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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estádio Algarve - Faro-Loulé Friday 4 September 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Gibraltar Group D - Matchday -6 Republic of Ireland Last updated 12/07/2021 17:50CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 Dublin 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 • Robbie Keane 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 Poland'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, Glenn Whelan 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 - - Kyle Casciaro 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 - - 4 Gibraltar - Republic of Ireland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé Republic of Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Shay Given 20/04/1976 39 Stoke - 2 0 0 0 129 - - David Forde 20/12/1979 35 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 23 - - Darren Randolph 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 - Richard Keogh 11/08/1986 29 Derby - 1 0 0 0 7 1 - Ciaran Clark 26/09/1989 25 Aston Villa - 0 0 0 0 11 1 - Seamus Coleman 11/10/1988 26 Everton * 4 0 0 0 28 - - Cyrus Christie 30/09/1992 22 Derby - 0 0 0 0 1 - Midfielders - Glenn Whelan 13/01/1984 31 Stoke * 4 0 0 0 63 2 - Wes Hoolahan 20/05/1982 33 Norwich - 4 1 0 0 20 2 - Aiden McGeady 04/04/1986 29 Everton - 5 2 0 0 75 5 - Stephen Quinn 01/04/1986 29 Reading - 3 0 0 0 12 - - James McCarthy 12/11/1990 24 Everton * 3 0 0 0 27 - - Robbie Brady 14/01/1992 23 Norwich - 5 0 0 0 14 3 - David Meyler 29/05/1989 26 Hull - 3 0 0 0 13 - - James McClean 22/04/1989 26 West Brom * 5 2 0 0 30 4 - Jeff Hendrick 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 - Kevin Doyle 18/09/1983 31 Wolves - 1 0 0 0 60 14 - Shane Long 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 Premier League season, Wood became Wales 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).
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