Ireland 3-2 United States - October 29, 1979 / Friendlies 1979
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IRE
IRE
46' - Substitution
Jeffrey Chandleris substituted by Paddy Mulligan
46' - Substitution
Paul McGeeis substituted by Don Givens46 64' - Goal
Tony Grealish64 65' - Substitution
Pierce O'Learyis substituted by John Anderson65 66' - Goal
Don Givens66 68' - Goal
John Anderson68
US
US
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mick Kearns | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pierce O'Leary | 65 | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Brendan O'Callaghan | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Hughton | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jerry Murphy | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jeffrey Chandler | 46 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mick Martin | 28 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Grealish | 64 | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul McGee | 46 | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Heighway | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
John Anderson | 6865 | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Paddy Mulligan | 46 | 34 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Don Givens | 6646 | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brendan O'Callaghan
IN
David O'Leary
OUT
Mick Kearns
IN
Gerry Peyton
OUT
Chris Hughton
IN
Paddy Mulligan
OUT
Jerry Murphy
IN
Liam Brady
OUT
Jeffrey Chandler
IN
Frank Stapleton
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
38
34
Success rate in this team:
35 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Giles vs United States
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Giles vs Chyzowych
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
27
Success rate in this team:
26 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
26 %
Chyzowych vs Ireland
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Chyzowych vs Giles
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Edward Farrell
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | General total | United States1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Ireland1 match | Season total | United States1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 29, 1979 | Latest figure on October 29, 1979 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Ireland keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 11/09/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 10/05/1975-26/05/1976 time period (6 matches).
Ireland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 11/09/1979). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 29/10/1975-13/10/1976 time period (5 matches).
It's the first time in his career that John Anderson scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career with
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DIreland 0-0 Northern Ireland20/09/1978 | DIreland 1-1 England25/10/1978 | VIreland 2-0 Denmark02/05/1979 | LIreland 1-3 Germany22/05/1979 | DIreland 0-0 Argentina29/05/1979 | VIreland 3-0 Bulgaria17/10/1979 |
| Overall | LBulgaria 1-0 Ireland19/05/1979 | LIreland 1-3 Germany22/05/1979 | DIreland 0-0 Argentina29/05/1979 | LWales 2-1 Ireland11/09/1979 | LCzechoslovakia 4-1 Ireland26/09/1979 | VIreland 3-0 Bulgaria17/10/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DIceland 0-0 United States03/09/1978 | LSwitzerland 2-0 United States06/09/1978 | LPortugal 1-0 United States20/09/1978 | VBermuda 1-3 United States07/10/1979 | LFrance 3-0 United States10/10/1979 | VHungary 0-2 United States26/10/1979 |
| Overall | LUnited States 1-3 Soviet Union03/02/1979 | LUnited States 1-4 Soviet Union11/02/1979 | LUnited States 0-6 France02/05/1979 | VBermuda 1-3 United States07/10/1979 | LFrance 3-0 United States10/10/1979 | VHungary 0-2 United States26/10/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
9 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
17 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.17 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
|
2.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.83 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-3 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Gerry Ryan | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Gerry Ryan | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Paul McGee | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Total
3 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Total
1 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
June 16, 1924 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
June 16, 1924 |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against United States
|
Edward Brooks | 3 goals | 1924 - 1924 |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
Players with most games played vs United States
|
Herbert Kerr | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
John Thomas | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Thomas Muldoon | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Hunston | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Charles Dowdall | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Frank Collins | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Herbert Wells | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Irving Davis | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Frederick O'Connor | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Andrew Straden | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Raymond Hornberger | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Art Rudd | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 06, 1979
January 30, 1979
January 31, 1979
February 03, 1979
February 05, 1979
February 07, 1979
February 08, 1979
February 09, 1979
February 11, 1979
February 12, 1979
February 14, 1979
February 18, 1979
February 28, 1979
March 21, 1979
April 25, 1979
May 02, 1979
May 22, 1979
May 26, 1979
May 29, 1979
June 02, 1979
June 10, 1979
June 22, 1979
June 25, 1979
August 19, 1979
August 28, 1979
September 12, 1979
September 16, 1979
October 03, 1979
October 08, 1979
October 10, 1979
October 26, 1979
November 01, 1979
November 14, 1979
November 17, 1979
November 21, 1979
November 26, 1979
November 27, 1979
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