OTD: Ireland 1-0 Germany - 8 October, 2015 - Shane Long keeps Ireland qualification hopes alive
On 8 October 2015 at the Aviva Stadium, Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland beat world champions Germany 1-0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier.
Germany arrive as group leaders, Ireland need a result to keep automatic qualification alive with a game still to play.
The starting goalkeeper lasts only so long before going off injured. Darren Randolph takes the gloves, and his long kick becomes the turning point. On 70 minutes substitute Shane Long meets the clearance, races clear, and finishes past Manuel Neuer, and the Aviva erupts.
It is a chaotic and defiant performance from Ireland, who eventually also nick a goal, this is a textbook smash and grab against the world champions and it leaves Group D wide open with a match left - the top 3 split by just one point.
In the end, Germany finish first in Group D on 22 points. Poland take second on 21, and Ireland end third on 18 and go to the play-offs.
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