"Ireland travelled to Lisbon in hope 30 years ago and suffered a heavy defeat that brought an end to the golden years The coup de g râce for the Jack Charlton era came on a football field in England as a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in a one-leg play-off for Euro '96 ended in defeat. But the most damaging blow to his time as manager came in Lisbon 30 years ago, a 3-0 capitulation to Portugal, one of the worst nights from those starry times."
"The coup de g râce for the Jack Charlton era came on a football field in England as a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in a one-leg play-off for Euro '96 ended in defeat. But the most damaging blow to his time as manager came in Lisbon 30 years ago, a 3-0 capitulation to Portugal, one of the worst nights from those starry times."
Ireland travelled to Lisbon 30 years ago with hope but suffered a heavy defeat that marked the end of the golden years. The Jack Charlton era experienced a decisive blow with a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands in a one-leg play-off for Euro '96 held in England. The most damaging moment came in Lisbon, where a 3-0 capitulation to Portugal represented one of the worst nights of that successful period. The combination of the play-off defeat and the Lisbon rout effectively closed the high point of the team’s achievements under Charlton.
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