Compendium to Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Part 111-Matches of Republic of Ireland National team during the 1989/90 season.

 Republic of Ireland National Team matches during the 1989/90 season

 

September 6, 1989, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1-West Germany 1 (Frank Stapleton 10 / Hans Dorfner 33)

October 11, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0 (Ronnie Whelan 43, Tony Cascarino 47, Ray Houghton 57)

November 15, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 2 (John Aldridge 30, 68 pen)

March 28, 1990, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1-Wales 0 (Bernie Slaven 86)

April 25, 1990, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1-USSR 0 (Stephen Staunton 60)

May 16, 1990, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1-Finland 1 (Kevin Sheedy 85 / Vesa Tauriainen 76)

May 27, 1990, İzmır, Turkey 0-Republic of Ireland 0 (-)

June 2, 1990, Valetta, Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 3 (Niall Quinn 43, Andy Townsend 77, Frank Stapleton 87)

June 11, 1990, FIFA World Cup, Cagliari, Italy, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1 (Gary Lineker 8 / Kevin Sheedy 73)

June 17, 1990, FIFA World Cup, Palermo, Italy, Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0 (-)

June 21, 1990, FIFA World Cup, Palermo, Italy, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1 (Ruud Gullit 10 / Niall Quinn 71)

June 25, 1990, FIFA World Cup, Genoa, Italy, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0 (-) (After Extra Time) (The Republic of Ireland won 5-4 on a penalty kick shoot-out.)

June 30, 1990, FIFA World Cup, Roma, Italy, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0 (Salvatore Schillaci 38)

 

 

 

Date: September 6, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Result: Republic of Ireland 1-West Germany 1

Venue: Dublin- Landsdowne Road

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Frans Van Den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 17:30

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Frank Stapleton 10

(West Germany): Hans Dorfner 33

Summary of goals:

1:0 (10^th minute, Republic of Ireland): On the left, Haessler’s backpass was intercepted by Stapelton and he scored.

1:1 (33^rd minute, West Germany): On the right side, Haessler passed to the middle to Dorfner, who scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Olympique Lyonnais / France)

5-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

6-William ‘Liam’ Brady (West Ham United Football Club-London / England) (14-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 35)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

8-John William Aldridge (Liverpool Football Club / England) (15-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Millwall Football Club-London / England) 74)

9-Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England) (12-John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France) 74)

10-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) 

11-Anthony Galvin (Swindon Town Football Club / England) 

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: Andrew David Townsend 49, Paul McGrath 83

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1- On September 6, 1989, Liam Brady announced his international retirement.

2-Final cap for Anthony Galvin (29/1) (1982-1989).

 

West Germany:

1-Bodo Illgner (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) (12-Raimond Aumann (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) 46)

5-Klaus Augenthaler (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

2-Stefan Reuter (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

4-Guido Buchwald (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.) (13-Alois Reinhardt (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V.) 46)

3-Hans Pflügler (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

6-Hans Dorfner (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (14-Holger Fach (Fußball Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen) 85)

10-Pierre Littbarski (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)

7-Andreas Möller (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.)

8-Olaf Thon (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

11-Thomas Häßler (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)

9-Roland Wohlfarth (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

 

Coach: Franz Beckenbauer 

Team Captain: Pierre Littbarski

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (Black/Red/Yellow Horizontal stripe at top) Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, 1989

(September 6, 1989, Republic of Ireland 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, 1989

(September 6, 1989, Republic of Ireland 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v Uruguay, 1990

(September 6, 1989, Republic of Ireland 1-West Germany 1)

Date: October 11, 1989

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, UEFA Zone, Group 6

Result: Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0

Venue: Dublin- Landsdowne Road

Attendance: 45,800

Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Linesmen: Carlo Longhi, Arcangelo Pezzella (both Italy)

Kick-off time: 13:00

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Ronnie Whelan 43, Tony Cascarino 47, Ray Houghton 57

(Northern Ireland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (43^rd minute, Republic of Ireland): George Dunlop punched out a cross, Whelan knocked in the loose ball.

2:0 (47^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Sheedy’s cross from the right side was headed in by Cascarino.

3:0 (57^th minute, Republic of Ireland): From the left, Sheedy passed to Houghton in the middle at the edge of the box and he shot in.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Olympique Lyonnais / France)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England) (12-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 77)

6-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) 

7-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Real Sporting de Gijón / Spain)

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain)

10-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Millwall Football Club-London / England)

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: John William Aldridge 76, Christopher Barry Morris 81

Other Substitutes:

13-Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

14-Niall John Quinn (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

15-John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France)

16-Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England)  

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

 

Northern Ireland:

1-George Dunlop (Linfield Football Club-Belfast)

2-Gary James Fleming (Manchester City Football Club / England)

3-Nigel Worthington (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

4-Malachy Martin Donaghy (Manchester United Football Club / England)

5-Alan McDonald (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

7-Daniel Joseph Wilson (Luton Town Football Club / England)

6-David McCreery (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh / Scotland) (15-Colin O'Neill (Motherwell Football Club / Scotland) 72)

11-Robert Dennison (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

9-Colin John Clarke (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

8-Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill (Dundee United Football Club / Scotland) (16-Kevin James Wilson (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 80)

10-Norman Whiteside (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

 

Coach: William Laurence Bingham

Booked: Norman Whiteside 2, Nigel Worthington 32

Other Substitutes:

12-Allen Darrell McKnight (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

13- Anton Gerard Patrick Rogan (The Celtic Football Club –Glasgow / Scotland)

14- James Martin Quinn (Bradford City Association Football Club / England)  

 

Team Captain: Malachy Martin Donaghy (In another source, Norman Whiteside is listed as the Captain)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2271, October 17, 1989

(October 11, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2282, January 2, 1990

(October 11, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 11, December 1989

(October 11, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Date: November 15, 1989

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, UEFA Zone, Group 6

Result: Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 2

Venue: Valetta -Ta'Qali –National Stadium 

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Jacob Uilenberg (Holland)

Linesmen: Ignace van Swieten, Hans Reijgwart (both Holland)

Kick-off time: 15:00

Goalscorers:

(Malta): None

(Republic of Ireland): John Aldridge 30, 68 pen

Summary of goals:

0:1 (30^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Houghton’s corner kick from the left side was flicked across by Cascarino to Aldridge at the far post to head in.

0:2 (68^th minute, Republic of Ireland): David Carabott fouled Townsend in the box. Aldridge scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Malta:

1-Reginald Cini (Valletta Football Club)

2-Silvio Vella (Rabat Ajax Football Club)

6-John Buttigieg (Brentford Football Club-London / England)

4-Joseph Galea (Rabat Ajax Football Club)

3-Alex Azzopardi (Hamrun Spartans Football Club) (14-Hubert Suda (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 68)

8-Jesmond Zerafa (Valletta Football Club) (16-Joseph Zarb (Valletta Football Club) 68)

5-Charles Scerri II (Hibernians Football Club-Paola)       

10-Michael Degiorgio (Hamrun Spartans Football Club)    

11-Martin Gregory (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)

9-David Carabott (Hibernians Football Club-Paola)       

7-Carmel Busuttil (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk / Belgium)

 

Coach: Horst Heese (West Germany)

Booked: Joe Galea 35

Other Substitutes:

12-Paul Ciappara (Rabat Ajax Football Club)

13- Jesmond Delia (Floriana Football Club)

15- Oscar Magri (Floriana Football Club)

 

Team Captain: John Buttigieg

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Republic of Ireland:

1- Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2- Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

4- David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

5- Kevin Bernard Moran (Real Sporting de Gijón / Spain) (14-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland) 33)

3- Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

8- Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

6- Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) 

7- Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

11- Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

9- John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain)

10- Anthony Guy Cascarino (Millwall Football Club-London / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: Raymond James Houghton 71

Other Substitutes:

12-Niall John Quinn (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

13-John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France)

15-Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

16-Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England)  

 

Team Captain: Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Photo From: Soccer International, Issue 5, May 1990

(John Aldridge scoring, November 15, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 2)

Photo From: Soccer International, Issue 5, May 1990

(John Aldridge, November 15, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 2)

 

Date: March 28, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Republic of Ireland 1-Wales 0 

Venue: Dublin- Landsdowne Road

Attendance: 13,981

Referee: Alan Gunn (England)

Linesmen: Denis McArdle, Paul Cahill (Both Republic of Ireland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Bernie Slaven 86

(Wales): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (86^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Maguire handled Slaven’s shot in the box. Bernie Slaven scored off a rebound of a penalty taken and missed by Kevin Sheedy.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

Kevin Bernard Moran (Real Sporting de Gijón / Spain) (David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 75)

Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England) (Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 67)

John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France)

John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)  

Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) (Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) 46)

Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) 

Anthony Guy Cascarino (Millwall Football Club-London / England)

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

 

Team Captain: Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy in the second half)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-First cap and goal for Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven.

 

Wales:

Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)      

Gareth David Hall (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 

David Owen Phillips (Norwich City Football Club / England)  

Peter Nicholas (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 

Mark Aizlewood (Bradford City Football Club / England)  

Andrew Roger Melville (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)  

Gavin T. Maguire (Portsmouth Football Club / England)  

Barry Horne (Southampton Football Club / England)  

Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

Malcolm Allen (Milwall Football Club-London / England) 

Alan Davies (Bradford City Football Club / England)  

 

Coach: Terence Charles Yorath

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Date: April 25, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Republic of Ireland 1-USSR 0 

Venue: Dublin- Landsdowne Road

Attendance: 13,981

Referee: Alfred Kleinaitis (USA)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Stephen Staunton 60

(USSR): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (60^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Stephen Staunton scored from a free kick.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

1-Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England)  

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland) (13-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 73)

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (12-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England) 77)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France)

6-Gary Patrick Waddock (Millwall Football Club-London / England)   

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

10-David Thomas Kelly (Leicester City Football Club / England) 

9-Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: Andrew David Townsend, David Thomas Kelly

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

 

USSR:

1-Aleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov (Dynamo Moskva)

2-Sergei Aleksandrovich Fokin (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

3-Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (Dinamo Kiev)    

4-Vagiz Nazirovich Khidiatullin (Toulouse Football Club / France)

7-Andrei Vikentiyevich Zygmantovich (Dinamo Minsk)

5-Sergei Vadimovich Gorlukovich (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V. / West Germany) 

6-Vadim Nikolaevich Tishchenko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) 

9-Aleksandr Genrihovich Borodyuk (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)

8-Valery Viktorovich Broshin (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) (12-Fyodor Fedorovich Cherenkov (Spartak Moskva) 76)

11-Igor Ivanovich Belanov (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)

10-Vladimir Ivanovich Ljuty (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany) (13-Yuri Nikolaevich Savichev (Torpedo Moskva) 70)

 

Coach: Valeri Vasilevich Lobanovsky

Booked: Aleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov

 

Team Captain: Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, issue 12, December 1990

(April 25, 1990, Republic of Ireland 1-USSR 0)

Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996

(April 25, 1990, Republic of Ireland 1-USSR 0)

Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996

(April 25, 1990, Republic of Ireland 1-USSR 0)

Photo From: Official Match programme, England v. USSR, 1991

(April 25, 1990, Republic of Ireland 1-USSR 0)

Date: May 16, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Republic of Ireland 1-Finland 1

Venue: Dublin- Landsdowne Road

Attendance: 31,556

Referee: Rodger Gifford (Wales)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Kevin Sheedy 85

(Finland): Vesa Tauriainen 76

Summary of goals:

0:1 (76^th minute, Finland): A throw-in from the left side was headed out by McCarthy, Tauriainen volleyed from outside of the box.

1:1 (85^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Houghton’s cross from the right side was flicked across by a Finnish player to the left to Aldridge, his attempt hit the bar, Sheedy headed in the rebound.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 

Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England) (Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland) 67)

Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

William ‘Liam’ Brady (West Ham United Football Club-London / England) (Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 26)

John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France) (Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) 63)

Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) (John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) 56)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

 

Team Captain: William ‘Liam’ Brady (from 26^th minute Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1- This match was billed as Liam Brady’s testimonial.

2-Final cap for William ‘Liam’ Brady (72/9) (1974-1990).

 

Finland:

Olli Huttunen (Haka Valkeakoski)

Joukko Vuorela (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki) 

Ari Heikkinen (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku)

Hannu Jantti (Kuusysi Lahti) (Jukka Turunen (KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)- Kuopio) 86)

Petri Sulonen (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku)

Markku Kanvera (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki) 

Marko Myyry (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium) (Mika Aaltonen (Ilves Tampere) 58)

Pasi Tauriainen (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki)

Jari Litmanen (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) (Vesa Tauriainen (RoPS (Rovaniemen Palloseura) Rovaniemi) 70)

Petri Jarvinen (Kuusysi Lahti)

Mika-Mati Paatelainen (Dundee United Football Club / Scotland)

 

Coach : Jukka Vakkila

 

Team Captain: Olli Huttunen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Date: May 27, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Turkey 0-Republic of Ireland 0

Venue: İzmır -Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Aleksandr Kirillov (USSR)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Turkey): None

(Republic of Ireland): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Turkey:

1-Engin İpekoğlu (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

5-Kemal Serdar (Trabzonspor Kulübü) (17-Gökhan Gedikali (Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü Kulübü) 86)

4-Gökhan Keskin (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

6-Ogün Temizkanoğlu (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

2-Rıza Çalımbay (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

10-Oğuz Çetin (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

9-Mustafa Yücedağ (Sariyer Gençlik Kulübü) (15-Savaş Demiral (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 67)

8-Ünal Karaman (Malatyaspor Kulübü) (14-Mehmet Özdilek (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) 73)

3-Tugay Kerimoğlu (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

11-Metin Tekin (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

7-Feyyaz Uçar (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) (12-Hami Mandıralı (Trabzonspor Kulübü) 68)

 

Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Piontek (Germany)

Other Substitutes:

Erdal Keser (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

 

Team Captain: Rıza Çalımbay

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (Thick White Horizontal stripe in middle) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (13-Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) 67)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England) (12-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 51)

6-Gary Patrick Waddock (Millwall Football Club-London / England) (14-John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France) 51)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) (15-John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) 46)

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

10-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Other Substitutes:

David Thomas Kelly (Leicester City Football Club / England)

 

Team Captain:  Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Gary Patrick Waddock (21/3) (1980-1990).

Date: June 2, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 3 

Venue: Valetta-Ta'Qali-National Stadium

Attendance: 800

Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Malta): None

(Republic of Ireland): Niall Quinn 43, Andy Townsend 77, Frank Stapleton 87

Summary of goals:

0:1 (43^rd minute, Republic of Ireland): -

0:2 (77^th minute, Republic of Ireland): -

0:3 (87^th minute, Republic of Ireland): -

Lineups:

Malta:

1-Reginald Cini (Valetta Football Club) 

2-Silvio Vella (Rabat Ajax Football Club) (Jesmond Delia (Floriana Football Club) 62)

3-Kristian Laferla (Valetta Football Club) 

6-John Buttigieg (Brentford Football Club-London / England)

4-Joseph Galea (Rabat Ajax Football Club) (Edwin Camilleri (Hibernians Football Club-Paola) 80)

5-Martin Gregory (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) (Joseph Zarb (Valetta Football Club) 70)

8-Raymond Vella (Hamrun Spartans Football Club) 

10-Michael Degiorgio (Hamrun Spartans Football Club) 

9-David Carabott (Hibernians Football Club-Paola)  

11-Bernard Licari (Floriana Football Club) 

7-Jesmond Zerafa (Valetta Football Club) 

 

Coach: Horst Heese (West Germany)

 

Team Captain: Raymond Vella

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

 

Republic of Ireland:

1- Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England)  

2- Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 

4- David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

5- Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

3- Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

8- John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France)

6- Alan Francis McLoughlin (Swindon Town Football Club / England)

7- John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)  

11- Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) (Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 71)

9- Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England)

10- David Thomas Kelly (Leicester City Football Club / England) (Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England) 62)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

 

Team Captain: Kevin Bernard Moran

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-The shirt numbering is from a book, it’s also possible that the players wore the shirt number assigned for the World Cup (To be Verified).

2-Final cap for Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (71/20) (1976-1990).

3-First cap for Alan Francis McLoughlin.

 

 

Photo From: Ireland on the Ball, Author Donal Cullen, 1993

(June 2, 1990, Malta 0-Republic of Ireland 3)

Republic of Ireland’s 1990 World Cup Final squad

 

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland) (goalkeeper)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3- Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

6-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain)

10-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

12-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

13-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

14-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 

15- Bernard Joseph ‘Bernie’ Slaven (Middlesbrough Football Club / England) 

16-John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)  

17-Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England)

18-Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

19-David Thomas Kelly (Leicester City Football Club / England)

20-John Frederick Byrne (Le Havre Athletic Club / France)

21- Alan Francis McLoughlin (Swindon Town Football Club / England)

22-Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England) (goalkeeper)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Note:

1-The Republic of Ireland selected only two goalkeepers for the Finals squad.

2- The Republic of Ireland had the oldest average age of all the participating teams.

 

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 24 (799), June 13-19, 1990

(Republic of Ireland squad)

 

Date: June 11, 1990

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group F

Result: England 1-Republic of Ireland 1 

Venue: Cagliari – Stadio Sant'Elia, Italy

Attendance: 35,238

Referee: Aaron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

Linesmen: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden), Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Kick-off time: 21:00

Goalscorers:

(England): Gary Lineker 8

(Republic of Ireland): Kevin Sheedy 73

Summary of goals:

1:0 (8^th minute, England): Waddle’s cross from the right side was shot in by Lineker.

1:1 (73^rd minute, Republic of Ireland): Sheedy robbed the ball from McMahon and shot from the edge of the box.

Lineups:

England:

1-Peter Leslie Shilton (Derby County Football Club)

2-Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

6-Terence Ian Butcher (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

7-Bryan Robson (Manchester United Football Club)

8-Christopher Roland Waddle (Olympique de Marseille / France)

9-Peter Andrew Beardsley (Liverpool Football Club) (16-Steve McMahon (Liverpool Football Club) 69)

10-Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) (21-Stephen George Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club) 83)

11-John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

19-Paul John Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)  

 

Coach: Robert William Robson

Booked: Steve McMahon 77

 

Team Captain: Bryan Robson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1- England employed the sweeper system.

2- Peter Shilton tied Pat Jennings international record of 119 matches.

 

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3- Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) (21- Alan Francis McLoughlin (Swindon Town Football Club / England) 64)

10-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

13-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(England squad, June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Republic of Ireland squad, June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990

(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1991

(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2309, July 10, 1990

(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 25 (800), June 20-26, 1990

(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 25 (800), June 20-26, 1990

(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

 

Date: June 17, 1990

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group F

Result: Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0

Venue: Palermo – Stadio Della Favorita, Italy

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)

Linesmen: Joël Quiniou (France), Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)

Kick-off time: 17:00

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): None

(Egypt): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) (21- Alan Francis McLoughlin (Swindon Town Football Club / England) 64)

10-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) (17- Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England) 84)

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

13-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England)    

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: Christopher Barry Morris 51

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

Egypt:

1- Ahmed Shoubeir (El-Ahly)

2- Ibrahim Hassan (El-Ahly)

3- Rabie Yassin (El-Ahly)

4- Hani Ramzy (El-Ahly)

5- Hesham Yakan (El-Zamalek)

7- Ismail Youssef (El-Zamalek)

8- Magdy Abdelghani (Beira Mar Aveiro / Portugal)

16- Magdy Tolba (PAOK Saloniki / Greece) (12-Taher Abou Zaid (El-Ahly) 61)

18- Osama Orabi (El-Ahly)

20- Ahmed Abdou El-Kass (Olympia Alexandria) (10- Gamal Abdelhamid (El-Zamalek) 77)

9- Hossam Hassan (El-Ahly)

 

Coach: Mohammed El-Gohary

Booked: Ahmed Shoubeir 72

 

Team Captain: Magdy Abdelghani

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990

(June 17, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990

(June 17, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, October 1991

(June 17, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (802), June 27-July 3, 1990

(June 17, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (802), June 27-July 3, 1990

(June 17, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Egypt 0)

Date: June 21, 1990

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group F

Result: Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1 

Venue: Palermo – Stadio Della Favorita, Italy  

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Linesmen: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria), Richard Lorenc (Australia)

Kick-off time: 21:00

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Ruud Gullit 10

(Republic of Ireland): Niall Quinn 71

Summary of goals:

1:0 (10^th minute, Holland): Gulllit made a combination play with Kieft and shot from the right side.

1:1 (71^st minute, Republic of Ireland): Bonner took a long punt, van Aerle attempted to pass back to van Breukelen, but he could only parry and not save, Quinn knocked in the loose ball.

Lineups:

Holland:

1-Johannes Franciscus ‘Hans’ van Breukelen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

2-Hubertus Aegidius Hermanus ‘Berry’ van Aerle (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

3- Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

4-Ronald Koeman (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

5-Adrianus Andreas ‘Adri’ van Tiggelen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium)

6-Jan Jacobus Wouters (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

9-Marcel ‘Marco’ van Basten (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

10-Rudi Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) 

11-Richard Pieter Witschge (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (18- Arnold Hendricus ‘Henk’ Fräser (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade) 58)

12-Willem Cornelis Nicolaas ‘Wim’ Kieft (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (19- Johannes Maria ‘John ‘van Loen (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade) 78)

17-Johannes Paulus ‘Hans’ Gillhaus (Aberdeen Football Club / Scotland)

                  

Coach: Leo Beenhakker

Booked: Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard 43

 

Team Captain: Rudi Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

 

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) (6-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) 62)

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) (10- Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) 62)

13-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

17-Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England)

                  

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (804), June 27-July 3, 1990

(June 21, 1990, World Cup, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (804), June 27-July 3, 1990

(June 21, 1990, World Cup, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (804), June 27-July 3, 1990

(June 21, 1990, World Cup, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (806), July 4-10, 1990

(June 21, 1990, World Cup, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2309, July 10, 1990

(June 21, 1990, World Cup, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, de histoire van oranje, 1989-1995, Authors: Matty Verkamman and Henk Mees

(Holland squad, June 21, 1990, World Cup, Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 1

 

Date: June 25, 1990

Competition: FIFA World Cup- Second Round

Result: Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0 (After Extra Time) (The Republic of Ireland won 5-4 on a penalty Kick shoot-out.)

Venue: Genoa – Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Marassi), Italy  

Attendance: 31,818

Referee: José Ramiz Wright (Brazil)

Linesmen: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay), Jassim Mandi Abdulrahman (Bahrain)

Kick-off time: 17:00

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): None

(Egypt): None

Summary of goals:

-

Sequence of Penalty kicks:

Romania: Gheorghe Hagi (0-1), Danut Lupu (1-2), Iosif Rotariu (2-3), Ioan Lupescu (3-4), Daniel Timofte (missed) (4-4),

Republic of Ireland: Kevin Sheedy (1-1), Ray Houghton (2-2), Andy Townsend (3-3), Tony Cascarino (4-4), David O'Leary (5-4)

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England) (12- David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 94)

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) (10- Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) 22)

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

13-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

17-Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: John William Aldridge 21, Paul McGrath 108

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-The Republic of Ireland was the first team to advance the Quarterfinals of a World Cup without winning a single game.

 

Romania:

1-Silviu Lung (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti) 

2-Mircea Rednic (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti)   

3-Michael Klein (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti)   

4-Ioan Andone (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti)   

5-Iosif Rotariu (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti) 

6-Gheorghe Popescu (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)  

8-Ioan Ovidiu Sabau (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti) (16-Daniel Timofte (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti) 98)

10-Gheorghe Hagi (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti) 

14-Florin Valeriu Raducioiu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti) (11-Danut Lupu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti) 74)

18-Gavril Pelé Balint (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti) 

21-Ioan Angelo Lupescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucuresti)

 

Coach: Emerich Jenei

Booked: Gheorge Hagi 113, Danut Lupu 116

 

Team Captain: Silviu Lung

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow (Red/Blue at the sleeves) Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 8, August 1990

(June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (808), July 4-10, 1990

(June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (808), July 4-10, 1990

(June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (808), July 4-10, 1990

(June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (808), July 4-10, 1990

(June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2310, July 17, 1990

(June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Photo From: Republic of Ireland, Gifted in Green, Author: Adam Ward

(Republic of Ireland squad, June 25, 1990, World Cup, Republic of Ireland 0-Romania 0)

Date: June 30, 1990

Competition: FIFA World Cup- Quarterfinals

Result: Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0

Venue: Roma-Lo Stadio Olimpico, Italy  

Attendance: 73,303

Referee: Carlos Alberto Silva Valente (Portugal)

Linesmen: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica), Armando Perez Hoyos (Colombia)

Kick-off time: 21:00

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Salvatore Schillaci 38

(Republic of Ireland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (38^th minute, Italy): Bonner parried Donadoni’s shot, Schillai on the left side, knocked in the rebound.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)      

2-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

3- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

4-Luigi de Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

6-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)     

7-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

11-Fernando de Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

13-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma) (9-Carlo Ancelotti (Associazione Calcio Milan) 62)

15-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (20-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 70)

17-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

19-Salvatore Schillaci (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

 

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Booked: Luigi De Agostini 35

Other Substitutes:

12-Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Pietro Vierchowod (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

21-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

 

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)  

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)  

9-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) (16- John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) 78)

11- Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

13-Andrew David Townsend (Norwich City Football Club / England) 

17-Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England) (10- Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) 53)

                  

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: Kevin Bernard Moran 43

 

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 8, August 1990

(June 30, 1990, World Cup, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1990

(June 30, 1990, World Cup, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (805), July 4-10, 1990

(June 30, 1990, World Cup, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (805), July 4-10, 1990

(June 30, 1990, World Cup, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2310, July 17, 1990

(June 30, 1990, World Cup, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer 

(Italy squad, June 30, 1990, World Cup, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0)