‘6 big chances, 92 Touches, 100% dribbles’: Kelleher excels with 5 saves, Dominik Szoboszlai’s ‘heroic efforts’ are in vain as the Republic of Ireland defeats Hungary; Diogo Jota scores a ‘crucial goal’ for Portugal with a penalty

Their 14-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday when they lost 2-1 to Ireland on the road in their penultimate warm-up game before Euro 2024. However, Marco Rossi, the manager of Hungary, was more unhappy with the way his team gave up a late goal.

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After Adam Lang’s equaliser for Hungary just before halftime and Adam Idah’s first goal for the home team, Troy Parrott’s extra-time goal gave Ireland an unexpected victory.

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“You cannot give up a goal like that in the ninetieth minute.” “We wanted to win, but we have to learn to be content with a draw if we can’t score the game-winning goal,” Rossi said.

Hungary’s last Nations League defeat came in a September 2022 matchup with Italy. Despite leading their Euro qualification group, they lost to an opponent from outside the European Championship, ending the longest continuous undefeated streak of any European nation.

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Jota of Liverpool scored a penalty in stoppage time of the first half in Lisbon, but the team substituted him at the break as Portugal won the first of their three warm-up games ahead of Euro 2024.

Meanwhile, in a match between two Reds, the Republic of Ireland, under the leadership of Caoimhin Kelleher, defeated a Hungarian squad, captained by Dominik Szoboszlai, 2-1.

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Both Kelleher and Szoboszlai started and finished the friendly in Dublin, but Troy Parrott of Ireland scored a late goal to end it.

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