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Ireland on the attack now, down the left but it comes to nothing... crowd really getting going now.

Euro Qualifying / Matchday 2
Aviva Stadium / 16.11.2015
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    Kevin Coulson

    Updated 16/11/2015 at 21:38 GMT


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    Ireland are through to the European Championships for the third time in their history. Jon Walters is the two-goal hero as Ireland beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on the night, and 3-1 on aggregate!!
    90+2'
    HITS THE CROSSBAR: Pjanic's free-kick deflects off the back of O'Shea;s head, and Ibisevic sees his volley slam off the crossbar!
    90+1
    Bosnia have another chance to float the ball into the Ireland box.
    90'
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    Three minutes of additional time, and John O'Shea comes on to replace Whelan What a roar O'Shea receives from the home fans!
    89'
    CHANCE: Walters tries an effort from 40 yards as he spots Begovic off his line. That would have been some way to wrap up a hat-trick!
    88'
    McClean concedes a foul on Kolasinac - the free-kick is deflected and Randolph can catch the loose ball, to the joy of the Ireland fans behind his goal.
    86'
    CHANCE: Randolph gratefully drops on the ball in his own six-yard box as Zukanovic tries to stab in the ball through a crowd of green shirts following Pjanics corner.
    85'
    There were fears that Ireland and Martin O'Neill would be overly defensive - but it has been the Bosnia coach Mehmed Bazdarevic who has been the more conservative of the two managers.
    84'
    Pjanic floats in a corner, and the linesman awards a goalkick, telling the referee that the final touch did not come off Whelan as Kuipers initially indicated.
    83'
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    Long jumps into Zukanovic, and the referee rightly shows a yellow card. Bosnia goalkeeper Begovic is furious - he thinks that should have been a red.
    82'
    Djuric heads on, beating Keogh to the ball, but Clark can shepherd the ball back to Randolph under pressure from Dzeko.
    80'
    Walters is down with an injury, and Randolph throws the ball out to allow the Stoke forward to get some treatment. 10 minutes to go and Ireland will be at Euro 2016.
    79'
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    Vedad Ibisevic, who has 25 goals for his country, replaces Lulic. Bosnia need two goals in 11 minutes to go through.
    78'
    Whelan finds Long on the right, but the Tipperary man's pass to Coleman is overhit and Bosnia have a throw in.
    77'
    Lulic gets the ball down the left but Coleman stands up and makes the challenge. Randolph is then out to make the punch from Pjanic's corner.
    76'
    Ireland fans are already preparing for France...some advice from the former Celtic player Cillian Sheridan.
    74'
    Coleman's long ball puts Long one on one with Spahic, but the Bosnia defender somehow gets enough on ball to deny the Southampton forward.
    73'
    Walters is back to make a challenge in midfield. What a performance this has been - he passes to Coleman...
    71'
    That is Jon Walters' 10th goal for Ireland. And the Stoke player has been the standout player for Ireland this campaign.
    70'
    Bosnia roar back, but again Clark makes a good challenge to deny a jumping Dzeko.