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Republic of Ireland beat Italy 1-0 to seal progress to last 16

Xinhua, June 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

Robbie Brady's late header gifted Republic of Ireland 1-0 victory over Italy to guarantee the place in the last 16 of EURO 2016 at Stade Pierre Mauroy here on Wednesday.

The decisive goal came in the 85th minute when Robbie Brady made a superb run into the box and arrived to meet substitute Wes Hoolahan's right-wing cross with a firm header past Italy goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu.

Republic of Ireland were positive in the whole match and created a lot of chances.

Jeff Hendrick sent long shots for several times just wide. Darryl Murphy met Robbie Brady's left-wing corner with a firm header which Sirigu tipped over the bar on 21 minutes.

Meanwhile, Italy lost some good opportunities to score.

In the 43th minute, forward Ciro Immobile made room for a shot on the edge of the penalty area but his decent strike missed the target.

Ten minutes later, striker Simone Zaza shot a strong volley but the ball flashed over the bar.

Substitute Lorenzo Insigne almost scored but saw the ball rebound off the post on the 77th minute.

Italy qualified as group winners and will face Spain on Monday at the Stade de France. Endit