Match Report
0 points for Gibraltar (5th), 6 for Republic of Ireland (4th): a 6-point gap. On recent form Gibraltar sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Gibraltar were scoring 0 and conceding 5.13, Republic of Ireland 1.13 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Gibraltar entered with seven losses in a row. Defeat had followed defeat for Republic of Ireland — three in succession.
Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. C. Ciochirca officiated: 77 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Republic of Ireland led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.