EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estádio Algarve - Faro-Loulé Friday 4 September 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Group D - Matchday -6 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:50CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé

Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Keane 6, 14, 18 (P), McClean 46, 53, J. 11/10/2014 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Gibraltar 7-0 Perez 52 (og), Hoolahan 56

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Gibraltar - - - - 1 0 0 1 - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 7 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 ------1 1 0 0 7 0 FIFA* Gibraltar ------Republic of Ireland ------Friendlies Gibraltar ------Republic of Ireland ------Total Gibraltar - - - - 1 0 0 1 - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 7 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 ------1 1 0 0 7 0 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Match background

Gibraltar will look to avoid defeat for the first time in a competitive game as they welcome the Republic of Ireland in UEFA EURO 2016 Group D. Previous meetings • scored a 13-minute hat-trick as Ireland beat Gibraltar 7-0 in their first Group D meeting on 11 October 2014. • That 7-0 win – and 's and Germany's 7-0 triumphs against Gibraltar – remains the most substantial victory in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying to date. • Had they scored one more goal, Ireland would have matched the their biggest previous qualifying win: 8-0 against Malta in October 1983. Disciplinary • Gibraltar defender Joseph Chipolina is a yellow card away from a suspension. • Ireland's Seamus Coleman, James McCarthy, James McClean, and Marc Wilson are all a booking away from a one-game ban. Form guide • Andorra and Gibraltar are the only sides who have lost all six of their opening UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers. Gibraltar have conceded 34 goals to Andorra's 23. • Gibraltar are yet to score a competitive goal at home – Lee Casciaro scored their first competitive goal in a 6-1 defeat in Scotland. It remains their only Group D strike. • Ireland have not won a competitive game since they last met Gibraltar (D3 L1). They conceded once in each of those four games – three 1-1 draws and a 1-0 loss in Scotland. • Ireland's 2-1 win in Georgia in their opening Group D game remains their only away win in their last six competitive fixtures on the road (W1 D2 L3). Trivia and links • Allen Bula led Gibraltar for their first four qualifiers, with Dave Wilson in interim charge for the next three games. Englishman Jeff Wood was appointed in July 2015 and the home meeting with Ireland will be his first competitive match. • The nations' Under-17 teams met in a UEFA qualifier in October 2013, with Ireland winning the game in Yerevan 4- 1. That was the Gibraltar U17s' first competitive fixture.

3 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Squad list

Gibraltar Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jamie Robba 26/10/1991 23 Le Pontet - 4 0 0 0 6 - - Jordan Perez 13/11/1986 28 Lincoln - 3 0 0 0 3 - - Liam Neale 01/12/1996 18 Glacis - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Roy Chipolina 20/01/1983 32 Lincoln - 6 0 0 0 11 1 - Robert Guilling 14/10/1980 34 Lynx - 2 0 0 0 6 - - Joseph Chipolina 14/12/1987 27 Lincoln * 6 0 0 0 12 - Lions - Erin Barnett 02/09/1996 19 - 0 0 0 0 - - Gibraltar Manchester - John Sergeant 27/02/1995 20 - 2 0 0 0 8 - 62 Lions - Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero 02/07/1998 17 - 0 0 0 0 - - Gibraltar - Ryan Casciaro 11/05/1984 31 Lincoln - 6 0 0 0 12 - - Jean Carlos Garcia 05/07/1992 23 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 7 - - James Bosio 24/09/1991 23 Lincoln - 1 0 0 0 2 - Manchester - Justin Rovegno 17/07/1989 26 - 0 0 0 0 1 - 62 Midfielders Manchester - Jesse Victory 02/04/1996 19 - 0 0 0 0 - - 62 Manchester - James Coombes 27/05/1996 19 - 1 0 0 0 2 - 62 - Liam Walker 13/04/1988 27 Lincoln - 6 0 0 0 11 - - 02/12/1987 27 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 10 1 Bristol - Jake Gosling 11/08/1993 22 - 5 0 0 0 8 1 Rovers - Anthony Bardon 19/01/1993 22 Lincoln - 1 0 0 0 4 - Manchester - Jeremy Lopez 12/04/1996 19 - 0 0 0 0 - - 62 Forwards - Lee Casciaro 29/09/1981 33 Lincoln - 6 1 0 0 6 1 - John Paul Duarte 12/12/1986 28 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Michael Yome 29/08/1994 21 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Jeff Wood 0 - 0 0 0 0 - -

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Republic of Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 20/04/1976 39 Stoke - 2 0 0 0 129 - - 20/12/1979 35 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 23 - - 12/05/1987 28 West Ham - 0 0 0 0 2 - Defenders - John O'Shea 30/04/1981 34 Sunderland - 6 1 0 0 103 3 - Stephen Ward 20/08/1985 30 Burnley - 4 0 0 0 28 2 - Marc Wilson 17/08/1987 28 Stoke * 5 0 0 0 23 1 - 11/08/1986 29 Derby - 1 0 0 0 7 1 - 26/09/1989 25 Aston Villa - 0 0 0 0 11 1 - Seamus Coleman 11/10/1988 26 Everton * 4 0 0 0 28 - - 30/09/1992 22 Derby - 0 0 0 0 1 - Midfielders - Glenn Whelan 13/01/1984 31 Stoke * 4 0 0 0 63 2 - 20/05/1982 33 Norwich - 4 1 0 0 20 2 - Aiden McGeady 04/04/1986 29 Everton - 5 2 0 0 75 5 - 01/04/1986 29 Reading - 3 0 0 0 12 - - James McCarthy 12/11/1990 24 Everton * 3 0 0 0 27 - - 14/01/1992 23 Norwich - 5 0 0 0 14 3 - 29/05/1989 26 Hull - 3 0 0 0 13 - - James McClean 22/04/1989 26 West Brom * 5 2 0 0 30 4 - 31/01/1992 23 Derby - 4 0 0 0 13 - Forwards - Robbie Keane 08/07/1980 35 LA Galaxy - 6 3 0 0 139 65 - Jon Walters 20/09/1983 31 Stoke - 5 1 0 0 32 6 - 18/09/1983 31 Wolves - 1 0 0 0 60 14 - 22/01/1987 28 Southampton - 4 1 0 0 54 12 Coach - Martin O'Neill 01/03/1952 63 - 6 0 0 0 16 -

5 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Head coach Jeff Wood Date of birth: 4 February 1954 Nationality: English Playing career: Charlton Athletic FC, Colchester United FC, HJK Helsinki, Exeter City FC, Happy Valley AA, Rabat Ajax FC, Grankulla IFK, IF Gnistan Coaching career: Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Sliema Wanderers FC, Lions Gibraltar FC, Gibraltar • A former goalkeeper, London-born Wood played more than 150 games for Charlton and also had spells in Finland, Hong Kong and Malta. • Among his playing achievements were two Maltese titles and two cups with Rabat. • In 1996 Wood became assistant to former Charlton team-mate Steve Gritt at Brighton and in 1999 was briefly his successor as manager. • Further coaching spells followed in the United States, Malta (in charge of Sliema) and English non-league before Wood took over Charlton's European soccer school in Spain in 2004. • Norwich's goakeeping coach from 2011 to 2012, a spell including promotion and a season, Wood became Under-21 and U19 goalkeeping coach in 2013, followed by a stint in a similar role at Luton Town FC. • In May 2014 Wood took over Gibraltar Lions and in July 2015 was appointed as team national coach. Martin O'Neill Date of birth: 1 March 1952 Nationality: Northern Irish Playing career: Lisburn Distillery FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Norwich City FC (twice), Manchester City FC, Notts County FC, Chesterfield FC, Fulham FC Coaching career: Grantham Town FC, Shepshed Charterhouse FC, Wycombe Wanderers FC, Norwich City FC, Leicester City FC, Celtic FC, Aston Villa FC, Sunderland AFC, Republic of Ireland • The highlight of Northern Irish international O'Neill's playing career was winning the 1977/78 English title and 1979 and 1980 European Cups under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest (though he did not play in the first of those finals). He also appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. • After injury ended O'Neill's career, he entered management with non-league Grantham, Shepshed and Wycombe, whom he led into the Football League for the first time in 1993 and a further promotion the next year. • He left Wycombe for Norwich in June 1995 but within six months had gone to Leicester, whom he would guide into the Premier League, winning the 1997 and 2000 League Cups to earn two UEFA Cup campaigns. • O'Neill was appointed by Celtic in summer 2000 and in five years at the helm landed three league titles and three Scottish Cups, the Scottish League Cup completing a 2000/01 treble. He also led them to the 2003 UEFA Cup final. • Managed Aston Villa between 2006 and 2010, then Sunderland from 2011 to March 2013. O'Neill was appointed Ireland manager, to be assisted by fellow former Forest player , that November.

6 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Match officials

Referee Marijo Strahonja (CRO) Assistant referees Ivica Modrić (CRO) , Dario Vrabec (CRO) Additional assistant referees Fran Jović (CRO) , Mario Zebec (CRO) Fourth official Hrvoje Radić (CRO) UEFA Delegate George Fantaros (CYP) UEFA Referee observer Shmuel Shteif (ISR)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Marijo Strahonja 21/08/1975 3 77

Marijo Strahonja Referee since: 1996 First division: 2002 FIFA badge: 2004

Tournaments: 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 19/06/2004 UIC R1 Cork City FC Malmö FF 3-1 Cork 15/07/2004 UEL 1QR FC Levadia Tallinn Bohemian FC 0-0 Tallinn 10/08/2006 UEL 2QR Gretna FC City FC 1-5 Motherwell 26/03/2013 WC QR Republic of Ireland 2-2 Dublin

7 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Competition facts

8 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Match-by-match lineups Gibraltar

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Gibraltar 0-7 Poland Goals: 0-1 Grosicki 11, 0-2 Grosicki 48, 0-3 Lewandowski 50, 0-4 Lewandowski 53, 0-5 Szukała 58, 0-6 Lewandowski 86, 0-7 Lewandowski 90+2 Gibraltar: J. Perez, Wiseman, J. Chipolina, Artell (88 Payas), R. Casciaro, R. Chipolina, L. Casciaro, Bado (46 Gosling), K. Casciaro (63 Priestley), Walker, B. Perez Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Republic of Ireland 7-0 Gibraltar Goals: 1-0 Keane 6, 2-0 Keane 14, 3-0 Keane 18 (P) , 4-0 McClean 46, 5-0 J. Perez 52 (og) , 6-0 McClean 53, 7-0 Hoolahan 56 Gibraltar: J. Perez (60 Robba), Wiseman, J. Chipolina, R. Casciaro, R. Chipolina (57 Santos), L. Casciaro, Bado (46 Guilling), Walker, Gosling, B. Perez, Payas Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Gibraltar 0-3 Georgia Goals: 0-1 Gelashvili 9, 0-2 Okriashvili 19, 0-3 Kankava 69 Gibraltar: Robba, Wiseman, J. Chipolina, R. Casciaro, L. Casciaro, K. Casciaro (46 Priestley), Walker, B. Perez, Santos (76 R. Chipolina), Garcia, Guilling (75 Gosling) Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Germany 4-0 Gibraltar Goals: 1-0 Müller 12, 2-0 Müller 29, 3-0 Götze 38, 4-0 Santos 67 (og) Gibraltar: Robba, Wiseman, J. Chipolina, Artell, R. Casciaro, R. Chipolina, L. Casciaro (71 K. Casciaro), Walker, Sergeant (58 Santos), B. Perez (91 Priestley), Garcia Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Scotland 6-1 Gibraltar Goals: 1-0 Maloney 18 (P) , 1-1 L. Casciaro 19, 2-1 S. Fletcher 29, 3-1 Maloney 34 (P) , 4-1 Naismith 39, 5-1 S. Fletcher 77, 6-1 S. Fletcher 90 Gibraltar: Robba, Wiseman, J. Chipolina, Artell (53 Garcia), R. Casciaro, R. Chipolina (74 Gosling), L. Casciaro, Payas, Walker, Priestley, Bardon (82 D. Duarte) Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Gibraltar 0-7 Germany Goals: 0-1 Schürrle 28, 0-2 Kruse 47, 0-3 Gündoğan 51, 0-4 Bellarabi 57, 0-5 Schürrle 65, 0-6 Schürrle 71, 0-7 Kruse 81 Gibraltar: J. Perez, J. Chipolina, R. Casciaro, R. Chipolina, L. Casciaro, Payas (82 Sergeant), K. Casciaro (78 Bosio), Walker, Gosling, Priestley (61 J. Coombes), Garcia Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Gibraltar-Republic of Ireland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Poland-Gibraltar Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Georgia-Gibraltar Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Gibraltar-Scotland Republic of Ireland

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Georgia 1-2 Republic of Ireland

9 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé

Goals: 0-1 McGeady 24, 1-1 Okriashvili 38, 1-2 McGeady 90 Republic of Ireland: Forde, Coleman, Wilson, O'Shea, Whelan, McGeady, McCarthy (91 Meyler), Keane (76 Long), Walters, Ward, Quinn (76 Brady) Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Republic of Ireland 7-0 Gibraltar Goals: 1-0 Keane 6, 2-0 Keane 14, 3-0 Keane 18 (P) , 4-0 McClean 46, 5-0 J. Perez 52 (og) , 6-0 McClean 53, 7-0 Hoolahan 56 Republic of Ireland: Forde, Ward (70 Brady), Wilson, O'Shea, McGeady, Hendrick, Keane (63 Murphy), McClean, Meyler, Gibson, Hoolahan (63 Doyle) Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Germany 1-1 Republic of Ireland Goals: 1-0 Kroos 71, 1-1 O'Shea 90+4 Republic of Ireland: Forde, Ward, Wilson, O'Shea, Whelan (53 Hendrick), McGeady, Keane (63 Gibson), McClean, Meyler, Quinn (76 Hoolahan), Walters Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland Goals: 1-0 Maloney 75 Republic of Ireland: Forde, Coleman, Ward, O'Shea, McGeady, Hendrick (78 Keane), Long (68 Brady), McClean, Gibson (68 Quinn), Walters, Keogh Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Republic of Ireland 1-1 Poland Goals: 0-1 Peszko 26, 1-1 Long 90+1 Republic of Ireland: Given, Coleman, Wilson, O'Shea, Whelan (84 Long), McGeady (68 McClean), McCarthy, Keane, Walters, Brady, Hoolahan Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Republic of Ireland 1-1 Scotland Goals: 1-0 Walters 38, 1-1 O'Shea 47 (og) Republic of Ireland: Given, Coleman, Wilson, O'Shea, Whelan (68 McClean), McCarthy, Hendrick, Walters, Brady, Hoolahan (73 Keane), Murphy (80 Long) Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Gibraltar-Republic of Ireland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Republic of Ireland-Georgia Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Republic of Ireland-Germany Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Poland-Republic of Ireland

10 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Gibraltar Qualifying win N/A Qualifying loss 0-7: Gibraltar v Poland, 07/09/14 0-7: Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar, 11/10/14 0-7: Gibraltar v Germany, 13/06/15 Overall appearances 7: Lee Casciaro 7: Joseph Chipolina 7: Roy Chipolina 7: Liam Walker 6: Ryan Casciaro 6: Jake Gosling 5: Scott Wiseman 5: Kyle Casciaro 5: Jean Carlos Garcia 5: Adam Priestley 4: Aaron Payas 4: Brian Perez 4: Jordan Perez 4: Jamie Robba Overall goals 1: Lee Casciaro

UEFA European Championship records: Republic of Ireland History 2012 – group stage 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – group stage 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – quarter-finals 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 1-0: England v Republic of Ireland, 12/06/88 Final tournament defeat 4-0: Spain v Republic of Ireland, 14/06/12 Qualifying win 8-0: Republic of Ireland v Malta, 16/11/83 Qualifying defeat 6-0: Austria v Republic of Ireland, 10/10/71 Final tournament appearances 3: 23 players Final tournament goals 1: Ray Houghton

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1: Ronnie Whelan 1: Overall appearances 45: Robbie Keane 37: Shay Given 36: John O'Shea 32: 32: 31: Aiden McGeady 27: Liam Brady 26: Niall Quinn 26: Frank Stapleton Overall goals 23: Robbie Keane 10: Frank Stapleton 9: Don Givens 8: John Aldridge 8: Niall Quinn

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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