:00:08. > :00:09.# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire
:00:10. > :00:14.# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie
:00:15. > :00:17.# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires
:00:18. > :00:19.# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi
:00:20. > :00:26.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:27. > :00:34.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:35. > :00:42.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:43. > :01:22.Welcome to the opening game for the Republic of Ireland. Sweden and the
:01:23. > :01:34.great Zlatan Ibrahimovic looking to make a start.
:01:35. > :01:47.It really is a very important moment. They are all fit, talking
:01:48. > :01:49.all week of getting a crucial good start, McCarthy and Walters in that
:01:50. > :01:58.line-up. And wakes but Hendrick to get
:01:59. > :02:03.forward to make it a diamond on the left-hand side when they do have the
:02:04. > :02:11.ball. Walters will do a lot of work down the right-hand side. Hoolahan
:02:12. > :02:24.will add to the hard running front pair. The referee to Ireland defeat
:02:25. > :02:36.during qualifying. And here come the two captains. They were talking
:02:37. > :02:45.about Zlatan 's record this season, 55 in 57 for club and country, and
:02:46. > :02:58.in his career, 760 games, 421 goals. Standing, really. It is so difficult
:02:59. > :03:11.not to tag Sweden as a one-man team. Marcus Berget the pic alongside him.
:03:12. > :03:18.Lost Lustig was a scorer beside him. Brilliant for Bentley could this
:03:19. > :03:22.season, but long could physically intimidate him. And off the bench,
:03:23. > :03:47.we Ireland C Robbie Keane? I think Ireland will leave nothing
:03:48. > :03:50.on this pitch. They may lack a little quality, but they will
:03:51. > :03:59.seriously work so very hard to stop Sweden playing. They are up against
:04:00. > :04:03.a team of giants who have so many players, six foot two, six foot
:04:04. > :04:08.three or more, and they will look for those big diagonals to get the
:04:09. > :04:14.full backs up. Lustig chasing down the right-hand side straightaway.
:04:15. > :04:17.Bright sunshine in Paris, it has been dreary over the last 24 hours.
:04:18. > :04:32.Sweden kicking from right to left. Ireland looking for Long
:04:33. > :04:36.but Lindelof is with him. He almost joined
:04:37. > :04:37.Middlesbrough in January. Clark was a bit late according
:04:38. > :04:39.to the Swedish fans. In all the games, the referees have
:04:40. > :04:44.let it roll, I thought Ireland looking for Long
:04:45. > :04:53.but Lindelof is with him. He almost joined
:04:54. > :04:56.Middlesbrough in January. Clark was a bit late according
:04:57. > :05:03.to the Swedish fans. In all the games, the referees have
:05:04. > :05:06.let it roll, I thought You know what you will get
:05:07. > :05:23.with Glenn Whelan, 100% every game. Robbie Brady drew
:05:24. > :05:32.the challenge. This is one of the reasons
:05:33. > :06:02.he is in the team. They have a big presence
:06:03. > :06:06.inside the penalty area. A decent header
:06:07. > :06:18.away. Just too far for Walters to stretch,
:06:19. > :06:23.does not want to stretch Remarkable character,
:06:24. > :06:48.Martin O'Neill. Many of you may have had the
:06:49. > :06:53.pleasure of meeting him. Incredibly intelligent man
:06:54. > :06:55.and just so vibrant. He will have ants in his pants down
:06:56. > :07:01.in that dugout, that is for sure. He was beaten in the semifinals
:07:02. > :07:18.domestically last season. The three goal-scorers
:07:19. > :07:23.against Wales in the warm up, that is Kallstrom who had
:07:24. > :07:27.that spell at Arsenal. Granqvist and Lindelof
:07:28. > :07:29.are giants, aren't they? He had a little spell in English
:07:30. > :07:43.football with Wigan. Ibrahimovic, shortly to come
:07:44. > :07:48.to England, they say. We saw him play many times for PSG
:07:49. > :08:04.in the last two or three years, he disappears out of games
:08:05. > :08:14.and suddenly strikes. And the game is won and lost in a
:08:15. > :08:18.instant. He hasn't been the brightest in the
:08:19. > :08:31.warm up. He said he still dreams of winning
:08:32. > :08:33.a medal with Sweden. He says they won't make
:08:34. > :08:36.it to the round of 16! He says that reality and dreams
:08:37. > :08:49.are separate things. They are neutral country, anyway,
:08:50. > :08:54.aren't they? They are developing some good young
:08:55. > :08:57.talent on the European U21 team. One of their players was in the best
:08:58. > :09:00.XI for the tournament. This is Olsson, suffered
:09:01. > :09:25.relegation again. Olsson has time to measure
:09:26. > :09:38.the cross, Ivanovic far post Good work by the Republic of
:09:39. > :09:54.Ireland. of the championship so far,
:09:55. > :10:00.the ball goes out and teams They are going to have to hurry
:10:01. > :10:05.and harry, especially Footballer of the Year ten times,
:10:06. > :10:12.winning 14 titles in 16 His manager describes him
:10:13. > :10:18.as one of the best three Shane Long, he will challenge
:10:19. > :10:30.all day long for things like this. He would chase a paper bag in the
:10:31. > :10:53.park, wouldn't he? The abrasive James McCarthy whips
:10:54. > :11:03.in with those challenges He has been struggling
:11:04. > :11:10.with a hamstring injury since the end of the domestic
:11:11. > :11:12.season, missed the warm Tight to the line, beyond McCarthy
:11:13. > :11:24.and a good run as he goes beyond O'Shea but straight
:11:25. > :11:30.into the hands of Darren Randolph. He had a good end to
:11:31. > :11:37.the season with West Ham. They just need a little spell
:11:38. > :11:39.on the ball, Ireland, Walters attacking the ball and get
:11:40. > :11:52.it back, crashed away by Lindelof. That move to Middlesbrough
:11:53. > :12:01.apparently died in the end when Lisandro Lopez was injured back
:12:02. > :12:03.in Portuguese football. Wes Hoolahan, so important
:12:04. > :12:09.to how Ireland play. And because of the position,
:12:10. > :12:17.they have to get him on the ball. Ireland are the oldest squad
:12:18. > :12:20.at these finals with the average age Ciaran Clark, born
:12:21. > :12:32.in Harrow but Irish. This is one of the most colourful
:12:33. > :12:37.stages we have seen in these championships so far
:12:38. > :12:49.with the yellow and green. Jeff Hendrick, consistent
:12:50. > :12:53.at the end of qualifying. He gets that shot and that is
:12:54. > :12:59.what he is capable of. That is something that Ireland
:13:00. > :13:01.will have worked on the long throw, knocked down to Hendrick
:13:02. > :13:13.and a decent strike. Relatively fresh, he missed the tail
:13:14. > :13:15.end of the season with Derby. McCarthy, stumbled
:13:16. > :13:28.over his first touch. That is a bit of a waste
:13:29. > :13:32.from the corner. All the way back in their own half
:13:33. > :13:36.and gave it away to Sweden. When you consider that Ireland
:13:37. > :13:50.are really good at set pieces. This was the referee that sent off
:13:51. > :14:00.Pepe at the last World Cup finals. Was he not feigning injury
:14:01. > :14:06.at the same time? He has seen a fair amount of red
:14:07. > :14:14.cards over the years. One of the features of the display
:14:15. > :14:26.in the play-off against Denmark was the amount Ibrahimovic
:14:27. > :14:28.worked off the ball. That is a lovely ball,
:14:29. > :14:30.another big diagonal Seamus Coleman was caught a little
:14:31. > :14:40.bit underneath it but Darren Randolph came out quickly
:14:41. > :14:54.and was alert to the danger. He had a good end to the season with
:14:55. > :15:00.Palace I cost. Berg scored 14 in his last 12
:15:01. > :15:02.games for Panathanaikos. He is in ahead of Guidetti,
:15:03. > :15:06.apparently there was a bit of a bust up at the training ground last week
:15:07. > :15:09.with one of the squad members and as a result Sweden have trained
:15:10. > :15:12.behind closed doors. There was a bump in the middle,
:15:13. > :15:15.it was Long and Lindelof I don't think the
:15:16. > :15:21.referee has seen it. This was the chance at the other end
:15:22. > :15:39.with Berg, but quick thinking There is no doubt that Shane Long
:15:40. > :15:47.will look to physically impose himself on the 21-year-old
:15:48. > :15:55.rookie centre-back. Double winner with
:15:56. > :15:57.Benfica this season He didn't play much football
:15:58. > :16:09.at the end of the season, Has played just two and a half hours
:16:10. > :16:25.since the start of April. Martin O'Neill signed a new deal
:16:26. > :16:29.with his coaching staff through to the next couple of years,
:16:30. > :16:32.or agreed it, I think he still has
:16:33. > :16:42.to put his name to it. Space in front of him
:16:43. > :16:46.but denied by Larsson Good combination on the left,
:16:47. > :16:55.Hendrick and Brady, they have been They were at a very good club
:16:56. > :17:12.in Dublin, Saint Kevin's boys club. I was looking at their website
:17:13. > :17:24.today. They have been together
:17:25. > :17:27.all of those years, firm friends Larsson goes across but he has
:17:28. > :17:42.allowed Brady too much room. He will commit people
:17:43. > :17:50.down the left, Brady, This time the cover cross
:17:51. > :18:08.was by young Lewicki. This time they have to put this
:18:09. > :18:11.into the box. It was so crucial for Walters to be
:18:12. > :18:14.fit and also Lewicki who had O'Shea is trying to run away
:18:15. > :18:25.from his marker. It nearly came to him,
:18:26. > :18:27.Ibrahimovic brings him down and O'Shea might have been rolled
:18:28. > :18:38.to the ground but play on. It is quite a clever foul,
:18:39. > :18:44.although he will have to be careful There was no shout or
:18:45. > :18:50.appeal for handball. Calling him God and
:18:51. > :19:01.legend and so forth. Kallstrom has left a foot
:19:02. > :19:08.in, it is a free kick. It was good pressure
:19:09. > :19:10.from Walters initially Big Andreas Isaksson,
:19:11. > :19:41.the six foot five goalkeeper, he played 20 games for
:19:42. > :19:43.Manchester City in He steps down after this,
:19:44. > :19:48.his sixth major finals. At least this time they are
:19:49. > :20:15.making Sweden defend. Really good young defender,
:20:16. > :20:17.Lindelof, he played right back in the U21 finals last year
:20:18. > :20:23.and scored the decisive penalty in the final against Portugal,
:20:24. > :20:34.who were expected to win. Shane Long was right
:20:35. > :20:58.behind him as well. He has scored three goals
:20:59. > :21:07.for his country, but famously away When given this draw in December,
:21:08. > :21:22.Martin O'Neill said, yes, but hang on, we have come out
:21:23. > :21:24.of a group that contained The 24-year-old Dubliner
:21:25. > :21:51.just put his toe on it. If Ireland are to make the diamond
:21:52. > :21:57.formation work, they need to get At the moment, Marcus Berg
:21:58. > :22:11.is keeping Seamus Coleman in check. Ireland spent the build-up
:22:12. > :22:29.for this back at home, they spent a lot of the last
:22:30. > :22:36.championships in Italy, They had a terrible start four years
:22:37. > :22:53.ago, when they were beaten by Croatia in Poznan
:22:54. > :22:55.and thumped by Spain, What a party there was
:22:56. > :23:05.that night. I remember having a conversation
:23:06. > :23:14.with somebody in a bar for an hour and a half, and I discovered
:23:15. > :23:17.the next year that it was a mirror Along he comes, peels the ball away,
:23:18. > :23:52.over the top. That is what he is in the team for,
:23:53. > :23:55.that kind of ball and run, Double figures in Premier League
:23:56. > :24:00.football for the first time A couple of goals in
:24:01. > :24:21.qualifying for Marcus Berg. He shot to fame in the U21
:24:22. > :24:27.championships of 2009, He said this morning it's his city,
:24:28. > :24:48.his stadium, his tournament. Even the great con big
:24:49. > :25:07.right at all times. Even the great can't be great at all
:25:08. > :25:12.times. He has been in charge
:25:13. > :25:25.a long while, Erik Hamren. He has been the Swedish manager
:25:26. > :25:28.for 83 games now, he took over He said he likes his players to sit
:25:29. > :25:42.at breakfast and generate His pre-tournament notes
:25:43. > :25:55.were not too positive! A free kick for the
:25:56. > :26:18.challenge on Granqvist. Kim Kallstrom only played
:26:19. > :26:39.four games for Arsenal. I think he picked up
:26:40. > :26:41.an FA Cup winner's medal. He signed and then said he had
:26:42. > :26:44.a back injury from A tenacious player. Lustig, good
:26:45. > :27:13.claim, looking for Randolph. A really good starting position
:27:14. > :27:16.with reading the play. This is his sixth start
:27:17. > :27:18.in their last eight games now. Jeff Hendrick played every
:27:19. > :27:20.minute of their last Ireland have done well
:27:21. > :27:56.with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, because he Kim Kallstrom now 31,
:27:57. > :28:27.he was based in France Again, offside flag against Zlatan
:28:28. > :29:02.Ibrahimovic. The pattern of the game
:29:03. > :29:04.is there is no pattern. You don't want to lose
:29:05. > :29:22.the opening game. The strengths and weaknesses
:29:23. > :29:25.of the Irish side will have been pointed out by one of the backroom
:29:26. > :29:28.members of the Swedish staff, he has been Leicester City's
:29:29. > :30:20.performance director, We haven't seen him want to roll
:30:21. > :30:46.onto his right foot so far. Granqvist.
:30:47. > :30:53.It is a bit of a sterile game so far.
:30:54. > :30:58.They know it is their best realistic chance of getting
:30:59. > :31:11.The big guns to come, Belgium and Italy.
:31:12. > :31:24.The ball is going to get carried off!
:31:25. > :32:04.Should Shay Given be called upon today, and Ireland will hope
:32:05. > :32:07.he isn't in many ways, he will be the oldest player
:32:08. > :32:24.But the Hungarian goalkeeper is expected to break the record
:32:25. > :32:28.when they play Austria tomorrow in Bordeaux.
:32:29. > :32:30.The first time we have seen Seamus Coleman get forward
:32:31. > :32:51.He went for a swinger, it is a good strike.
:32:52. > :32:53.Hendrick did well, it was difficult to knock him off
:32:54. > :33:01.the ball, a nice ball to Robbie Brady.
:33:02. > :33:04.The interchange between the pair from the boys' club.
:33:05. > :33:28.People always ask me, what is Martin like in real life
:33:29. > :33:30.and he is exactly the same as on the telly.
:33:31. > :33:44.He and Roy Keane, an unlikely pair, you would never have seen it.
:33:45. > :34:21.The Irish fans starting to stir again.
:34:22. > :34:26.Ibrahimovic was waiting to pounce on the slightest error.
:34:27. > :34:36.He was a decent Gaelic footballer in Ireland, Seamus Coleman.
:34:37. > :34:42.What a bonus he has been in terms of service for Everton.
:34:43. > :35:13.Sweden edging possession, 52% so far but very tight.
:35:14. > :35:34.Granqvist challenged by Walters, always
:35:35. > :36:18.That will have worried Sweden as well.
:36:19. > :36:31.Looking to get Lustig high up on the far side.
:36:32. > :36:33.Hoolahan with the touch away, Ibrahimovic challenges and surely
:36:34. > :36:38.that is a free kick but the referee says no.
:36:39. > :36:48.He will give it now for the challenge on Clark.
:36:49. > :37:00.It was loaded for him to hit it straightaway and he has caressed it
:37:01. > :37:07.He hasn't scored for Ireland, a couple this season for Derby.
:37:08. > :37:25.It was like Atom Ant against
:37:26. > :37:48.Forsberg trying to do the organisation.
:37:49. > :38:05.You just feel Ireland need to score the opening goal.
:38:06. > :38:28.Sweden thought that was a foul on Forsberg.
:38:29. > :38:31.He stayed down after the challenge, the man just promoted to Bundesliga
:38:32. > :38:50.They are definitely letting more challengers go, the referees.
:38:51. > :39:22.Hendrick is there again, his old pal and Hoolahan has
:39:23. > :39:29.made a run into the box but that is short.
:39:30. > :39:50.Ireland have only won three out of 19 games at major finals.
:39:51. > :39:59.They have lost their last four games at the Euros.
:40:00. > :40:41.Six goals in European finals football, one behind Alan Shearer.
:40:42. > :41:19.We said at the start they are a very big side so it will be a testing
:41:20. > :41:36.There is a percussive banging of seats from the Swedish
:41:37. > :41:53.He was sent off in one of the qualifiers, against Moldova.
:41:54. > :41:55.He has one goal for Sweden in six years.
:41:56. > :42:08.Back in, just touched on by the centre-back.
:42:09. > :42:11.And under pressure from one of the Irish players.
:42:12. > :42:30.Working so hard to deny him a chance, two Irish
:42:31. > :42:40.Ibrahimovic scored 11 in qualifying, the second highest scorer en route
:42:41. > :42:50.At the other end, Sweden conceded 12 goals in qualifying,
:42:51. > :42:57.only the Czech Republic conceded more in getting here.
:42:58. > :43:05.Just at the moment, you get your chances
:43:06. > :43:13.19 Premier League players, nine from the Championship
:43:14. > :43:23.Lindelof was pressurised and he is annoyed with himself.
:43:24. > :43:25.It was his mistake when he was not pressurised at first
:43:26. > :43:32.when he lashed it up into the air and Shane Long did the rest.
:43:33. > :43:34.Can Ireland deal a knockout blow here?
:43:35. > :43:37.Brady will take it, and Lindelof looked a bit hot under
:43:38. > :43:53.Ibrahimovic back out wide, Brady settled and if it comes
:43:54. > :44:19.Robbie Brady has seen a lot of the ball and a decent ball in!
:44:20. > :44:22.It was just edged away by Larsson and Shane Long is looking
:44:23. > :44:27.at the assistant, claiming he was fouled.
:44:28. > :44:29.It is a great ball, away from the goalkeeper.
:44:30. > :44:47.He put the striker under pressure, good defending.
:44:48. > :44:50.It is a Serbian assistant behind the line and he had
:44:51. > :45:07.Forsberg, the first time he has got into that sort of position.
:45:08. > :45:09.He scored against Wales coming in off the left,
:45:10. > :45:28.Lovely pressure, tenacious from McCarthy.
:45:29. > :45:29.Kallstrom, who he challenged, looks slow.
:45:30. > :45:32.McCarthy is Glasgow born but his grandad
:45:33. > :45:43.Kallstrom is 31 now, in his fifth tournament finals.
:45:44. > :45:50.Perhaps his best days are behind him.
:45:51. > :46:13.He did well and held off the challenge of the hefty
:46:14. > :46:20.That is a foul and I don't think McCarthy will get away
:46:21. > :46:31.One of the Swedish players has gone down holding his head,
:46:32. > :46:52.Steve Walford, he has been with Martin O'Neill
:46:53. > :47:14.Very much Ireland in the ascendancy and have had good opportunities
:47:15. > :47:21.They have to make sure they get in at half-time at 0-0 and start
:47:22. > :47:39.They have been the better team, Randolph has not made a save.
:47:40. > :47:53.It looks like they are going to have to make a change.
:47:54. > :47:55.Lustig is not going to be able to continue.
:47:56. > :48:04.But not too many experts in that position.
:48:05. > :48:17.Granqvist has gone across and played there in the past and they are
:48:18. > :48:20.already missing a couple of big defenders.
:48:21. > :48:26.Erik Johansson is going to come on, a very good game against Wales.
:48:27. > :48:43.But young Victor Lindelof played well at right back
:48:44. > :48:53.in the U21 Championships last summer and has gone out there.
:48:54. > :49:32.All of that singing and passion has been replaced by a nervous energy
:49:33. > :49:56.now and tension around the Stade de France.
:49:57. > :50:11.The closest we have come to a goal, a terrific effort by Jeff Hendrick
:50:12. > :50:13.after a lovely interchange with Robbie Brady, it
:50:14. > :50:51.Ireland kicking from right to left in this second half.
:50:52. > :50:53.It has been great to see fans of both teams mingling
:50:54. > :51:04.There is very little segregation in this stadium
:51:05. > :51:19.You look at the rubbish happening in Marseille, it is Neanderthal.
:51:20. > :51:21.It takes me back to the first tournament I covered
:51:22. > :51:24.which was the Euros in 88 and again, the threat of expulsion for England.
:51:25. > :51:30.I hate to see this threat of expulsion like England
:51:31. > :51:39.Hendrick has had such a bright game and he might get a shot here!
:51:40. > :51:57.He makes the goalkeeper make the save.
:51:58. > :52:00.Lindelof is now at right back after the injury to Lustig.
:52:01. > :53:03.Great play by Coleman because he had the opportunity to cross
:53:04. > :53:06.but kept his nerve and went past the defender and got his
:53:07. > :53:10.head up and had a look and a fantastic finish.
:53:11. > :53:20.He could have gone left foot but waited and there was the ball
:53:21. > :53:49.He will be told about that moment for generations to come.
:53:50. > :53:51.It will only be worthy if they can
:53:52. > :54:02.The talented Forsberg, back in and dangerously
:54:03. > :54:15.They say that the first five or ten minutes after you score are the most
:54:16. > :54:43.Has always been a good deliverer of a free kick.
:54:44. > :54:47.Brilliant save and a deflection and hammered over by Forsberg!
:54:48. > :54:52.Outstanding chance, really good save by Randolph because he saw it
:54:53. > :55:19.Randolph has to take his time a bit here, just slow down.
:55:20. > :55:22.He has been around a long time since starting back at Charlton.
:55:23. > :55:37.Spent time at Accrington and Gillingham, Bury and Hereford,
:55:38. > :55:43.all an apprenticeship for these moments.
:55:44. > :55:52.McCarthy again, he has to be careful.
:55:53. > :55:54.Ireland might have to make a change quicker than
:55:55. > :56:13.He sweeps it in, back in the middle looking for Ibrahimovic
:56:14. > :56:29.It was a good header from Lewicki, only five foot nine.
:56:30. > :56:39.Coleman was in a good position in the middle of the box.
:56:40. > :56:46.Kallstrom again, once more it flies through.
:56:47. > :56:51.It nearly came to Granqvist but away by Whelan.
:56:52. > :56:53.You can feel the nerves in that penalty area.
:56:54. > :57:06.Kallstrom again and this time it came off Walters.
:57:07. > :57:25.These arcing corners are causing problems.
:57:26. > :57:46.Good carry and sensibly checking back.
:57:47. > :57:56.Many people might have wanted him to keep going
:57:57. > :58:00.Absolutely, he went so fast that nobody was up there so he had
:58:01. > :58:15.to stop and recycle the ball and now they have a free kick.
:58:16. > :58:17.Two Norwich boys - desperate disappointment around Carrow Road
:58:18. > :58:28.They all worked so hard to get back into the top flight.
:58:29. > :58:30.Brady, like so many players, started at Manchester United,
:58:31. > :58:45.Hendrick waits but it goes back to Whelan who looks
:58:46. > :58:48.Hoolahan was behind him but it was well seen
:58:49. > :59:16.They are going to need something from him to get back
:59:17. > :59:29.62 goals for his country, Ibrahimovic.
:59:30. > :59:39.His team are behind.
:59:40. > :00:02.It is his best position at left-back, I know he can play
:00:03. > :00:05.left side but there are acres of space to run into and everybody
:00:06. > :00:17.knows he has such a cultured left foot and he can run all day.
:00:18. > :00:21.He just played one game for Manchester United,
:00:22. > :00:24.coming on in a League Cup tie away to Hull.
:00:25. > :00:29.Good ball round the corner to Hoolahan, well played
:00:30. > :00:33.Whelan was fouled but play on says the referee.
:00:34. > :00:35.The official statistics say that Sweden are still dominating
:00:36. > :00:55.There is not much in it, 52% against 48%.
:00:56. > :00:57.Olsson switches on to his right foot, and this is dangerous,
:00:58. > :01:05.Ibrahimovic could not turn, O'Shea and Clark did their jobs.
:01:06. > :01:07.The problem for Ireland, the game is starting
:01:08. > :01:25.Kallstrom trying to get it in the box.
:01:26. > :01:32.Sweden might have to make a change and it could be Kallstrom going off.
:01:33. > :01:37.Great chase from Long and Hendrick drew the foul.
:01:38. > :01:40.He knew he was going to get hit and he did.
:01:41. > :01:43.If you are John O'Shea or one of the midfielders,
:01:44. > :01:53.it is let's just settle down and slow down the game.
:01:54. > :01:58.The rhythmic noises we could hear were the Irish fans.
:01:59. > :02:00.They were banging the boards around the front of the stands
:02:01. > :02:28.John Guidetti is going to come on for Sweden.
:02:29. > :02:29.Martin O'Neill unhappy that Ireland have given Sweden
:02:30. > :02:40.Beyond the goalkeeper, back across the goal,
:02:41. > :02:46.Coleman has misjudged it, Hoolahan was cool.
:02:47. > :03:12.Darren Randolph needs to get hold of the ball, push people up,
:03:13. > :03:15.everybody back in position for the next ten minutes,
:03:16. > :03:35.John Guidetti will replace him in a minute.
:03:36. > :03:39.Here he comes, the man once at Manchester City, he had
:03:40. > :03:44.a terrible time there, on his 20th birthday they he had
:03:45. > :03:47.a piece of bad chicken which caused a virus that led
:03:48. > :03:52.to the nerves in his right leg being totally paralysed.
:03:53. > :04:02.He now plays his football at Celta Vigo.
:04:03. > :04:09.He had a decent season, 12 goals, in the Europa League next season.
:04:10. > :04:14.He was asked in an interview to translate his name in Spanish,
:04:15. > :04:32.his translation was that it means fiesta in the dressing room.
:04:33. > :04:38.They don't need the brightest, they just need to get a goal.
:04:39. > :05:10.I wonder if you might drop Jon Walters into midfield
:05:11. > :05:14.Leaning back, he did well to keep the ball heading
:05:15. > :05:27.He has had a staggering career, the Swedish icon, 29 trophies,
:05:28. > :05:32.the major clubs in Europe, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan,
:05:33. > :06:06.Barcelona, the domestic title in Sweden with Malmo.
:06:07. > :06:13.That is going to be a card for Victor Lindelof.
:06:14. > :06:28.This is the new law, striking the head or face
:06:29. > :06:30.when not challenging for the ball is a red card,
:06:31. > :06:58.Sweden will say, how come James McCarthy is
:06:59. > :07:22.I hope they say, how come we lost 1-0?
:07:23. > :07:23.Ireland are going to make a substitution,
:07:24. > :07:28.James McClean will come on, the West Bromwich Albion player.
:07:29. > :07:31.He came on for one game four years ago, under a quarter
:07:32. > :07:37.He scored a couple of goals in qualifying in the victories
:07:38. > :07:58.Martin O'Neill is going mad, the fourth official is trying
:07:59. > :08:12.The fourth official is having none of it, and the assistant.
:08:13. > :08:20.Jonathan Walters takes the standing ovation of the masses in green.
:08:21. > :08:37.He has done well alongside Shane Long.
:08:38. > :08:53.He has been an international for four years now, James McClean.
:08:54. > :08:56.I would just leave Shane Long up now.
:08:57. > :09:05.James McCarthy also needs to keep his head.
:09:06. > :09:07.The worst thing for Ireland would to go to ten.
:09:08. > :09:15.Now he sits in, goes towards the middle,
:09:16. > :10:19.Victor Lindelof only made 40 appearances in his homeland before
:10:20. > :10:46.They have not created enough for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
:10:47. > :10:50.They always knew they were outsiders to qualify.
:10:51. > :11:17.After this it is Tolouse and Italy, and then Belgium in Nice.
:11:18. > :12:11.Sweden have virtually pushed three up.
:12:12. > :12:12.John Guidetti, Ibrahimovic and Emil Forsberg.
:12:13. > :12:15.They sat in shape a bit, I learned, they look
:12:16. > :12:43.His father and grandfather both played. He has it again.
:12:44. > :12:57.More pressure for Granqvist. The result is that the ball up front
:12:58. > :12:59.could be cleared by oh shave. Ireland just sat in shape, looking a
:13:00. > :13:00.little more secure. Their next game is Belgium,
:13:01. > :13:11.and then Italy in Lille. Just couldn't get it out
:13:12. > :13:16.of his knee and midriff, because the defender would have
:13:17. > :13:18.had to have fouled him, Sweden have attempted more passes
:13:19. > :13:53.and with greater accuracy. But those stats mean nothing
:13:54. > :13:55.if they end up with this The ball was rolling,
:13:56. > :14:27.he has to take it again. Kim Kallstrom could
:14:28. > :14:31.have been a golfer. 1-0 to the boys in green,
:14:32. > :15:02.is the song. It certainly is, a stupid foul
:15:03. > :15:09.from Sweden's point of view. He was not a favourite
:15:10. > :15:38.under Trapattoni. That is looking for McClean, who got
:15:39. > :15:44.through his man. I remember James McClean scoring
:15:45. > :15:59.against the USA back But that would be next
:16:00. > :16:17.to nothing compared to this, The movement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic
:16:18. > :16:41.took it to the dead-ball line. As the cross came in,
:16:42. > :16:46.it may have gone There has been a range of crosses
:16:47. > :17:00.into Ireland's penalty area in the last ten minutes,
:17:01. > :17:02.they always looked It is an own goal,
:17:03. > :17:13.there is nothing worse. He knew that Sebastian
:17:14. > :17:25.Larsson was behind him. He has got to deal
:17:26. > :17:27.with it, obviously. A crucial five minutes
:17:28. > :17:37.now for Ireland. It was a crucial time after they had
:17:38. > :17:40.scored else well. I wonder if he had
:17:41. > :17:58.a look alongside him. Ciaran Clark had a miserable
:17:59. > :18:16.season with Aston Villa. But that the most miserable moment
:18:17. > :18:19.of his football career That is a good position
:18:20. > :18:28.by the referee and Ireland He caught him with the
:18:29. > :18:52.trailing leg as well. It was a zippy cross back
:18:53. > :19:10.into the six yard area from him. Just to remind you,
:19:11. > :19:35.Belgium against Italy is live on BBC One tonight,
:19:36. > :19:38.the other game in this group and you can see
:19:39. > :19:40.Ronaldo in our live game Portugal against Iceland,
:19:41. > :19:50.and we have England Coverage begins at one o'clock on
:19:51. > :20:01.BBC Two. And there is the app. Every which way you want
:20:02. > :20:04.to watch on the BBC. The clearance could have gone
:20:05. > :20:24.anywhere and it is an Irish corner. Brady with the corner,
:20:25. > :20:45.O'Shea was forward, lose on the edge of the area, James McClean,
:20:46. > :20:51.took a bit of a bump. It has come loose and the free
:20:52. > :20:56.kick has been given. We have got a game on here,
:20:57. > :21:19.15 minutes to go. Ireland are making another change
:21:20. > :21:23.I think. And it is time for
:21:24. > :21:29.the record-breaker. But Robbie Keane will have
:21:30. > :21:34.to wait a little while. Ireland look for Long,
:21:35. > :21:35.and the goalkeeper thought about coming
:21:36. > :21:38.and went back. He brings in McCarthy,
:21:39. > :21:45.but he has to chase out wide. The Swedish fans
:21:46. > :21:54.thought that was out. Guidetti, the challenge from Whelan
:21:55. > :22:11.and the referee let that go as well. Ibrahimovic had clattered into him
:22:12. > :22:14.and things are getting a bit hot Whelan has caught the
:22:15. > :22:20.Swedish player as well. I'm not sure the referee was looking
:22:21. > :22:30.at the Whelan incident, I hope people cannot lip-read
:22:31. > :22:36.as well from Larsson. Leading up to that,
:22:37. > :23:04.Ibrahimovic fouled him. Here comes the Irish substitution,
:23:05. > :23:06.Hoolahan is going off He had a calf problem and a knee
:23:07. > :23:21.operation in March, but came back He scored four goals in eight games
:23:22. > :23:31.at the beginning of the American Shane Long looks for the foul
:23:32. > :23:53.but it doesn't come. It seems only a blink ago that
:23:54. > :23:56.Robbie Keane was making his name in the World Cup finals
:23:57. > :24:04.in Japan and Korea in 2002. He scored an important goal,
:24:05. > :24:07.was it against Germany? It was, in the 1-1 and he scored
:24:08. > :24:30.against Saudi Arabia. Olsson, Ibrahimovic waits and goes
:24:31. > :24:32.for it and he fouls his man. The final championships
:24:33. > :24:57.for Ibrahimovic, probably, and probably for some
:24:58. > :25:02.of the other Swedish players. 13 players were at the Euros four
:25:03. > :25:05.years ago and have He has been a problem
:25:06. > :25:20.for Ireland in the second half. He has had acres and acres to run
:25:21. > :25:24.into, and here he is again. Ibrahimovic has gone
:25:25. > :25:26.down in the box. He picks himself up,
:25:27. > :25:28.away by Clark. They have just struggled
:25:29. > :25:33.with all of the crosses He went down in the box
:25:34. > :25:52.in the lead-up to that, Sweden have dominated most
:25:53. > :26:09.of the second half. And they know that McCarthy cannot
:26:10. > :26:14.really make a challenge out there. Robbie Keane is trying to cover
:26:15. > :26:20.the right-hand side Granqvist has had a long career,
:26:21. > :26:38.almost 400 club games. Out wide for Lindelof,
:26:39. > :27:03.danger signs for the Republic of Ireland with eight
:27:04. > :27:08.and a half minutes to go. Olsson, it goes in and it went
:27:09. > :27:15.all the way through. The danger keeps
:27:16. > :27:17.coming down that side. Ireland have not done
:27:18. > :27:21.anything about it. He has got the freedom of the park
:27:22. > :27:26.down the left-hand side, Olsson. They might just have too
:27:27. > :27:30.park somebody on him. Just so you don't allow
:27:31. > :27:51.Sweden to play him in. Larsson, good battling by McClean
:27:52. > :27:59.and it is a Swedish throw. Sweden have never lost
:28:00. > :28:00.a competitive international I think Ireland are doing something
:28:01. > :28:19.about the right-hand side. They are going to send
:28:20. > :28:21.on Aiden McGeady as a I wonder if Roy Keane has
:28:22. > :28:37.given him a pat on the back! Hendrick is over there covering
:28:38. > :28:43.at the moment. Sweden sensing their moment
:28:44. > :28:58.is coming, but not like that. Larsson expansively
:28:59. > :28:59.waving at Guidetti, Hesitation and a mix-up
:29:00. > :29:28.between Granqvist and little Tired as you say, a lack
:29:29. > :29:46.of concentration and heavy legs. Albin Ekdal is going
:29:47. > :30:13.to come on for Sweden. He was included in the squad
:30:14. > :30:16.even though there was a nightclub incident not long ago when he fell
:30:17. > :30:20.over and gashed his back. He said he had not been drinking
:30:21. > :30:25.and they were OK with it. It raised a few eyebrows
:30:26. > :30:27.when he came back to Off goes Oscar Lewicki,
:30:28. > :30:48.23 years of age and he is Swedish protests as
:30:49. > :31:16.down went Granqvist. Larsson with the challenge
:31:17. > :31:26.to stop Brady. It is a silly throw,
:31:27. > :31:31.just push everybody up. Sweden very much look like a winner
:31:32. > :32:00.if there is one. He just caught him,
:32:01. > :32:15.accidentally or not, A frustrating year at Sunderland
:32:16. > :32:32.for Larsson, only four starts Ireland will not want the game
:32:33. > :32:53.to flow. The second half has gone on, they
:32:54. > :33:09.look like the oldest squad in town. The referee was content to let
:33:10. > :34:47.Ireland have possession. Well done, Shane Long,
:34:48. > :35:05.he knew he would get clattered and he was prepared to take one
:35:06. > :35:08.for the team make sure he got I just wonder if they can create
:35:09. > :35:25.a last gasp chance for Three minutes of stoppage
:35:26. > :35:58.time to play. Aiden McGeady going back
:35:59. > :36:01.to Goodison Park after his loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday,
:36:02. > :36:08.he has not caught fire there. Nothing wrong with going back,
:36:09. > :36:14.you take what you have got. Avoid defeat in the opening
:36:15. > :36:23.game at all costs. Martin O'Neill will not want them
:36:24. > :36:46.to be too expansive. Ciaran Clark fouled
:36:47. > :36:58.by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. No need for him to foul
:36:59. > :37:05.like that at this late stage. I don't really think
:37:06. > :37:10.he is concerned about convention. A brilliant mind, Zlatan
:37:11. > :37:22.Ibrahimovic. On the top of his foot,
:37:23. > :37:55.towards his ankle. Sweden will have to give possession
:37:56. > :38:02.back to the Republic of Ireland. Ireland dominated the first half,
:38:03. > :38:15.the early goal in the second half, and started to sit back
:38:16. > :38:17.and invited Sweden on. Not the heavyweights in the group,
:38:18. > :38:59.but they have slugged it The Republic of Ireland's victory
:39:00. > :39:03.hopes dashed by the own goal by Ciaran Clark 19 minutes from time
:39:04. > :39:05.after Wes Hoolahan gave them He was one of the players
:39:06. > :39:10.substituted. Ireland could not get the victory,
:39:11. > :39:13.but it is a better start Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a hand
:39:14. > :39:25.in the goal, but a nightmare They have an opening
:39:26. > :39:28.point at the Stade I acted for France -
:39:29. > :39:51.because I AM FRANCE!