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Antoine Griezmann scores twice in the second half as the hosts survive an almighty scare against the Republic of Ireland
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Sun 26 Jun 2016 11.00 EDT
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Right, that’s it from me. Thank you for all the emails and tweets. Stick around on site for all the reports and reaction from Lyon, and join Daniel Harris for the next last-16 tie. But from me, cheerio!
Well, France march on to the last eight (with a very handy week off until then – funny that, eh?) and a meeting with either Iceland or England. The Republic of Ireland must lick their wounds and set their sights on World Cup qualification in 2018 – after their last two performances in this tournament, they should be very optimistic about getting there.
Full-time: France 2-1 Republic of Ireland
Peep! PEEP!! PEEEEEEEEEP!!! It’s all over. A fine, brave effort from Ireland. A very impressive comeback from France in the second half.
90+4 min: Rami gets his head on the end of one last Randolph launch forward and that’s that.
90+3 min: Coman goes off, Sissoko on.
90+3 min: Passpasspasspass from France. PasspasspasspassandthenGriezmannshouldscorebutRandolphsaves.
90+2 min: We’re already deep into three minutes of added time.
90+1 min: Long goes down in the box, looking for a penalty. Didn’t look like much of a shout to me.
90 min: … hammered away by Rami.
89 min: Randolph’s clearance bounces through – Ireland throw in level with the edge of the France box …
87 min: Gignac scuffs another shot wide from the edge of the box.
86 min: Walters spanks a shot a couple of yards wide from the edge of the box.
85 min: Gignac misses a sitter eight yards out after Matuidi’s low cross into the box.
84 min: Walters tumbles on the edge of the box as Ireland tentatively look to build an attack but Rizzoli isn’t interested.
82 min: France have been much better in midfield since Kanté went off – and the Leicester man won’t be in the side for the quarter-finals thanks to his second booking.
81 min: Superb save from Randolph. Matuidi thumps a shot in from the angle and the West Ham keeper acrobatically turns it away. Ireland can’t clear though, and eventually Griezmann is an inch away from getting on the end of a cross.
79 min: France force a series of corners but the Ireland defence stands strong.
77 min: Much better from Gignac – this time he cuts inside and curls a wonderful effort against the crossbar.
76 min: A brilliant Coman pass splits the Irish defence and puts Gignac through. He should probably cut back to Griezmann but instead he cracks a poor effort straight at Randolph.
74 min: Coman forces a corner. Only one side look like adding to the score at the moment, and it’s not Ireland.
71 min: Just before the sending-off, Walters replaced Murphy. And just afterwards John O’Shea came on for McClean. And just now Hoolahan came on for McCarthy and Gignac replaced Giroud.
70 min: “It seems to me that Giroud, for all his lumbering Giroudness, is responsible for both of Griezmann goals,” writes Kari Tulinius, not unfairly. “The second with a great knockdown, the first because three Irish defenders rushed to cover him, leaving pint sized Griezmann with a free header.”
68 min: Poor old Shane Duffy. Still, he’s been through worse and come through it.
67 min: After some rather needless messing about in the wall – Giroud threw himself to the ground at one point – Griezmann slams the free-kick off the Arsenal man and away for a goal-kick.
RED CARD! Shane Duffy sent off
66 min: Ireland are carved open once more, Giroud feeds Griezmann who is through on goal again. Duffy slides in desperately and brings him down just outside the box. He’s off and France have a free-kick in the D.
65 min: McClean gets in behind Rami but his pull-back is not really directed at a team-mate (and there were two available). Koscielny clears.
63 min: A new test for Ireland, then, but they should take heart from the knowledge that they’ve troubled their hosts on a number of occasions. One more France goal, though, would surely be curtains.
GOAL! France 2-1 Republic of Ireland (Griezmann 61)
In the first half the possession stats were 55-45 in France’s favour, now they’re 76-24 and the Republic just can’t cope with the pressure. A long ball forward finds Giroud, who drags two defenders out of the way, and his nod down is perfectly played to Griezmann. He thumps his shot past Randolph from 10 yards.
61 min: Payet curls a shot from distance just over the bar.
60 min: Ireland immediately trouble the France defence once more, with the ball breaking loose to Ward on the edge of the box. His sidefoot effort looks to be heading towards the top corner but pings away off a France defender. The referee inexplicably awards a goal kick.
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