Republic of Ireland v Slovakia, 28 March 2007

Score1-0 to Republic of Ireland
RefereeIouri Baskakov
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group D
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Attendance71,297
Kick-off: 7:45pm local Assistant Referees Anton Averianov (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia) Fourth Official Alexey Nikolaev (Russia)

1  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Steve Staunton

0  Slovakia

Manager: Ján Kocian

Goals:

Kevin Doyle 13 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given (captain)
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Steve Finnan
Defender Paul McShane
Defender John O'Shea
Midfielder Lee Carsley
Midfielder Damien Duff
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Kevin Kilbane
Midfielder Aiden McGeady
Forward Kevin Doyle

Starting lineup:

Kamil Contofalský Goalkeeper
Balázs Borbély Defender
Maroš Klimpl Defender
Peter Singlár Defender
Martin Skrtel Defender
Marek Sapara Midfielder
Igor Zofčák Midfielder
Martin Jakubko Forward
Dušan Svento Forward
Róbert Vittek Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Stephen Hunt for Stephen Ireland 70
Shane Long for Kevin Doyle 74
Alan Quinn for Aiden McGeady 87

Substitutions:

Filip Hološko for Marek Sapara 72
Stanislav Sesták for Peter Singlár 79
Ľubomir Michalík for Dušan Svento 87

Cards:

Cards:

Maroš Klimpl 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nick Colgan
Defender Stephen Kelly
Midfielder Jonathan Douglas
Midfielder Stephen Hunt
Midfielder Alan Quinn
Forward Shane Long
Forward Anthony Stokes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ľuboš Hajdúch
Defender Marek Cech
Midfielder Ján Kozák
Midfielder Zdeno Strba
Forward Filip Hološko

1  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Steve Staunton

Goals:

Kevin Doyle 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given (captain)
Defender Richard Dunne
Defender Steve Finnan
Defender Paul McShane
Defender John O'Shea
Midfielder Lee Carsley
Midfielder Damien Duff
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Kevin Kilbane
Midfielder Aiden McGeady
Forward Kevin Doyle

Substitutions:

Stephen Hunt for Stephen Ireland 70
Shane Long for Kevin Doyle 74
Alan Quinn for Aiden McGeady 87

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nick Colgan
Defender Stephen Kelly
Midfielder Jonathan Douglas
Midfielder Stephen Hunt
Midfielder Alan Quinn
Forward Shane Long
Forward Anthony Stokes

0  Slovakia

Manager: Ján Kocian

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Kamil Contofalský Goalkeeper
Balázs Borbély Defender
Maroš Klimpl Defender
Peter Singlár Defender
Martin Skrtel Defender
Marek Sapara Midfielder
Igor Zofčák Midfielder
Martin Jakubko Forward
Dušan Svento Forward
Róbert Vittek Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Filip Hološko for Marek Sapara 72
Stanislav Sesták for Peter Singlár 79
Ľubomir Michalík for Dušan Svento 87

Cards:

Maroš Klimpl 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ľuboš Hajdúch
Defender Marek Cech
Midfielder Ján Kozák
Midfielder Zdeno Strba
Forward Filip Hološko