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Ireland Snatch Dramatic Draw Against Hungary in Dublin
Dublin witnessed a vibrant and eventful match between the Republic of Ireland and Hungary, culminating in a two-two draw at the Aviva Stadium. Hungary started the match with a powerful impetus, materializing their initial superiority with two goals in the first fifteen minutes. First, Barnabás Varga opened the scoring in the second minute, assisted by Callum Styles, demonstrating a great connection between the two players. Shortly after, Roland Sallai extended Hungary’s lead in the fifteenth minute, thanks to an excellent play set up by Dominik Szoboszlai.
However, the Republic of Ireland did not back down and, despite having difficulties penetrating the Hungarian defense, managed to pull one back at the start of the second half. Evan Ferguson scored in the 49th minute, with an assist from Nathan Collins, injecting new life into the Irish attack. The match became even more complicated for Hungary when Roland Sallai was sent off in the 52nd minute after a harsh tackle.
With one man down, Hungary retreated and tried to defend their lead, but the Irish pressure was relentless. Finally, in the 90th minute, Adam Idah equalized for Ireland, assisted by Ryan Manning, unleashing euphoria in the stands of the Aviva Stadium. The Irish dominance, reflected in 67% possession and 22 shots taken, found its reward in the final moments of the match. German referee Harm Osmers had an intense job, showing numerous yellow cards and one red, reflecting the intensity with which the match corresponding to the group stage of the European qualification for the World Cup was played.
Substitutions hungary: at minute 55 A. Toth came in and B. Otvos went out., at minute 67 B. Bolla came in and A. Mocsi went out., at minute 80 B. Varga came in and B. Toth went out., at minute 80 M. Kerkez came in and Z. Nagy went out.
Substitutions rep. of ireland: at minute 66 J. Cullen came in and J. Taylor went out., at minute 66 M. Doherty came in and C. Ogbene went out., at minute 79 S. Szmodics came in and M. Johnston went out., at minute 79 F. Azaz came in and A. Idah went out., at minute 90 J. Knight came in and K. McAteer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rep. Of Ireland
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Hungary
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