Live text commentary of the international friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Belgium at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
Find out moreInterim manager John O'Shea taking charge of his first gameNot a great spot-kick from Evan Ferguson and Matz Sels makes the save with his legs.
Blackburn Rovers striker Sammie Szmodics is named in the starting XI while Lyon defender Jake O'Brien and Middlesbrough midfielder Finn Azaz are on the bench.Blackburn Rovers forward Sammie Szmodics has been handed a Republic of Ireland debut by interim boss John O'Shea.Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher and Andrew Omobamidele are the only two survivors from November's 1-1 draw with New Zealand, which was Stephen Kenny's last game in charge.
Republic of Ireland have only lost two of their last 16 friendly matches , losing 3-0 against England in November 2020 and 2-1 against Norway in November 2022.Alan Browne celebrates after scoring a goal with Callum Robinson and Ryan Manning in the last meeting between the Republic of Ireland and Belgium in 2022.
But given the delays and the twists in the turns in this saga to find a successor to Stephen Kenny, the latest of which wasin midweek, one wonders what might happen if O'Shea happens to rally this underachieving squad into producing two decent performances over the next four days?
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