This is the playlist from June 1st 2013 for my radio programme on Tipperary Mid-West radio.
I believe in a thing called love - The Darkness
Days are forgotten - Kasabian
A Hard days night - The Beatles
Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Walking in the winter - The Coral
Taste it - Jake Bugg
The next day - David Bowie
Everything you are - Verona Riots
Turn my way - New Order featuring Billy Corgan
Pop song - Orphan Boy
Kill for a dream - Beady Eye
Shinny Happy People - R.E.M
He's the greatest dancer - Sister Sledge
Jungle Boogie - Kool and the gang
One day like this - Elbow
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Back In Black - AC/DC
Who's gonna ride your wild horses? - Snow Patrol
Tap out - The Strokes
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Irish blood, English heart - Morrissey
What the world is waiting for - The Stone Roses
Solid Air - John Martyn
Lonesome town - Ricky Nelson
Half the world away - Oasis
Natural blues - Moby
Soma - The Strokes
© Seamus Egan 2013.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Monday, 3 June 2013
Republic of Ireland 4-0 Georgia
The Republic of Ireland warmed up
for their forthcoming World Cup qualifier with the Faroe Islands with a
comfortable 4-0 victory over Georgia at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday evening. Goals
from Richard Keogh, Simon Cox and a Robbie Keane double gave Giovanni
Trapattoni's side the win.
It was a tentative start by the
Irish in front of a sparsely populated crowd and Georgia nearly took the lead
in the third minute. Striker Nicolas Gelashvili chased a long pass forward
towards the edge of the penalty area. Kieran Westwood came a long way off his
line and failed to get there. Gelashvili tried his luck from a narrow angle.
The ball went across the goal and narrowly missed the target. That was to prove
to be the visitors only meaningful chance of the night.
Left back Marc Wilson had Ireland's
first effort on goal in the 11th minute. He cut in from the left
hand side and tried a shot with his right foot but his effort was well off
target. Shortly afterwards Andy Keogh's right footed cross was headed over the
top by captain Shane Long.
Long should have put his side in
front in the 15th minute. Both Georgia centre backs Akaki Khubutia
and Zurab Khizanishvili hesitated from a throw in and Ireland's captain for the
day gathered possession. He raced towards goal and only had goalkeeper Giorgi
Loria to beat but Loria dived low to his right to keep out the shot. Long
kicked the post in frustration.
The Tipperary man was involved
again in the 20th minute. He chased down an under hit backpass from right
back Ucha Lobjanidze and tried to flick the ball around Loria but the Georgia
goalkeeper fouled Long and with no covering defender. Romanian referee
Sebastian Conatantin Coltescu had little choice but to send the keeper off.
James McClean took the resultant
free kick and almost scored. The ball looked to be heading in but substitute
goalkeeper Omar Migineishvili dived to his right and produced an excellent save
to turn it away for a corner.
Long had another shot on goal which
just shaved the post soon after but the home team did not dominate as expected
despite the extra man advantage and Georgia became more comfortable as the half
went on.
That was until the 41st minute.
Akaki Khubutian fouled Long on the right hand side and was subsequently booked.
McClean swung the resultant free kick with his left foot into the six yard box
and Richard Keogh rose highest to head it into the net for his first goal for
Ireland, to insure that the home team would go in with a slender lead at
halftime.
Ireland doubled their lead in the
48th minute. Wes Hoolahan, who improved as the game went on, played
a lovely ball in behind the Georgia defence and found Jamed McClean. McClean
played it across goal and found the onrushing Simon Cox. Cox's shot went into the net off Dato Kvirkveila.
Shane Long was denied again in the
58th minute. After Robbie Keane won the ball back in midfield,
Hoolahan found himself in space and played another precise pass in behind the
defence. Ireland's number nine looked certain to score but was denied by
another fine save from Migineishvili.
Significantly in the 65th
minute Richard Dunne came on to replace the impressive Marc Wilson, to make his
first appearance for Ireland in almost a year. Dunne's introduction drew one of
the biggest cheers of the night.
The flow of the second half was definitely
interrupted by the numerous substitutions which both managers made. It was one
of these substitutes who made the mistake which led to Ireland's third goal in
the 77th minute. Irakli Dzaria played the ball straight to Aiden
McGeady. McGeady's pass found Conor Sammon and the Derby County striker crossed
for Robbie Keane who had the simple task of putting the ball into the empty net
for his 55th goal for his country.
Keane made it 4-0 in the 88th
minute. This time Zurab Khizanishvili was guilty of giving the ball away in his
own half. Jeff Hendrick picked up the loose pass and eventually played it to
his left to the LA Galaxy striker who sidefooted into the net for his 56th
Irish goal.
Wes Hoolahan's impressive
performance in the second half in particular will certainly give the manager
plenty to think about. James McClean, who also had a fine game on the left hand
side of midfield may also push for a starting place on Friday. Georgia barely
threatened the Irish goal all evening and it was as comfortable a win as
Trapattoni could have hoped for before next week's qualifier.
Republic of Ireland: Kieran
Westwood: Paul McShane, Richard Keogh, Damien Delaney, Marc Wilson (Richard
Dunne 65): Andy Keogh (Robbie Keane 46), James McCarty (Conor Sammon 72), Wes
Hoolahan (Stephen Quinn 76), James McClean (Aiden McGeady 65): Simon Cox, Shane
Long (Jeff Hendrick 72).
Subs not used: Darren
Randloph, Seamus Coleman, Stephen Kelly, Glenn Whelan, Jeff Hendrick, David
Meyler.
Georgia: Giorgi Loria: Ucha
Lobjanidze (David Targamadze 46), Akaki Khubutia, Zurab Khizanishvilli, Dato
Kvirkvelia (George Podkhadze 69): Alexander Kobakhidze, Jaba Kankava (c) Guram
Kashia, Murtaz Daushvilli (Irakli Dzaria
54): Jano Ananidze (Omar Migineishvili 22): Nicholas Gelashvilli (Irakli
Maisvradze 61).
Subs not used: Gulverd
Tomashvili, Solomon Kverkvella, Mamula Kobakhidze, Irakli Maisvradze, Merab
Gigauri, David Devdariani, Tornike Gorgiashvili.
Booked: Akaki Khubutia (41),
Jaba Kankava (69).
Sent-off: Giorgi Loria (20)
Referee: Sebastian
Constantin Coltescu (Romania)
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