Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland, 07 September 2012
| Score | 2-1 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | Marius Ionut Avram |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group C |
| Venue | Astana Arena, Astana |
| Attendance | 12,384 |
View Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland head to head
1
Kazakhstan
Manager: Miroslav Beranek
Goals:
| Kairat Nurdauletov | 37 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andrei Sidelnikov
Defender
Alexandr Kirov
Defender
Aleksandr Kislitsyn
Defender
Mukhtar Mukhtarov
Defender
Mikhail Rozhkov
Defender
Heinrich Schmidtgal
Midfielder
Anatoli Bogdanov
Midfielder
Ulan Konysbaev
Midfielder
Kairat Nurdauletov
(captain)
Midfielder
Tanat Nusserbayev
Forward
Sergey Ostapenko
Substitutions:
| Baurzhan Jolchiyev for Tanat Nusserbayev | 69 |
| Sergei Gridin for Ulan Konysbaev | 85 |
Cards:
| Tanat Nusserbayev | 30 | Y |
| Sergey Ostapenko | 45 | Y |
| Mikhail Rozhkov | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Aleksandr Mokin
Goalkeeper
Anton Tsirin
Defender
Viktor Dmitrenko
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Gorman
Defender/Midfielder
Dmitriy Shomko
Midfielder
Sergei Gridin
Midfielder
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
Midfielder
Marat Shakhmetov
Midfielder/Forward
Pavel Shabalin
Forward
Baurzhan Jolchiyev
2
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni
Goals:
| Robbie Keane | penalty | 88 |
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| Kevin Doyle | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Kieren Westwood
Goalkeeper
Darren O'Dea
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Sean St Ledger-Hall
Defender
Stephen Ward
Defender/Midfielder
James McCarthy
Midfielder
Aiden McGeady
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Midfielder
Jon Walters
Midfielder/Forward
Simon Cox
Forward
Robbie Keane
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Kevin Doyle for Simon Cox | 58 |
| Shane Long for Jon Walters | 71 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
David Forde
Goalkeeper
Darren Randolph
Defender
Stephen Kelly
Defender
Paul McShane
Defender
Joey O'Brien
Defender/Midfielder
Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Forward
Kevin Doyle
Forward
Andy Keogh
Forward
Shane Long