Ireland no match for slick Germans

Republic of Ireland 0 Germany 4

Ireland no match for slick Germans
Tue, 10 Sep, 2013 - 01:00
John Fallon

Shackling a visiting side that featured two players with first-team experience at Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund was always going to be a tough task for the Irish in this UEFA qualifier and what was the heaviest defeat of Noel King’s three-year tenure.

The hosts made a bright start, with Aidan O’Brien up front causing Antonio Rudiger plenty of problems, but that optimism was punctured on 12 minutes in Germany’s first attack.

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