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637: 15 November 2018

636 vs Bosnia-Herzegovina - 637 - 638 vs Austria
International Challenge Match
Thurs 15th November 2018. KO: 19:45

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (IRL) 0 - 0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR)
(H/T 0-0)

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 31,241
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:

NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-3-3 (light blue shirts, dark blue shorts, light blue socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Team: B Peacock-Farrell; M Smith [J Ward 74'], C Cathcart, J Evans, J Lewis; S Davis, C Evans [P McNair 65'], G Saville, G Whyte [J Jones 61'], L Boyce [K Lafferty 71'], S Dallas
Unused subs: M McGovern (GK), C Hazard (GK), C McLaughlin, G McAuley, N McGinn, S Ferguson, A Hughes, J Magennis
Booked: Saville (76')

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 4-5-1 (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Coach: Martin O'Neill
Captain: Glenn Whelan/Séamus Coleman
Team: D Randolph; Lenihan (Christie 84'), Duffy, Egan, Coleman; Hendrick, Whelan (Hourihane 36'), Brady, McClean (Stevens 66'), O'Dowda (Curtis 46'); Robinson (Maguire 66' [Hogan 80'])
Unused subs: Doyle (GK), Kelleher (GK), Williams, Obafemi, Long, Arter
Booked: Lenihan (16'), Hourihane (63')

Match Reports:

Northern Ireland Squad: (BBC)

Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Trevor Carson (Motherwell), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Leeds United), Conor Hazard (Celtic)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Heart of Midlothian), Gareth McAuley (Rangers), Jonny Evans (Leicester City), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough), Jamal Lewis (Norwich City), Michael Smith (Hearts), Tom Flanagan (Sunderland), Bobby Burns (Livingston, on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), George Saville (Middlesbrough, on loan from Milwall), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), Gavin Whyte (Oxford United), Jordan Thompson (Blackpool)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Rangers), Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers), Jamie Ward (Charlton Athletic, on loan from Nottingham Forest), Liam Boyce (Burton Albion), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Kyle Vassell (Rotherham United)

Republic of Ireland Squad: (FAI)

Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Colin Doyle (Heart of Midlothian), Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool), Sean McDermott (Kristiansund BK)
Defenders: Séamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Richard Keogh (Derby County), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), Kevin Long (Burnley), Jimmy Dunne (Heart of Midlothian, on loan from Burnley), John Egan (Sheffield United), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers), Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers), Greg Cunningham (Cardiff City)
Midfielders: Robbie Brady (Burnley), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), Harry Arter (Cardiff City, on loan from Bournemouth), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa), David Meyler (Reading), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Shaun Williams (Millwall), Richie Towell (Rotherham United, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Ryan Manning (Rotherham United), Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (Stoke City)
Forwards: Shane Long (Southampton), Michael Obafemi (Southampton), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Sean Maguire, Callum Robinson (Preston North End), Aiden O'Brien (Millwall), Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth)

Notes:
  • Oliver Norwood was omitted from the NI squad for this double-header as he was suspended for the Nations League game v Austria (H)
Images (courtesy of Roy Cathcart)

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