Eight goals, no reply: Ireland overwhelm Lithuania
The Republic of Ireland turned European Championship qualifying into an emphatic one-sided affair, beating Lithuania 8-0.
“We kept going.”
The Republic of Ireland scored eight times and conceded none against Lithuania, a qualifying scoreline with little room for ambiguity. Their 8-0 win on 6 September made the gap between the sides the whole story: Ireland’s goals arrived in a stream, while Lithuania had no reply.
Eight is a striking tally in any international fixture. Here it was also the final margin, leaving no late drama to complicate the verdict. Ireland’s display gave the crowd plenty to savour; Lithuania were left with the long task of absorbing a defeat that offers no comfort in the arithmetic.
The result came in European Championship qualifying, where the points matter as much as the spectacle. Ireland took both in emphatic fashion. For one night, the table’s finer calculations could wait: 8-0 said enough.