Republic of Ireland v Georgia, 06 October 2016
| Score | 1-0 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | Tony Chapron |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group D |
| Venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| Attendance | 39,793 |
View Republic of Ireland v Georgia head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm local
Seamus Coleman's second-half goal sealed a narrow 1-0 win for Republic of Ireland over Georgia in their 2018 World Cup Qualifier on Thursday night.
The hosts, who were second best in the first-half at the Aviva Stadium, improved after the break and went ahead when Coleman bundled in his first goal for his country.
Georgia had twice hit the woodwork in the opening 45 minutes but faded in the second half, and James McClean almost added further gloss for Republic of Ireland when he hit the crossbar in stoppage time.
1
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Goals:
| Seamus Coleman | 56 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Darren Randolph
Defender
Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder
Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder
Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder
Seamus Coleman
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Stephen Ward
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder
James McCarthy
Midfielder/Forward
Jon Walters
Forward
Shane Long
Substitutions:
| Glenn Whelan for Robbie Brady | 79 |
| John O'Shea for Shane Long | 90 |
Cards:
| Jeff Hendrick | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ian Lawlor
Goalkeeper
Gary Rogers
Defender
Richard Keogh
Defender
Paul McShane
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Alex Pearce
Defender/Midfielder
Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Midfielder
Jonny Hayes
Midfielder
Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder
Eunan O'Kane
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
0
Georgia
Manager: Vladimír Weiss
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Giorgi Loria
Goalkeeper
Guram Kashia
Defender
(captain)
Davit Kvirkvelia
Defender
Otar Kakabadze
Defender/Midfielder
Giorgi Navalovski
Defender/Midfielder
Jano Ananidze
Midfielder
Murtaz Daushvili
Midfielder
Valeriane Gvilia
Midfielder
Tornike Okriashvili
Midfielder
Valeri Qazaishvili
Midfielder/Forward
Levan Mchedlidze
Forward
Substitutions:
| Davit Skhirtladze for Jano Ananidze | 73 |
| Alexander Kobakhidze for Giorgi Navalovski | 89 |
| Nika Kacharava for Murtaz Daushvili | 90 |
Cards:
| Levan Mchedlidze | 87 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Roin Kvaskhvadze
Goalkeeper
Giorgi Makaridze
Defender
Lasha Dvali
Defender
Zourab Tsiskaridze
Defender/Midfielder
Jambul Jighauri
Midfielder
Alexander Kobakhidze
Midfielder
Giorgi Papunashvili
Midfielder
Lasha Parunashvili
Midfielder
Davit Skhirtladze
Forward
Vladimer Dvalishvili
Forward
Nika Kacharava
Forward
Giorgi Kvilitaia