Ireland 0-1 Portugal - May 29, 1996 / Friendlies 1996
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IRE
39' - Goal
António Folha
IRE
46' - Substitution
Fernando Nelsonis substituted by Neves
46' - Substitution
Paulo Bentois substituted by Oceano
46' - Substitution
Ricardo Sa Pintois substituted by Nuno Capucho
58' - Substitution
Paulo Madeirais substituted by Dimas
58' - Substitution
António Folhais substituted by Paulo Alves 59' - Substitution
Gareth Farrellyis substituted by Dave Savage59
62' - Substitution
David Connollyis substituted by Keith O'Neill62
72' - Substitution
Domingosis substituted by Tulipa
74' - Substitution
Tony Cascarinois substituted by Niall Quinn74
88' - Substitution
Alan Kernaghanis substituted by Gary Breen88
POR
POR
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Shay Given | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Kernaghan | 88 | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kenny Cunningham | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Curtis Fleming | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Phelan | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeff Kenna | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gareth Farrelly | 59 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andy Townsend | 32 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan McLoughlin | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 74 | 33 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Connolly | 62 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Vitor Baia | 26 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paulo Madeira | 58 | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Fernando Couto | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hélder | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fernando Nelson | 46 | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paulo Bento | 46 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tavares | 30 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
João Pinto | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
António Folha | 3958 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ricardo Sa Pinto | 46 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Domingos | 72 | 27 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Gary Breen | 88 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dave Savage | 59 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Niall Quinn | 74 | 29 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Keith O'Neill | 62 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Neves | 46 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Oceano | 46 | 33 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Dimas | 58 | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tulipa | 72 | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paulo Alves | 58 | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nuno Capucho | 46 | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Curtis Fleming
IN
Denis Irwin
OUT
Terry Phelan
IN
Mark Kennedy
OUT
Gareth Farrelly
IN
Alan Moore
OUT
Tony Cascarino
IN
Niall Quinn
OUT
Alan Kernaghan
IN
Phil Babb
OUT
Alan McLoughlin
IN
Ray Houghton
OUT
David Connolly
IN
Paul McGrath
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Fernando Couto
IN
Fernando Mendes
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
37
3
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
McCarthy vs Portugal
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
McCarthy vs Oliveira
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
18
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Oliveira vs Ireland
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Oliveira vs McCarthy
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Claude Détruche
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | Portugal1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Portugal1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 29, 1996 | Latest figure on May 29, 1996 | |||||||
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Key figures
Ireland keeps its 5 matches without scoring any goal running (since 15/11/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 08/03/1989 (3 matches)
Ireland keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw in Friendlies running (since 20/04/1994). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 11/09/1991-17/02/1993 time period (8 matches).
Portugal keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 24/01/1996).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VIreland 1-0 England15/02/1995 | DIreland 1-1 Northern Ireland29/03/1995 | VIreland 1-0 Portugal26/04/1995 | LIreland 1-3 Austria11/06/1995 | VIreland 2-1 Latvia11/10/1995 | LIreland 0-2 Russia27/03/1996 |
| Overall | LAustria 3-1 Ireland06/09/1995 | VIreland 2-1 Latvia11/10/1995 | LPortugal 3-0 Ireland15/11/1995 | LNetherlands 2-0 Ireland13/12/1995 | LIreland 0-2 Russia27/03/1996 | LCzech Republic 2-0 Ireland24/04/1996 |
Current form
| Away | VNetherlands 0-1 Portugal22/02/1995 | LIreland 1-0 Portugal26/04/1995 | VLiechtenstein 0-7 Portugal15/08/1995 | DAustria 1-1 Portugal11/10/1995 | DEngland 1-1 Portugal12/12/1995 | LFrance 3-2 Portugal24/01/1996 |
| Overall | DAustria 1-1 Portugal11/10/1995 | VPortugal 3-0 Ireland15/11/1995 | DEngland 1-1 Portugal12/12/1995 | LFrance 3-2 Portugal24/01/1996 | LPortugal 1-2 Germany21/02/1996 | VPortugal 1-0 Greece27/03/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 7 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-3 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Fernando Couto |  |
||
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Fernando Couto | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Oceano | |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Oceano | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
2 ga
Away
1 gf
8 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
2 ga
Total
6 gf
12 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
1 ga
Away
2 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
3 ga
Total
12 gf
6 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
June 07, 1992 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
April 26, 1995 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
November 15, 1995 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
May 04, 1947 |
Latest head to head
November 15, 1995 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
April 26, 1995 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
June 07, 1992 - Rencontres amicales 1992
June 25, 1972 - Rencontres amicales 1972
May 22, 1949 - Rencontres amicales 1949
Best historical scorers against Portugal
 |
Steve Staunton | 2 goals | 1992 - 1995 |
 |
Paddy Coad | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
|
Tommy Coyne | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
|
Jack O'Reilly | 1 goal | 1946 - 1946 |
|
Michael Leech | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
 |
Fernando Peyroteo | 2 goals | 1946 - 1948 |
|
Antonio Araujo | 2 goals | 1946 - 1947 |
 |
Antonio Jesus Correia | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Nené | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
 |
Rui Costa | 1 goal | 1995 - 1995 |
|
Pereira Albano | 1 goal | 1948 - 1948 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
 |
Peter Farrell | 4 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
|
Thomas Eglinton | 4 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
 |
Johnny Carey | 4 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
|
David Walsh | 4 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
|
Steve Staunton | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
|
Con Martin | 3 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Francisco Ferreira | 4 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
|
Neves Serafim | 3 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
|
Lantres Carvalho Rogério | 3 matches | 1946 - 1949 |
 |
Vitor Baia | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
 |
José Antonio Travaços | 3 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Fernando Peyroteo | 3 matches | 1946 - 1948 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 24, 1996
February 14, 1996
February 16, 1996
February 20, 1996
February 21, 1996
February 24, 1996
February 27, 1996
February 28, 1996
March 12, 1996
March 13, 1996
March 26, 1996
March 27, 1996
April 09, 1996
April 10, 1996
April 24, 1996
May 01, 1996
May 08, 1996
May 09, 1996
May 18, 1996
May 27, 1996
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