Ireland 1-0 Qatar · International Friendly Games
Ireland beat Qatar 1-0 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Ireland and Qatar met in the International Friendly Games at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Thursday, 28 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Ireland: N. Collins 5'. Qatar did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Ireland had 11 shots with 3 on target, Qatar 8 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Ireland and 3 to Qatar. Ireland conceded 9 fouls, Qatar 16. The referee showed 2 red cards.
Line-ups
Ireland started in a 3-4-2-1: Caoimhin Kelleher, Jake O'Brien, Nathan Collins, Dara O'Shea, Séamus Coleman, Jayson Molumby, Jamie McGrath, Liam Scales, Chiedozie Ogbene, Jack Moylan, Troy Parrott.
Qatar started in a 4-3-3: M. I. Abunad, A. A. Oui, P. Miguel, B. Khoukhi, Homam Al-Amin, J. G. Abdulsallam, A. Fathi, I. Laye, E. Junior, Y. Abdurisag, A. Afif.
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Minute by minute
- 5'Goal! Ireland 1-0 Qatar. N. Collins (Ireland) scores, assisted by J. Moylan.
- 45'Red card! J. Moylan (Ireland) is sent off.
- 45'Half-time. Ireland 1-0 Qatar.
- 78'Red card! A. Ali (Qatar) is sent off.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Ireland vs Qatar.
- 2'Attempt saved. J. Moylan (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 5'Goal! Ireland 1-0 Qatar. N. Collins (Ireland) scores, assisted by J. Moylan.
- 14'Attempt missed. T. Parrott (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 24'Attempt saved. J. Molumby (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 25'Attempt missed. A. Afif (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 38'Attempt blocked. C. Ogbene (Ireland), header. xG 0.32.
- 41'Attempt missed. H. Al-Amin (Qatar), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 44'Attempt missed. D. O'Shea (Ireland), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 45'Red card! J. Moylan (Ireland) is sent off.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+4'Attempt missed. P. Miguel (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Ireland 1-0 Qatar.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Ireland: J. Abankwah comes on for D. O'Shea.
- 52'Attempt missed. S. Coleman (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 54'Attempt missed. E. Junior (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 58'Substitution, Qatar: M. N. Almanai comes on for A. Fathi.
- 58'Substitution, Qatar: K. Boudiaf comes on for J. G. Abdulsallam.
- 58'Substitution, Qatar: A. Alaaeldin comes on for E. Junior.
- 58'Substitution, Qatar: A. Ali comes on for A. Afif.
- 59'Substitution, Qatar: A. Madibo comes on for B. Khoukhi.
- 60'Attempt missed. T. Parrott (Ireland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.16.
- 62'Attempt blocked. A. Alaaeldin (Qatar), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 69'Attempt missed. A. Alaaeldin (Qatar), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 71'Attempt missed. A. Alaaeldin (Qatar), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 71'Attempt saved. Y. Abdurisag (Qatar), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 74'Substitution, Ireland: C. Ndaba comes on for L. Scales.
- 75'Substitution, Ireland: J. Umeh comes on for C. Ogbene.
- 75'Attempt blocked. J. Umeh (Ireland), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 78'Red card! A. Ali (Qatar) is sent off.
- 78'Substitution, Qatar: A. Al-Hussain comes on for A. A. Oui.
- 78'Substitution, Qatar: T. Mohammed Jamshid comes on for Y. Abdurisag.
- 78'Substitution, Qatar: R. Al-Ali comes on for H. Al-Amin.
- 78'Substitution, Qatar: L. Mendes comes on for I. Laye.
- 81'Attempt blocked. N. Collins (Ireland), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 85'Attempt missed. T. Parrott (Ireland), header from a set piece. xG 0.85.
- 86'Substitution, Qatar: H. A. Haydos comes on for M. N. Almanai.
- 90'Substitution, Ireland: M. Melia comes on for T. Parrott.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.