{"id":22559,"date":"2023-06-16T21:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/greece-2-1-republic-of-ireland-irish-hopes-of-euro-2024-qualification-dented-in-athens\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T21:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:24:46","slug":"greece-2-1-republic-of-ireland-irish-hopes-of-euro-2024-qualification-dented-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/greece-2-1-republic-of-ireland-irish-hopes-of-euro-2024-qualification-dented-in-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece 2-1 Republic of Ireland: Irish hopes of Euro 2024 qualification dented in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Greece were the better team and have six points from their opening two games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Republic of Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s European Championship were dealt a major blow with defeat by Greece in Athens.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The hosts dominated the early stages and opened the scoring through Anastasios Bakasetas’ penalty. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nathan Collins gave the Republic hope when he equalised from close range before the half-hour mark. <\/span><\/p>\n

But Giorgos Masouras’ 49th-minute strike means the Irish are without a point after two games in Group B. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Republic’s misery was compounded when Matt Doherty was shown a straight red card deep in injury time following a clash with the Greece players as Irish frustrations spilled over following a disappointing performance. <\/span><\/p>\n

While the Republic still have 18 points to play for, they are already six adrift of France and Greece and must visit the French and face the Netherlands home and away.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is familiar territory for the Republic under boss Stephen Kenny, having also lost the first two games of their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign – a position they failed to recover from. <\/span><\/p>\n

Even though they are expected to beat Gibraltar at home on Monday to get off the mark, defeat in Athens represents a setback to Kenny’s hopes of qualifying for a first tournament as boss.<\/span><\/p>\n

More to follow. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Greece<\/h3>\n

Formation <\/span> <\/span>4-2-3-1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/span>Vlachodimos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2<\/span>Baldock<\/span><\/span>4<\/span>Mavropanos<\/span><\/span>17<\/span>Hatzidiakos<\/span><\/span>21<\/span>Tsimikas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6<\/span>Kourbelis<\/span><\/span>20<\/span>Mantalos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7<\/span>Masouras<\/span><\/span>11<\/span>Bakasetas<\/span><\/span>10<\/span>Pelkas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9<\/span>Pavlidis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n