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Thrilling Draw Between Hungary and Ireland in Budapest
A vibrant and action-packed match unfolded at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest, where Hungary and Ireland drew in a World Cup qualifying match. Hungary took an early lead in the 3rd minute with a goal by D. Lukacs, assisted by D. Szoboszlai. However, Ireland responded quickly with a penalty converted by T. Parrott in the 15th minute. The first half continued at a high tempo, and Hungary regained the lead in the 37th minute thanks to a goal by B. Varga, assisted by M. Kerkez. The end of the first half was intense, with a yellow card for A. Szalai of Hungary. The second half was equally contested, with yellow cards for L. Scales, J. Cullen and F. Ebosele of Ireland, and another for B. Varga of Hungary at the end of the match. In the 80th minute, Parrott reduced the deficit with a goal, assisted by F. Azaz, and already in added time (90th minute), Parrott, assisted by L. Scales, scored his third goal of the match to seal the draw. In terms of statistics, Hungary dominated possession with 53% and took 17 shots, 7 of which were on target, in addition to generating 8 corners. Ireland, on the other hand, had 47% possession, 10 shots (5 on target) and 2 corners. Norwegian referee Espen Eskas cautioned two Hungarian players and three Irish players.
Substitutions rep. of ireland: at minute 46 J. O’Brien came in and R. Manning went out., at minute 53 C. Ogbene came in and A. Idah went out., at minute 60 J. Molumby came in and J. Kenny went out., at minute 60 S. Coleman came in and F. Ebosele went out., at minute 80 J. Cullen came in and J. Taylor went out.
Substitutions hungary: at minute 63 D. Lukacs came in and C. Styles went out., at minute 63 A. Schafer came in and B. Otvos went out., at minute 76 A. Toth came in and B. Bolla went out., at minute 90 R. Sallai came in and D. Redzic went out., at minute 90 L. Nego came in and A. Mocsi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hungary
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Rep. Of Ireland
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