Ireland 1-0 Spain - April 26, 1989 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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IRE
17' - Own goal
Míchel17
IRE
67' - Substitution
Frank Stapletonis substituted by Andy Townsend67
69' - Substitution
Quique Sánchez Floresis substituted by Eusebio
69' - Substitution
Emilio Butragueñois substituted by Julio Salinas
SPA
SPA
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Bonner | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick McCarthy | 30 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Staunton | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Moran | 32 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Hughton | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Houghton | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Sheedy | 29 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Whelan | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 67 | 32 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Cascarino | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andoni Zubizarreta | 27 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Manolo Sanchís | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alberto Górriz | 31 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricardo Serna | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Quique Sánchez Flores | 69 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Manolo Jiménez | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roberto | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Míchel | 17 | 26 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rafael Martín Vázquez | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Emilio Butragueño | 69 | 25 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Manolo | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Andy Townsend | 67 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Eusebio | 69 | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Julio Salinas | 69 | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Frank Stapleton
IN
John Aldridge
OUT
Steve Staunton
IN
Chris Morris
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alberto Górriz
IN
Genar Andrinúa
OUT
Ricardo Serna
IN
Txiki Begiristain
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
27
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Charlton vs Spain
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Charlton vs Suárez
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
8
Success rate in this team:
63 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Suárez vs Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Suárez vs Charlton
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Horst Brummeier
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Ireland2 matches | General total | Spain2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | Spain1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 26, 1989 | Latest figure on April 26, 1989 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
The last time Spain has ended with the score 0-1 in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone, It was on the 16/04/1977 (vs )
End of streak for Spain after 5 matches without conceding any goal (since 16/11/1988). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 26/03/1986
End of streak for Ireland after 9 consecutive matches without a win vs Spain (since 27/10/1965). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 08/04/1964 (6 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VIreland 5-0 Israel10/11/1987 | VIreland 2-0 Romania23/03/1988 | VIreland 2-0 Yugoslavia27/04/1988 | VIreland 3-1 Poland22/05/1988 | VIreland 4-0 Tunisia19/10/1988 | DIreland 0-0 France07/02/1989 |
| Overall | LNetherlands 1-0 Ireland18/06/1988 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Ireland14/09/1988 | VIreland 4-0 Tunisia19/10/1988 | LSpain 2-0 Ireland16/11/1988 | DIreland 0-0 France07/02/1989 | DHungary 0-0 Ireland08/03/1989 |
Current form
| Away | LRomania 3-1 Spain29/04/1987 | LFrance 2-1 Spain23/03/1988 | DSwitzerland 1-1 Spain05/06/1988 | LGermany 2-0 Spain17/06/1988 | VMalta 0-2 Spain22/01/1989 | VNorthern Ireland 0-2 Spain08/02/1989 |
| Overall | DSpain 1-1 Argentina12/10/1988 | VSpain 2-0 Ireland16/11/1988 | VSpain 4-0 Northern Ireland21/12/1988 | VMalta 0-2 Spain22/01/1989 | VNorthern Ireland 0-2 Spain08/02/1989 | VSpain 4-0 Malta23/03/1989 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 7 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
14 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.8 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
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) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-0 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Míchel | |
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| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Txiki Begiristain |  |
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| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Míchel | |
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| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Míchel | |
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| - | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Manolo |  |
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
19 ga
Away
5 gf
24 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
15 gf
44 ga
Historical head to head
Home
24 gf
5 ga
Away
19 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
44 gf
15 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
May 05, 1965 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
May 05, 1965 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
June 01, 1952 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
December 13, 1931 |
Latest head to head
November 16, 1988 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1990
May 26, 1985 - Rencontres amicales 1985
April 27, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
November 17, 1982 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
February 09, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
Best historical scorers against Spain
|
Frank Stapleton | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
Andrew McEvoy | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
David Walsh | 2 goals | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Alfred Ringstead | 1 goal | 1955 - 1955 |
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Paddy Coad | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Thomas Moroney | 1 goal | 1948 - 1948 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
 |
Telmo Zarra | 4 goals | 1947 - 1949 |
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Estanilao Basora | 3 goals | 1949 - 1952 |
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Chus Pereda | 3 goals | 1965 - 1965 |
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Silvestre Igoa Garcianda | 3 goals | 1948 - 1949 |
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Angel Arocha Guillen | 2 goals | 1931 - 1931 |
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Pahíño | 2 goals | 1955 - 1955 |
Players with most games played vs Spain
|
Con Martin | 6 matches | 1946 - 1955 |
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Noel Cantwell | 6 matches | 1955 - 1966 |
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Johnny Giles | 6 matches | 1964 - 1966 |
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Andrew McEvoy | 6 matches | 1964 - 1966 |
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Tony Dunne | 6 matches | 1964 - 1966 |
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Peter Farrell | 6 matches | 1946 - 1955 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
 |
Iribar | 5 matches | 1964 - 1966 |
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Ferran Olivella | 5 matches | 1964 - 1965 |
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Ignacio Zoco | 5 matches | 1964 - 1965 |
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Marcelino | 5 matches | 1964 - 1965 |
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Carlos Lapetra Coarasa | 5 matches | 1964 - 1965 |
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Severino Reija Vasquez | 5 matches | 1965 - 1966 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 21, 1988
September 14, 1988
October 19, 1988
November 16, 1988
December 11, 1988
December 21, 1988
January 22, 1989
February 08, 1989
March 08, 1989
March 23, 1989
April 12, 1989
April 26, 1989
May 28, 1989
June 04, 1989
September 06, 1989
October 11, 1989
November 15, 1989
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