Cyprus v Republic of Ireland, 05 September 2009
| Score | 2-1 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | Thomas Einwaller |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 8 |
| Venue | Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia |
| Attendance | 5,191 |
View Cyprus v Republic of Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 9.30pm local (7.30pm BST)
1
Cyprus
Manager: Leonidas Dimitrakopoulos
Goals:
| Marios Ilia | 30 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sofronis Avgousti
Defender
Ilias Charalambous
Defender
Paraskevas Christou
Defender
Marios Ilia
Defender
Marios Nikolaou
Midfielder
Andreas Avraam
Midfielder
Constantinos Charalambidis
Midfielder
Chrysis Michael
Midfielder
Marinos Satsias
Forward
Stathis Aloneftis
Forward
Yiannakis Okkas
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Nektarios Alexandrou for Chrysis Michael | 71 |
| Dimitris Christofi for Yiannakis Okkas | 90 |
| Christos Marangos for Marinos Satsias | 90 |
Cards:
| Marios Ilia | 42 | Y |
| Andreas Avraam | 58 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nikolas Asprogenis
Defender
Andreas Constantinou
Midfielder
Nektarios Alexandrou
Midfielder
Georgios Efrem
Midfielder
Christos Marangos
Midfielder/Forward
Dimitris Christofi
Forward
Alexandros Garpozis
2
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni
Goals:
| Kevin Doyle | 5 |
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| Robbie Keane | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Shay Given
Goalkeeper
Richard Dunne
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Sean St Ledger-Hall
Defender
Keith Andrews
Midfielder
Damien Duff
Midfielder
Stephen Hunt
Midfielder
Kevin Kilbane
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Midfielder
Kevin Doyle
Forward
Robbie Keane
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Aiden McGeady for Stephen Hunt | 67 |
| Caleb Folan for Kevin Doyle | 75 |
Cards:
| Caleb Folan | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender
Stephen Kelly
Defender
Eddie Nolan
Midfielder
Darron Gibson
Midfielder
Aiden McGeady
Forward
Caleb Folan
Forward
Andy Keogh