“Troy Parrott opens the scoring with a right-footed finish from the center of the box after Ireland worked the ball through midfield pressure.”
Pivotal“Adam Idah doubles the lead just three minutes later, finishing from the center of the box after a free kick set up the move.”
Pivotal“Jack Moylan completes the first-half rout, curling home from the center of the box to put the game out of reach at 3-0.”
Pivotal“Tempers flare as Adam Idah and Raz Shlomo are both booked for arguing, signaling growing frustration from Israel's side as the scoreline remained beyond reach.”
Israel
Republic of Ireland
Outstanding performance
Republic of Ireland•AttackerIreland were utterly clinical, needing just 25 minutes and three shots on target to effectively end the contest, scoring through Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan in a devastating spell. Despite Israel dominating the ball with 64% possession and 644 passes to Ireland's 354, they created zero big chances and managed no shots on target of note, exposing a stark gap between territorial control and actual threat. Ireland's efficiency was the story — four big chances created from limited possession, converting three of them, while their defense and four saves ensured the clean sheet held throughout a tetchy second half that saw six substitutions and three yellow cards but no further goals. For Israel, this is a damaging result that raises questions about their finishing and game management despite dominating the underlying numbers; for Ireland, it's a statement win built on early aggression and clinical finishing that will boost morale heading into their next fixtures.
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Conor Coventry commits a foul for the Republic of Ireland.
Idan Toklomati from Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Conor CoventryYellow CardConor Coventry from the Republic of Ireland receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution for the Republic of Ireland: Joel Bagan comes on for Jayson Molumby.
Ryan Manning of the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Eliel Peretz from Israel commits a foul.
Attempt missed by Ethane Azoulay from Israel, who took a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Liam Kitching of the Republic of Ireland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Eliel Peretz commits a foul for Israel.
Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh from Israel has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is saved.
Dara O'Shea is caught offside for the Republic of Ireland.
Jayson Molumby from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Eli Dasa commits a foul for Israel.
Substitution for Israel: Ilay Feingold comes on for Roy Revivo.
Jayson Molumby commits a foul for the Republic of Ireland.
Nikita Stoinov from Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ethane Azoulay of Israel.
Ryan Manning from the Republic of Ireland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Israel: Eli Dasa comes on for Anan Khalaili.
Substitution for the Republic of Ireland: Rocco Vata comes on for Troy Parrott.
Attempt saved. Dor Peretz from Israel has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher from the Republic of Ireland. The shot was assisted by Eliel Peretz.
Foul committed by Troy Parrott of the Republic of Ireland.
Nikita Stoinov of Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jake O'Brien's header from the center of the box for the Republic of Ireland is blocked. Killian Phillips provided the assist with a cross.
Corner awarded to the Republic of Ireland after a concession by Daniel Peretz.
Corner awarded to the Republic of Ireland after a concession by Anan Khalaili.
Jayson Molumby wins a free kick for the Republic of Ireland in the attacking half.
Eliel Peretz from Israel commits a foul.
Substitution for the Republic of Ireland: Jason Knight comes on for James Abankwah.
Substitution for the Republic of Ireland: Thomas Cannon comes on for Adam Idah.
Substitution for the Republic of Ireland: Killian Phillips comes on for Jack Moylan.
Eliel Peretz commits a foul for Israel.
Ryan Manning from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liam Kitching commits a foul for the Republic of Ireland.
Dor Peretz from Israel wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution for Israel: Ethane Azoulay comes on for Gabi Kanichowsky.
Substitution for Israel: Idan Toklomati comes on for Dor Turgeman.
Attempt missed by Manor Solomon from Israel, who took a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
Jack Moylan commits a foul for the Republic of Ireland.
Roy Revivo from Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed by James Abankwah from the Republic of Ireland, who took a right-footed shot from the right side of the box.
Adam IdahYellow CardAdam Idah of the Republic of Ireland receives a yellow card.
Raz ShlomoYellow CardRaz Shlomo from Israel receives a yellow card.
Conor Coventry commits a foul for the Republic of Ireland.
Gabi Kanichowsky from Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Adam Idah from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Raz Shlomo of Israel.
Attempt missed by Adam Idah from the Republic of Ireland with a header from the center of the box.
Adam Idah's right-footed shot from outside the box for the Republic of Ireland is blocked.
Corner awarded to the Republic of Ireland after a concession by Daniel Peretz.
Eliel Peretz from Israel commits a foul.
Jack Moylan from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Eliel Peretz from Israel has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the top left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher from the Republic of Ireland. The assist came from Manor Solomon.
Corner awarded to Israel after a concession by Caoimhín Kelleher.
Manor Solomon commits a foul for Israel.
Dara O'Shea from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Dor Peretz's left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher. The assist was provided by Manor Solomon.
Gabi Kanichowsky from Israel misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it too high after a corner.
Corner awarded to Israel after a concession by Caoimhín Kelleher.
Foul committed by James Abankwah of the Republic of Ireland.
Roy Revivo from Israel wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Liam Kitching of the Republic of Ireland.
Manor Solomon wins a free kick for Israel on the right wing.
Troy Parrott commits a foul for the Republic of Ireland.
Roy Revivo wins a free kick for Israel in the defensive half.
The second half begins with Israel trailing 0-3 against the Republic of Ireland.
Substitution for Israel: Dor Peretz comes on for Guy Mizrahi.
First half ends with Israel trailing 0-3 against the Republic of Ireland.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
Corner awarded to the Republic of Ireland after a concession by Roy Revivo.
Israel is called offside as Manor Solomon is caught in an offside position.
Jack Moylan from the Republic of Ireland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Manor Solomon commits a foul for Israel.
Liam Kitching from the Republic of Ireland is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Dor Turgeman from Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by James Abankwah of the Republic of Ireland.
Manor Solomon from Israel wins a free kick in the attacking half.
James Abankwah of the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Roy Revivo of Israel.
Manor Solomon's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Oscar Gloukh provided the assist.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Dor Turgeman from Israel.
Dara O'Shea from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Anan Khalaili from Israel commits a foul.
Goal! The Republic of Ireland lead 3-0 against Israel as Jack Moylan scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Jack Moylan from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Roy Revivo of Israel.
Foul committed by Jack Moylan of the Republic of Ireland.
Roy Revivo wins a free kick for Israel in the attacking half.
assist: Jack Moylan
Goal! The Republic of Ireland lead 2-0 against Israel. Adam Idah scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Daniel Peretz from Israel is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ryan Manning of the Republic of Ireland.
assist: James Abankwah
Goal! The Republic of Ireland leads 1-0 against Israel after Troy Parrott scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Jack Moylan's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Dara O'Shea.
Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby of the Republic of Ireland has a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Eliel Peretz from Israel commits a foul.
Dara O'Shea from the Republic of Ireland wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First half begins.
Israel and Ireland meet in a Nations League League B clash overshadowed by political controversy, with the match played at a neutral venue in Hungary. Both sides arrive off opening-round defeats and desperate for a first result of the campaign.
