UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

GIBRALTAR V IRELAND Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, KO 5.0pm LAST MEETING

September 4, 2015, Faro Euro 2016 qualifier

Gibraltar 0 IRELAND 4

Gibraltar: Perez; Garcia, Barnett, R.Chipolina, J.Chipolina; Sergeant, Walker, Bardon, K.Casciaro (Gosling 61); L.Casciaro, Duarte (Yome 73) Given; Christie, O’Shea, Clark, Brady; Whelan, McCarthy (Quinn 70); Walters, Hendrick, Hoolahan (McGeady 77); Keane (Long 70, 7) Goals: Christie 26, Keane 49 & 51, Long 79

STAT ATTACK

Gibraltar’s highest profile ex-international is Danny Higginbotham, the former Manchester United, Stoke and Sunderland defender turned incisive analyst and pundit. His debut coming in 2014 at the age of 34. He qualified through his family background and then coach Allen Bula is his uncle. Gibraltar’s manager is Julio César Ribas, a Uruguayan who has managed Oman and played 15 times for his country during his playing career. He was in charge of the Lincoln Red Imps team that shocked Celtic at the Victoria Stadium in Brendan Rodgers’ first match in charge Glenn Whelan is the oldest member of the Irish travelling squad after his surprise return to the international fold. Indeed, he’s the only travelling squad member that was born before Mick McCarthy’s Ireland debut against Poland in May 1984. Whelan was born in January 1984.