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Uefa Nations League: France fight back against Germany while Wales beat Republic of Ireland

Re-live the action from tonight's fixtures in Dublin and Paris

Harry Latham-Coyle
Tuesday 16 October 2018 22:16 BST
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Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the second half as world champions France came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in their Nations League clash and increase the pressure on Joachim Low.

Germany looked to have produced the required response from a 3-0 defeat in Holland on Saturday, which left them in danger of relegation, as Toni Kroos slotted in a penalty just before the break.

Les Bleus, though, regrouped following the restart, as Griezmann equalised just after the hour with a well-taken looping header.

The Atletico Madrid frontman then kept his cool to convert from the spot with 10 minutes left following a somewhat controversial penalty.

It was a sixth defeat in the past 10 games for Low's squad, who crashed out of the group stages at the World Cup in Russia and remain bottom of their Nations League table with just one point from three matches.

France, meanwhile, look set to progress as winners of Group One, now they are four points clear of Holland.

Elsewhere, Harry Wilson curled home a stunning free-kick as Ryan Giggs' Welsh understudies made light of the absence of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey to deepen the Republic of Ireland's woes.

The Derby winger left keeper Darren Randolph rooted to the spot as his 58th-minute strike secured a 1-0 Nations League victory for Wales.

The result piled the pressure on Ireland boss Martin O'Neill amid boos on the final whistle at the Aviva Stadium.

Re-live the action below:

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Ireland 0-1 Wales, 90 + 3 minutes

Into the dying embers in Dublin, and Wales miss an excellent opportunity to seal it on the counter.

Ireland win a corner with time expired. Darren Randolph is up there for it.

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IT COMES TO NOTHING, AND RYAN GIGGS' YOUNG WALES SIDE HAVE SECURED AN EXCELLENT 1-0 AWAY WIN.

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That's all from us here tonight. Make sure you stay up to date with The Independent for all the reaction, fallout and analysis of tonight's fixtures and all of the other international action of the past week.

I've been Harry Latham-Coyle - thank you for joining me.

Harry Latham-Coyle16 October 2018 21:43

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