<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: Umqeqeshi weRiphabhlikhi yase-Ireland uMartin ONeill uncome ukuzethemba kwabadlali bakhe ngemuva kokubabona belwa ukuze bathole umdlalo obalulekile wokulungiselela i-Euro 2016 bebhekene nePoland. I-Ireland ibukeka ibhekene nokwehlulwa okudabukisayo njengoba umhlangano weQembu D ungene ngesikhathi sokulinda kanti amaPoland asondele ngamaphuzu amathathu engeziwe ukwengeza kwayishumi abebewatholile emidlalweni yabo emine yokuqala. Kodwa-ke, amadoda ka-ONeill athola umfutho wokugcina wokusindisa iphuzu lapho ushintsho uShane Long efika ekhaya ngomzuzu wama-91 wokulinganisa ukwenza kube ngu-1-1 futhi aqinisekise ukuthi impango yabiwa e-Aviva Stadium. Umqeqeshi weRiphabhliki yase-Ireland uMartin ONeill wancoma ukuzethemba kwabadlali bakhe ngemuva kokulingana nePoland. I-Ireland ithole iphuzu ngemuva kokuthi ibonakale isizobhekana nokwehlulwa okwalimaza emdlalweni weQembu D. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi umyalezo wawuyini ngesikhathi sokuphumula ngemva kwemizuzu engu-45 evamile eqenjini lakhe, u-ONeill wathi: Vele ugcine ukuzethemba, lokho kubaluleke kakhulu, kubaluleke kakhulu. Sasicabanga ukuthi asizenzelanga ubulungisa engxenyeni yokuqala. Kodwa kumelwe ugcine ukuzethemba kwakho, lokho kubaluleke kakhulu ohlangothini. Lokho kwakuwumyalezo, Yazini ukuthi nisesemdlalweni, ukuthi singenza kangcono, kangcono kakhulu, singathuthuka. Sasinikeze umgomo obuthakathaka kakhulu ngokombono wethu, wasenza sahlehla okwesikhashana, kodwa ngokuqinisekile sasingakwenza. Abadlali babhekana nesimo, okwakuhle kakhulu. Ukuthi ukuzethemba kwakubaluleke ngempela. IPoland, iphuzu elihle elikude nekhaya ngokwalokho abakuthandayo, kodwa sisekhona kahle kuyo. I-Ireland ayibanga nethonya elincane ngaphambi kwekhefu futhi yazithola isemuva ku-Slawomir Peszko ngomzuzu wama-26 ngemuva kokuthi asebenzise iphutha lomvikeli wesikhashana uRobbie Brady. Kodwa iqembu lasekhaya laphakama ngemva kokuqala kabusha futhi ngemva kokuba uBrady noRobbie Keane bobabili behlasele isigxobo, uLong washaya ngokufa ukuze alinganise. UShane Long uyabaleka egubha ngemuva kokushaya igoli lokulinganisa eqenjini lakhe emdlalweni weQembu D. ULong uhalaliselwa uJohn OShea kwesokudla...  <response>: IRiphabhliki yase-Ireland ilingane nePoland ngo 1-1 emdlalweni wabo weQembu D. Umphathi uMartin ONeill uncome ukuzethemba kwabadlali bakhe. Babukeka bebheke ekunqobeni ngaphambi kokuba uShane Long alinganise sekwephuzile. 