France come from behind to beat ten-man Ireland

Antoine Griezmann struck twice as France came from behind to beat Ireland 2-1 and make the quarter-finals of Euro 2016.

The match in Lyon was barely a minute old when Irish forward Shane Long was brought down in the penalty box by Paul Pogba, with Robbie Brady stepping up to smash home via the post and give Ireland a surprise lead.

But hopes of a victory were dashed in four second-half minutes as Griezmann first headed home from a Bacary Sagna delivery, then smashed a shot low into the bottom right corner after Olivier Giroud played him into space.

Griezmann was at the heart of things again as he was brought down just outside the box when through on goal, Shane Duffy's mis-timed challenge earning him a red card.

France had plenty of chances to put the game beyond doubt with a killer third as Irish legs tired. But a combination of wasteful finishing and inspired keeping from Darren Randolph gave the scoreline a deserved respectability for Irish efforts.

The hosts now go on to face either England or Iceland in the last eight – with the only downside of their afternoon's work being yellow cards for both N'Golo Kante and Adil Rami which will see them suspended for the quarter-finals.

As for Ireland, they will return home after a fine campaign, but with hopes of revenge dashed: a victory would have been the perfect way for them to exorcise the demon of Thierry Henry's famous 2009 handball assist which probably denied Ireland a spot in the 2010 World Cup.

Did Duffy’s red card kill off Ireland? Yes, they were already behind and Griezmann may well have scored anyway - but the sending off gave Ireland little hope against a side adept at keeping the ball. And with Ireland having had just three days' rest - compared to a week for the home side - they looked shattered towards the end, and having to cover a gap didn't help.

Antoine Griezmann (France): An easy award today. His slick finishing turned the match on its head in the space of four minutes and means he joins Gareth Bale and Alvaro Morata as top scorers at Euro 2016.

France: Lloris 6, Evra 6, Rami 6, Kante 6, Griezmann 8, Payet 7, Giroud 6, Matuidi 6, Pogba 6, Sagna 7, Koscielny 6. SUBS: Coman 7, Sissoko 6, Gignac 7

Ireland: Randolph 7; Coleman 7, Keogh 6, Duffy 6, Brady 7; Hendrick 6, McCarthy 6, McClean 6, Ward 6, Murphy 6; Long 7. SUBS: Hoolahan 6, Walters 6, O’Shea 6.

2’ – GOAL! France 0-1 Ireland: Robbie Brady sends Lloris the wrong way from the spot after Paul Pogba bundled over Shane Long in the box.

20’ – MURPHY CLOSE: He has Lloris scrambling to his left to palm away his volley.

45+1’ – HEROIC DEFENSE: Bodies on the line for Ireland to block first Payet then Griezmann.

49’ – KOSCIELNY MISS: He should bury his header at the far post instead of planting it wide.

55’ – SAVE: Randolph to the rescue, turning Matuidi’s shot around the post.

57’ – GOAL! France 1-1 Ireland: A pinpoint cross from Sagna is met with a great header from Griezmann.

61’ – GOAL! France 1-1 Ireland: Ireland are rocking now as Griezmann lashes home his second from Giroud’s knock down. Lovely football. Randolph no chance

76’ – CROSSBAR! Gignac, on as a sub, rattles the woodwork.

90+2’ – SAVE! Griezmann played in by Payet but denied his hat-trick as Randolph stands up and makes a good save.

France win a knockout match for the first time since the EURO 2000 final (2-1 golden goal win against Italy).

Antoine Griezmann scored two goals within four minutes. These were the fastest two goals by one player at the EUROs since Turkish player Nihat Kahveci scored two within two minutes in the match against Czech Republic on 15 June 2008 (3-2 win).

In the last 30 years, only Cristiano Ronaldo (4), Miroslav Klose (3), Angelos Charisteas (3) and Alan Shearer (3) have scored more header goals at the EUROs than Antoine Griezmann (2).

Shane Duffy is the first player this tournament with a direct red card.

Only Michel Platini (9), Thierry Henry (6) and Zinédine Zidane (5) have scored more EURO goals for France than Antoine Griezmann (3).

Robbie Brady is the third player from Republic of Ireland with multiple goals at a major tournament after Robbie Keane (3) and Ray Houghton (2). Brady (2, EURO 2016) and Keane (3, 2002 World Cup) are the only to achieve this at a single edition.

Brady's was the fastest penalty goal in EURO history (2nd minute), beating the Luka Modric penalty (4th minute) in 2008 against Austria.