Republic of Ireland v Czechoslovakia, 05 April 1959
| Score | 2-0 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | Lucien Van Nuffel |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Preliminary round |
| Venue | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| Attendance | 37,500 |
View Republic of Ireland v Czechoslovakia head to head
Kick-off: 3:30pm local
Although this was the 1st leg of only Preliminary round tie in the first-ever UEFA European Championship, it was not the first game played in the competition's history.
A number of 1st round games had already been played.
The first was USSR versus Hungary in Moscow on 28 September 1958.
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Republic of Ireland
Manager: Johnny Carey
Goals:
| Liam Tuohy | 22 |
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| Noel Cantwell | penalty | 42 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
James O'Neill
Defender
Noel Cantwell
(captain)
Defender
Charlie Hurley
Full back
Brendan McNally
Midfielder
Mick McGrath
Wing half
Pat Saward
Outside Left
Alf Ringstead
Outside Left
Liam Tuohy
Forward
Christy Doyle
Forward
Tommy Hamilton
Inside forward
George Cummins
Substitutions:
On the bench:
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Czechoslovakia
Manager: Rudolf Vytlacil
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Imrich Stacho
Goalkeeper
Gustav Mraz
Defender
Ján Popluhár
Defender
Jiri Tichy
Defender
Jan Brumovsky
Midfielder
Titus Bubernik
Midfielder
Anton Moravcik
Midfielder
Svatoplk Pluskal
Midfielder
(captain)
Ladislav Kacani
Forward
Tadeas Kraus
Forward
Pavol Molnar
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jiri Hildebrand for Gustav Mraz | 18 |
On the bench:
Defender
Jiri Hildebrand