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Ireland (22) 22
Tries: Crowley, Hansen, McCarthy Cons: Crowley 2 Drop-goal: Crowley
Argentina (9) 19
Tries: Mallia Cons: Albornoz Pens: Albornoz 4
Ireland responded to a archetypal location decision successful much than 3 years with a 22-19 triumph implicit Argentina astatine Aviva Stadium contempt doubly being reduced to 14 men.
After losing to New Zealand to commencement their autumn run past week, the hosts scored 2 tries successful the opening 5 minutes and 3 crossed the archetypal half, portion Argentina answered done a trio of penalties from fig 10 Tomas Albornoz earlier the break.
The visitors scored each 10 points successful the 2nd half, including a fabulous effort from Juan Cruz Mallia, but ne'er led connected the nighttime that prop Cian Healy equalled Brian O'Driscoll's Irish headdress grounds from the bench.
On a nighttime they volition rue their inability to marque the astir of Irish ill-discipline, they spent the last moments of the contention camped successful the absorption 22 but knocked connected to extremity the game.
The Pumas volition decorativeness their bluish hemisphere circuit with a sojourn to France adjacent Friday nighttime while, a time later, Ireland big Fiji successful the 3rd of their 4 autumn internationals.
Having had their 19-game winning streak successful Dublin halted by the All Blacks a week before, Ireland would person sought a speedy commencement to easiness immoderate unit built done 7 days of scrutiny.
While they got conscionable that done a brace of tries successful the opening 5 minutes, the visitors volition beryllium near wondering what mightiness person been had Matias Moroni not been sent to the misdeed bin successful the 2nd minute, the archetypal of 2 cards for each side.
The Argentina centre had crossed the enactment conscionable moments earlier being shown the yellow, his precocious tackle connected Jack Crowley bringing the treble stroke of a disallowed people and 10 minutes connected the sidelines.
Ireland were speedy to instrumentality advantage, crossing the enactment doubly arsenic the centre watched on.
The archetypal came straight from the consequent penalty, Crowley darting crossed aft Ronan Kelleher had been stopped short, with the 2nd arriving lone moments aboriginal from an onslaught launched straight from the consequent restart.
With centres Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose some carrying well, the shot was dispersed to Tadhg Beirne whose popped walk wrong to Mack Hansen saw Ireland unfastened up a two-score lead.
Argentina got connected the committee erstwhile Albornoz punished a Henshaw offside but arsenic Moroni returned his broadside trailed 12-3. The centre rapidly played his portion successful dislodging the shot from Beirne's manus arsenic helium tried to crushed for the score.
To reason a frantic opening 17 minutes, it was Ireland past reduced to 14 erstwhile Finlay Bealham was sent to the bin for a croc rotation connected his chap prop Joel Scalvi but the visitors could not instrumentality vantage arsenic Ireland had previously.
Albornoz kicked different brace of penalties during the Connacht man's lack but, with a Crowley drop-goal successful between, Ireland were inactive 15-9 up erstwhile restored to 15.
McCarthy's try, again started from the line-out, edged Farrell's broadside further up but their subject remained an issue.
Having been whistled excessively often against the All Blacks, they conceded six penalties successful the archetypal half, including 3 successful speedy succession successful the last infinitesimal of the half, but Argentina could not marque them pay.
If Argentina started the 2nd fractional successful request of inspiration, it was provided by Toulouse full-back Juan Cruz Mallia whose superb solo effort was capped by a superb measurement connected Hansen, portion Ireland continued to conflict with their discipline.
After the flurry of penalties wrong their 22 to extremity the archetypal half, erstwhile McCarthy strayed offside during different spell of Argentine pressure, the fastener was the 2nd Ireland subordinate sent to the bin.
With a punishment number that deed treble digits arsenic aboriginal arsenic the 54th minute, Ireland were surviving dangerously but, arsenic McCarthy returned, the effort from the tee that had instantly followed the yellowish paper was each Argentina could muster successful his absence.
The nonaccomplishment to property location their numerical vantage for a 2nd clip seemed to instrumentality the steam from the visitor's complaint with Farrell turning to seat that included some ends of the spectrum successful presumption of experience.
Prop Thomas Clarkson and fly-half Sam Prendergast made their debuts arsenic replacements crossed the last fractional hour, portion Healy's record-equalling headdress was his 133rd.
When, with 5 minutes remaining, Francisco Gomez Kodela was shown the game's 4th yellowish card, Ireland's efforts to spot retired were aided but the triumph was not sealed until an Argentinian knock-on heavy successful the absorption 22 with 82 minutes connected the clock.
Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; Crowley, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Bealham; McCarthy, Ryan; Beirne, Van der Flier, Doris (capt).
Replacements: Herring, Healy, Clarkson, Baird, O’Mahony, Casey, Prendergast, Osborne.
Yellow cards: Bealham, McCarthy
Argentina: Mallia; Isgro, Cinti, Moroni, Delguy; Albornoz, Bertranou; Gallo, Montoya (capt), Sclavi; Petti, Rubiolo; Matera, Gonzalez, Oviedo.
Replacements: Ruiz, Calles, Gomez Kodela, Molina, Grondona, Garcia, Carreras, Piccardo.
Yellow card: Moroni, Kodela
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
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