Lucky, so luck wins it for the french,Anelkas strike takes a massive deflection,Ireland pushed them off the pitch for 70 minutes but that wont be good enough,It shows that at the end of the day defending isnt enough, you need to score,and have an attcking option, Ireland has no plan B ,Trappatonis tactics are now dust

Very disappointing result for Ireland. For anybody who put a bet on the game, you might find this article an interesting read: http://bit.ly/259yOs

It’s from the Right2Bet campaign website and it goes into detail about how much money you could have lost from your winnings because of where you happen to be based in the EU. Pretty topical at the moment for the Irish and the French given Paddy Power’s recent foray into the French gambling market, I reckon. There’s also a petition on the Right2Bet site to get fairer rules across the EU, which will get presented to the EU Commission once it reaches 1million: I’d encourage you to sign it if you think you’ve been burnt by these unfair rules.