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Celebrations after Ireland's goal. Ryan Byrne/INPHO

Ireland secure scrappy win over Hungary to keep 100% Nations League record

A 65th-minute own goal saw Ireland win 1-0 at a freezing Tallaght Stadium.

Republic of Ireland 1

Hungary 0

THE 65TH-MINUTE GOAL at a freezing Tallaght Stadium perfectly summed up the entire game: scrappy.

It was Hungary captain Henrietta Csiszár who broke the deadlock, but it was into her own net.

The electric Heather Payne sent a delivery in from the right, but like so many times before, it looked like nothing would come off it.

It just was not happening.

Until goalkeeper Réka Szocs spilled the ball, and Csiszár hammered her clearance wrongly home.

The crowd erupted — the attendance was just 6,752, despite the FAI saying all tickets were again sold — but Ireland’s celebrations were relatively subdued.

Relief was the overriding feeling.

It was ultimately a case of job done. Just about.

This was below-par, to say the least, but Ireland keep their 100% record in Group B1 of the Uefa Women’s Nations League. With promotion to League A already secured, that’s now five wins from five for interim head coach Eileen Gleeson.

The teams’ 18-place chasm in the Fifa World Rankings was far from evident tonight: Hungary are 42nd, 18 places below Ireland. They were much-improved from the 4-0 defeat in Budapest, when Margret Kratz’s side were without some of their big names due to illness.

Gleeson made four changes from the 1-0 win in Albania that sealed promotion. She stuck with her 3-5-2-1 formation for the most part, with Ruesha Litlejohn returning to midfield, Megan Connolly starting at centre-half, and Payne and Izzy Atkinson the (often alternating) wide players. Katie McCabe and Denise O’Sullivan continued in higher roles, while Kyra Carusa was the focal point in attack.

Diane Caldwell, Sinead Farrelly, Abbie Larkin and Erin McLaughlin all dropped out of the XI, with Lily Agg, Saoirse Noonan and new teenage recruit Freya Healy not included in the matchday 23.

Amidst bitterly cold conditions, both team’s players gave their jackets to the mascots through the pre-match formalities, before slowly warming into the action.

One moment early on summed up a poor first half. Katie McCabe tried to get away from Dóra Zeller with a back heel, but the Hungarian attacker frustrated — and likely surprised — the Irish captain by winning the ball back.

McCabe’s side, though, assumed control, as expected. Their first real chance arrived in the 12th minute, but Carusa hit the side-netting after capitalising on a sloppy Laura Kovács backpass.

They successfully found width in the opening exchanges, with Payne and Atkinson lively. O’Sullivan headed over a pinpoint delivery from the latter, while they tried to threaten on several occasions, but Ireland turned ragged in possession thereafter.

The physical Hungarians certainly frustrated their hosts, but much of their errors were unforced as they were clogged and disjointed. Kratz’s side, too, pressed high and posed a threat in attack, with Courtney Brosnan saving a Evelin Fenyvesi effort, Csiszár blazing over and, fortunately for Ireland, a dangerous Viktótia Szabó ball across goal ultimately going uncontested.

katie-mccabe-and-emoke-papai Ireland’s Katie McCabe and Emőke Pápai of Hungary. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

At the other end, McCabe’s call for a penalty went unanswered, the industrious Littlejohn lifted over and Szocs brilliantly denied O’Sullivan amidst a golden opportunity to hit the front in the 36th minute. The North Carolina Courage captain was slipped through by Player of the Match Payne, but Szocs crucially saved with her foot.

It was the pick of Ireland’s changes as the half petered out: Caitlin Hayes did float a header wide from a Connolly corner and Carusa tried to make things happen up top, but to no avail. Lilla Turáni produced a big tackle on McCabe, while Louise Quinn stepped up with a block to cut out a Hungarian counterattack.

The game restarted in a similar vein. It was scrappy and relatively even; Hungary energised by fresh legs and Ireland faltering. Brosnan comfortably claimed a Zeller effort, before substitute Emőke Papai ambitiously let fly from distance with the ‘keeper off her line.

Set-piece followed set-piece from there, with Connolly and McCabe kept busy. Tackles continued to fly in, while Gleeson turned to Lucy Quinn, Jamie Finn and Sinead Farrelly from the bench. Farrelly was the victim of one heavy tackle, but shook it off to knit play together and add composure.

McCabe moved to left-wing back, with Atkinson departing, and the captain made amends for her earlier robbery with a sublime turn. That, and chants of ‘We’ve Got McCabe’ were highlights on an untypical quiet night, while another Hayes header was ultimately as close as Ireland came in the second half — until that 65th-minute opener, in which Farrelly was prominent.

Hungary looked to respond immediately, and continued to frustrate Ireland.

Zeller hit the sidenetting after an important deflection off Connolly, while the Girls In Green prodded and probed, but that was that.

Job done. Just about.

They round out an historic 2023 against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on Tuesday.

The North beat Albania 4-0 earlier today to get their noses in front in the race for second place.

IRELAND: Courtney Brosnan; Caitlin Hayes, Louise Quinn, Megan Connolly; Heather Payne, Ruesha Littlejohn (Jamie Finn 56), Tyler Toland (Sinead Farrelly 64), Izzy Atkinson (Lucy Quinn 56); Denise O’Sullivan, Katie McCabe (captain); Kyra Carusa.

HUNGARY: Réka Szocs; Laura Kovács (Boglárka Vida 72), Lilla Turányi, Hanna Németh, Diána Németh; Luca Papp, Henrietta Csiszár (captain) (Dora Sule 81), Dóra Zeller, Evelin Fenyvesi (Emőke Papai HT), Viktória Szabó (Zsanett Kaján 81); Fanni Vachter (Bernadett Zágor HT).

Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands).

Written by Emma Duffy and posted on the42.ie

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    Mute Abbie Cranky
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    Nov 24th 2018, 6:32 PM

    This dope deserved it.

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    Mute MyDreamEscapade
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    Nov 24th 2018, 6:45 PM

    @Abbie Cranky: absolutely

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    Nov 24th 2018, 6:55 PM

    @Abbie Cranky: he was a Christian who went there to try and convert them. Idiot.

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    Mute David Stapleton
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    Nov 24th 2018, 6:56 PM

    @MyDreamEscapade: sorry, just in case I am misunderstood, the idiot comment was about the guy who was killed…

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:09 PM

    @Abbie Cranky: I don’t believe he was trying to do them any harm, he was just a little narrow minded and thought they would appreciate him bringing the word of God simply because he himself appreciated knowing about Christianity. I don’t think he deserved that to happen to him anymore than a man or woman deserves to get mugged or raped or murdered for going down a well know darkly lit dangerous alley at night time knowing the possible consequences in advance or a surfer/swimmer deserves to get mauled by a shark for daring to swim in the ocean or a mother deserves to have her toddler taken and eaten alive by a dingo when camping in the bush. He might have been a bit clueless but he didn’t deserve that to happen to him anymore than that tribe deserve to be interrupted again.

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    Mute Kay Murphy
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    Nov 24th 2018, 8:01 PM

    @John Mullin: He showed absolute disrespect to their wishes and had been warned off enough. Instead of Evangelist read Fundamentalist!

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    Nov 24th 2018, 8:22 PM

    @John Mullin: John, he risked wiping the tribe out by exposing them to viruses and illnesses that they’ve no immunity to. No matter what his intentions were, he was unbelievably selfish exposing them to that risk.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 8:26 PM

    @Kay Murphy: So showing disrespect deserves a death sentence?

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    Nov 24th 2018, 8:30 PM

    Is victim blaming OK now? Hard to keep up

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    Mute Graham Light
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    Nov 24th 2018, 8:38 PM

    @Karen Lord: Unfortuntely we arent 100% sure why the islanders behave in such fashion but going to an island reported since the late 17th century to be hostile was a level of stupidity I cant even comprehend. However saying that Christianity has been merely looked upon from a very narrow perspective without looking at its achivements in Art, science, Architecture and philosophy etc etc. Also is murdering someone considered a crime on a island without law as we understand?

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:43 PM

    @David Stapleton: I know…..he knew the dangers….typical American arrogance

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    Nov 25th 2018, 8:16 AM

    @John Mullin: arrow minded !!

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    Nov 27th 2018, 10:04 AM

    @eamonn farrell: ouch!

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    Nov 27th 2018, 10:07 AM

    @Robert Callaghan: exactly. Victim blaming is perfectly ok if it is a man, the victim is religious or if the person is in any way associated with Trump or anything connected with that which rivals US Democrats agenda

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    Nov 27th 2018, 10:14 AM

    @FrustratedASDMum: & @kaymurphy. I know he was selfish but more ignorant than selfish. Just as the mother of the baby eaten by dingoes had been warned not to go camping in the Bush but I still believe she didn’t deserve to lose her baby, just like a rape victim would have been warned in advance not to go down dark alleys in the most dangerous parts of South Africa and then does it anyway while drunk and at night wearing very little clothes. Are we saying that he/she deserves that? I certainly am not and before anyone says it’s not the same thing then I know… no two incidents are ever, ever the exact same but these examples are all relative. We can’t just pick and choose when it’s ok to victim blame.

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    Nov 27th 2018, 4:27 PM

    @John Mullin: He went to the island. Got arrows fired at him while shouting “My name is John. I love you and Jesus loves you.” That clearly wasn’t enough of a warning as he returned the next day for more of the same and it didn’t end well. Not exactly a genius.

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    Nov 27th 2018, 7:46 PM

    @Jonathan Foley: that’s exactly my point, he was naive or simple minded but not evil like some here are painting the poor man. He didn’t deserve that ending

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:19 PM

    Aside from this tragic incident it is fascinating that there are tribes that civilisation hasn’t reached..

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    Nov 25th 2018, 10:15 AM

    @Stephen Duffy: amazing with only 50 inhabitants how they haven’t wiped themselves out

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:26 PM

    Its a lot like Dalkey really isn’t it.

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    Nov 25th 2018, 12:06 AM

    @Dave O’Hanlon: no the Islanders are real people

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    Nov 25th 2018, 12:10 AM

    @Thomas Devlin: the same isolated tribe as those who ate Michael Rockefeller

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    Nov 24th 2018, 6:52 PM

    Nice article oh wait its a copy paste!

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:46 PM

    Christianity. Ruining lives since the year 0.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:55 PM

    @The Supreme Being: Depends on what calender you work off

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    Nov 24th 2018, 6:56 PM

    And the Award of fool of the year goes to…….” Drum roll please”………John Allen Chau. Unfortunately John cant be here with us today to collect his award. Anyway I think we can all agree, leave the Sentinelese alone they dont want to have anything to do with us. The diseases we carry will kill them and we dont need another “Human Safari” sure we have the once nobel Jarawa tribe for that, who line up beside the road now begging for sweets while tourist take photos of them.Good times

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:12 PM

    Ffs no wonder they don’t want any thing to do with the outside world for it was the British that put them in display in Calcutta zoo for the public in 1857

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:16 PM

    @Tom Ryan: Infact they apparently went on display before that in Australia ,two died if my memory serves me right and the other three returned, however saying that their notoriety was well known before that.

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    Nov 25th 2018, 9:25 AM

    @Graham Light: back to the days of Marco Polo who was not welcomed either.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:09 PM

    There is a great thread on Twitter with some of the history and rewritten history of these islands and links to the YouTube videos of the guy who did “befriend” them with coconuts

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:15 PM

    @Jeanniejampots: I think what your talking about happened in the 70s and should have never happened. They didnt befriend them, They just wanted the coconuts as they dont grow on the island. Also as soon as they had the coconuts they began to get aggressive again. Apparently the males start to shake their genitals around before they attack, so a bit like Copperface Jacks

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:17 PM

    @Graham Light: totally agree! hence the “” in befriend. Should just have been left alone which was the theme of the thread.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:14 PM

    While there is little doubt that this guy got what was coming to him, others ended up on the island not by choice but by storm or shipwreck, do these people deserve to have their lives protected. There is a huge moral debate, that is bypassed by the fact that this was an adult who we assume made an informed decision and is responsible for the consequences of his actions.

    However a little further south in the Andaman sea live the isolated Jawara tribe who, for several reasons, are suspected of the ritual killing babies of widows, and in one case, the killing of a baby of an unmarried mother as the baby was paler then normal. The question here, and the debate, is whether it is appropriate to ignore these activities or to interfere with the lives and ancient rituals of peoples. It does open up a moral debate (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/world/asia/india-jarawas-child-murder.html) which can be hard to reconcile with modern declared human rights.

    Thankfully this seems to be a case where the human knew what he was doing and the risks – but what if a plane were to crash or a ship to wreck near the island?

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:44 PM

    @Niall Ó Cofaigh:Sorry and I dont want to sound brunt but these allegations are unfounded and only came to light after the Jawara trail i.e human safari was closed in India. Since these allegations the trail has been reopened and the Jawara have continued to die from diseases from tourists while fed sweets from the side of the road.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:17 PM

    We live in a mad oul place, they go to great lengths to track and kill animals like not too long ago a tiger for killing people but if these “untouched” islanders kill people it’s all about leaving them alone and “that guy was an idiot”. Before anyone gets on their high horse about my comment I’m simply just pointing to how we have no idea how to deal with these things really and it’s just a case of mob rule or majority votes.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 7:30 PM

    @David Daly: Not too long ago we jailed gay men in this country but I think I understand what you are trying to say. However the difference being these people live in a very remote location and pose no danger to anybody they cant leave the island.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:06 PM

    @Graham Light: just the same as a bear or a lion can’t hold a gun. Put yourself in a dangerous position either known or unwittingly, you can’t put a blame on someone or something in these cases. Killing the animal isn’t going to send a message to the animal kingdom. I was just making the point that we seem to demand action in some cases but others were quite happy to sit back but it’s based on absolutely nothing. These guys killed that man because that’s what they do, bears kill people because that’s what they do but there would be a manhunt to find the bear. I dunno just an observation

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    Nov 24th 2018, 10:27 PM

    Carpet bombing is required to protect American lives.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 9:12 PM

    No very valid point and I cant argue with your logic. All I can say is I dont believe the lion nor the Bear should be destroyed. Respect should be given for such magnificent beasts and unfortunately although rare these events happen.

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    Nov 24th 2018, 11:25 PM

    I agree he shouldn’t have been there but if he was a loved one of mine unfortunately I’d have no choice but to wipe that tribe out, just as I would if I had a child and he was bitten by snake then the snake would die. I’d probably send in some diseased fruit.

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    Nov 25th 2018, 12:02 AM

    @paul jones: so, if bitten by a snake, you’d kill the snake. But, if attacked by a man, you’d wipe out their entire ethnicity?

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    Nov 25th 2018, 12:34 AM

    @Graham Light I rest my case

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    Nov 25th 2018, 4:17 AM

    @Brian Ó Dálaigh: yes

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    Nov 25th 2018, 10:55 AM

    And this is the word of the Lord.

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    Nov 25th 2018, 12:00 PM

    50 people, must be like our indigenous tribe interbred.

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