami stretching for what,
:21:23. > :21:34.beyond John O'Shea. Hoolahan, with his first touch. Brady, his
:21:35. > :21:37.clubmate. They combine so well in Lille. Sparking scenes of
:21:38. > :21:48.celebration that I will never forget. Seeing the Irish fans in the
:21:49. > :21:58.grand Place in Lille, exhausted, slumped, peaceful. Drunk! It was a
:21:59. > :22:10.great night. Brady. Steps inside his man. Walters, admittedly, went to
:22:11. > :22:22.running behind. And there was just a little bit of April. -- of April.
:22:23. > :22:39.That is interesting. His response to the substitution. We are seeing the
:22:40. > :22:50.Griezmann celebrations again. On comms Andre-Pierre Gignac.
:22:51. > :22:59.Places football in Mexico now. He had a great season there. This is
:23:00. > :23:14.his third appearance. He started the last game. I wonder what the
:23:15. > :23:19.response would be to him from the Lyon crowd. He played for Marseille.
:23:20. > :23:38.Payet. Gignac. Matuidi. Payet strokes the past, Griezmann
:23:39. > :23:43.has had a terrific second-half. Ireland have not been able to
:23:44. > :23:51.contain him. Sagna with the cross back in.
:23:52. > :24:04.The possession stats. Suggesting that France deserve it, with nearly
:24:05. > :24:13.60% of the ball, and three times the number of attempts on goal that the
:24:14. > :24:21.Irish have had. Walters has not ever got in the game since coming on.
:24:22. > :24:34.Earning a third caution for the Republic today. Griezmann, waiting
:24:35. > :24:42.in the middle. Got the deflection he wanted. Corner for France. Some
:24:43. > :25:00.weary legs in those white shirted players. What a great talent, Coman.
:25:01. > :25:05.Only just turned 20. It was a statement of intent when they sent
:25:06. > :25:07.him on for the second half. Payet calls the corner in. Just too high
:25:08. > :25:23.for Griezmann. Ireland can't get out of their half
:25:24. > :25:25.at the moment. They look weary. They put so much in against Italy. And in
:25:26. > :25:49.the first half. Coman in space. Griezmann is in the
:25:50. > :26:01.middle. He went for goal. Randolph managed to block it. Coman, Matuidi,
:26:02. > :26:12.it is all France now. Hendrick, risky to be in there, when you are
:26:13. > :26:25.so tired, but he did it. Brilliant effort! Hit the bar, Gignac.
:26:26. > :26:43.Brilliant book inside, like Payet. -- but inside.
:26:44. > :26:55.France have a stranglehold on the game. Shane Long, always a willing
:26:56. > :27:10.worker to rationalise Rami. -- pressurise.
:27:11. > :27:20.Ireland have just pushed up on the back for all France to stop them
:27:21. > :27:31.getting up so easily. -- the back four of France. That was spectacular
:27:32. > :27:38.but dangerous. Griezmann, working so hard. He has taken this game by the
:27:39. > :27:51.scruff of its neck, Antoine Griezmann. Coman, look at the pace.
:27:52. > :27:55.Gignac rumbles up after him. John O'Shea claims for the goalkick and
:27:56. > :28:18.the corner is given. He has called 32 goals in Mexico for
:28:19. > :28:26.Tigres this season, Gignac. -- he has scored.
:28:27. > :28:42.You can feel proud of himself, Richard Keogh. That was too easy.
:28:43. > :28:54.Randolph clawed it away. Gignac, it comes off Stephen Ward.
:28:55. > :29:09.Just relentless pressure, now. Just over ten minutes to go. The writing
:29:10. > :29:15.is on the wall. Even the Irish supporters have gone quiet. They
:29:16. > :29:26.fear the worst. Stephen Ward did well. Pulled back for handball. I
:29:27. > :29:49.don't think the referee saw it. It was his assistant on this nearside.
:29:50. > :30:10.Hard to see what Martin O'Neill can do. Sagna. They have stopped the
:30:11. > :30:21.Irish getting any ball into their penalty area in this half, with
:30:22. > :30:33.their total command. Randolph gets a big paw to the ball. Payet. Space
:30:34. > :30:40.for Matuidi. Looking for Griezmann. At was almost the killer pass. --
:30:41. > :30:44.that was. That is the difference between Griezmann and Giroud in
:30:45. > :30:59.those positions, Griezmann is like in quick. Very, very quick indeed.
:31:00. > :31:02.-- lightning quick. I just picture him playing for PSG, raiding all the
:31:03. > :31:20.time, nonstop, those big, long legs. The French performance in the second
:31:21. > :31:21.period has been magnificent. And now, of course, it is against ten
:31:22. > :31:45.men. Sagna, pursued by Brady. It is a
:31:46. > :31:55.lonely furrow to plough now for Shane Long. The Irish fans are
:31:56. > :32:06.singing Fields of Athenry. Such an a bucket of song. -- evocative song.
:32:07. > :32:17.They are winning every battle, now, the French, aren't they? Fields of
:32:18. > :32:25.Athenry, a plaintive song about lost love for someone sent to botany Bay.
:32:26. > :32:35.For stealing a loaf of bread. How lonely it is around the Fields of
:32:36. > :32:37.Athenry. Mr Trevelyan 's corn. Hoolahan almost slipped it into
:32:38. > :32:58.Shane Long. Coleman. France quite happy for him to be out
:32:59. > :33:08.there. Walters is down, Kashani unhappy. -- Laurent Koscielny.
:33:09. > :33:26.Payet switches it to Gignac. Stephen Ward has put in some very strong
:33:27. > :33:48.performances. It is all grim news, I know. The French fans are bouncing.
:33:49. > :33:55.Pogba takes the touch and the second. Griezmann waiting in the
:33:56. > :34:03.middle for the hat-trick. Stephen Ward makes the block. Kingsley Coman
:34:04. > :34:09.just doesn't see it. He can't pick the past. He is merging with this
:34:10. > :34:15.performance as one of the best strikers here. We knew he would.
:34:16. > :34:20.Class always tells. He is a classy one. Kingsley Coman could have found
:34:21. > :34:53.them there. -- him. He is from a place just up the road,
:34:54. > :35:04.Macon. Macon villages. You will know that. Matuidi, it is almost three.
:35:05. > :35:11.How did he miss? Just not enough contact. Great ball in, lovely run.
:35:12. > :35:23.You have got to score from there. That is a dream ball for a striker.
:35:24. > :35:35.The Republic of Ireland are just alive, still. Jonathan Walters. I'd
:35:36. > :35:48.tell you what, he had Hugo Lloris scurrying across his goal.
:35:49. > :36:00.But here France, looking for Coman. Griezmann is there, in space. Back
:36:01. > :36:09.to Coman. Gignac has pulled off into space. Just doesn't make another
:36:10. > :36:16.good connection. Much better ball this time from Coman, to pick
:36:17. > :36:31.somebody out. He has almost gone to hit it little bit too early. Pogba.
:36:32. > :36:43.Doing well as a defensive screen. He is a giant, isn't he?
:36:44. > :36:53.He is suppressing some of his more attacking instincts. Pogba there
:36:54. > :36:59.again. He has played an important role for France in this second half.
:37:00. > :37:09.John O'Shea is with Payet, Payet goes up through the gears. This
:37:10. > :37:12.could be the moment it ends. 60,000 people knew what was going to happen
:37:13. > :37:19.in terms of him cutting in from the left, to open up the angle. The
:37:20. > :37:24.Republic of Ireland, with two shots on target in the game according to
:37:25. > :37:33.the official Uefa stats in the ground. It is time for Route one.
:37:34. > :37:38.Get the ball in. Trying to push it through to Brady. No penalty. Just
:37:39. > :37:49.not quite strong enough or quick enough. Great idea. Evra, guarding
:37:50. > :37:56.his goalkeeper. He was always going to be second.
:37:57. > :38:09.Matuidi. France is less than two minutes away from a quarterfinal and
:38:10. > :38:16.Paris against the winner of the England- Iceland round of 16 game.
:38:17. > :38:22.Unless Martin O'Neill 's side can come up with something special.
:38:23. > :38:33.Long, was he taken out between the two? It is an Irish throw, anyway.
:38:34. > :38:40.Here we go. It is a long one from Stephen Ward. Keogh and waters are
:38:41. > :38:55.now. Shane Long behind them. -- Walters. Slammed away by Rami. One
:38:56. > :39:00.minute to play, plus stoppage time. It is hope and pray time. Towards
:39:01. > :39:17.Walters. Hoolahan. It comes out to Ward. In it floats.
:39:18. > :39:25.Koscielny got a smack in the face as well. Is the rubric on here? -- is
:39:26. > :39:48.there a brake on here. I think Hendrik caught him with his
:39:49. > :39:57.right leg. Three minutes of stoppage time.
:39:58. > :40:09.France sending on Moussa Sissoko. Big, strong, athletic, to see them
:40:10. > :40:17.out. John O'Shea is across there. This could be his 114th and last
:40:18. > :40:26.game. Walters could not get off the ground. Does not look fully fit, to
:40:27. > :40:32.me. Hoolahan running into trouble. France could break decisively.
:40:33. > :40:38.Gignac is on the far side, Griezmann pumping the legs to get in there.
:40:39. > :40:44.Why did he take him on, if he is injured? How stupid is that? It has
:40:45. > :40:49.set up a counterattack for the Republic of Ireland. Seamus Coleman
:40:50. > :40:54.keeps it in, just. He looks absolutely at the end of his tether.
:40:55. > :41:08.Blaise Matuidi was there. He will run it out into the far side and run
:41:09. > :41:16.down the clock. Griezmann. Gignac plodding up alongside him. Plodding
:41:17. > :41:26.is right. Coman, who was limping moments ago. I wonder what hurts him
:41:27. > :41:32.more, the injury or the shame? He missed a couple of opportunities to
:41:33. > :41:45.wrap it up. Cheers for every French touch.
:41:46. > :41:53.Last minute of stoppage time. Gignac on the edge of the penalty area.
:41:54. > :41:59.Griezmann on the hat-trick. Saved by Randolph! He has had a terrific
:42:00. > :42:13.game, the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper. And here comes the last
:42:14. > :42:18.of the substitutions. They have sort of wrapped it up. Good stop, very
:42:19. > :42:34.good stop. Well played Didier Deschamps, he
:42:35. > :42:45.made a big call at half-time. The header away by Rami. Hoolahan, only
:42:46. > :42:53.thing he could do. This is it for the Republic of Ireland. It is now
:42:54. > :43:00.or never. Rami came and claimed. And with that, surely, the Irish chance
:43:01. > :43:06.has gone. We have had over three minutes of the three minutes
:43:07. > :43:12.stoppage time allotted. No way forward for the Republic of Ireland.
:43:13. > :43:16.The dream ends right here. The hosts, France, go through to the
:43:17. > :43:22.quarterfinal against either England or Iceland, because Griezmann steer
:43:23. > :43:29.them through, took the game by the scruff of the neck after Ireland got
:43:30. > :43:32.off to a brilliant start, Sean -- Shane Long winning the penalty
:43:33. > :43:38.converted by Brady, then it all went wrong, two from Griezmann in three
:43:39. > :43:43.and it is. France, as a nation, celebrates, Ireland, crestfallen and
:43:44. > :43:51.brokenhearted. But they have done their country so very proud. The
:43:52. > :43:57.Republic of Ireland, out. France two, Ireland one.