Republic of Ireland v Slovakia, 29 March 2016
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Ola Hober Nilsen |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| Attendance | 30,217 |
View Republic of Ireland v Slovakia head to head
Kick Off: 20:45 Local (19:45 BST)
This result was the 4th consecutive draw between the Republic of Ireland and Slovakia.
The Republic of Ireland conceded their first goal at home in 416 minutes.
Miroslav Stoch scored his first international goal since October 2014, when he netted against Spain.
The Republic have scored four penalties in their last five internationals.
Slovakia became the first team to score twice at the Aviva Stadium against Ireland since Turkey in May 2014. They had conceded just three goals in 10 there before this match.
2
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Goals:
| Shane Long | penalty | 22 |
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| James McClean | penalty | 24 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rob Elliot
Defender
Paul McShane
Defender
John O'Shea
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Midfielder
Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder
James McCarthy
Midfielder
Eunan O'Kane
Midfielder
Stephen Ward
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Forward
Shane Long
Substitutions:
| Darren Randolph for Rob Elliot | 16 |
| Robbie Brady for Shane Long | 46 |
| Alex Pearce for John O'Shea | 46 |
| Anthony Pilkington for Eunan O'Kane | 67 |
| Aiden McGeady for Wes Hoolahan | 73 |
| Jonny Hayes for Stephen Ward | 79 |
Cards:
| James McClean | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
David Forde
Goalkeeper
Darren Randolph
Defender
Ciaran Clark
Defender
Matt Doherty
Defender
Shane Duffy
Defender
Richard Keogh
Defender
Alex Pearce
Defender/Midfielder
Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder
Séamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Midfielder
Stephen Gleeson
Midfielder
Jonny Hayes
Midfielder
Aiden McGeady
Midfielder
Anthony Pilkington
Midfielder
Stephen Quinn
Midfielder/Forward
Alan Judge
2
Slovakia
Manager: Jan Kozak
Goals:
| Miroslav Stoch | 14 |
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| Paul McShane | own goal | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Matúš Kozáčik
Goalkeeper
Peter Pekarík
Defender
Kornél Saláta
Defender
Martin Skrtel
Defender
(captain)
Ján Greguš
Midfielder
Marek Hamšík
Midfielder
Erik Sabo
Midfielder
Stanislav Sesták
Forward
Miroslav Stoch
Forward
Dušan Svento
Forward
Róbert Vittek
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ondrej Duda for Erik Sabo | 64 |
| Róbert Mak for Miroslav Stoch | 64 |
| Adam Nemec for Róbert Vittek | 66 |
| Vladimír Weiss for Stanislav Sesták | 66 |
| Patrik Hrošovský for Ján Greguš | 74 |
| Lukas Tesak for Dušan Svento | 88 |
Cards:
| Erik Sabo | 32 | Y |
| Peter Pekarík | 63 | Y |
| Ján Greguš | 70 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ján Mucha
Defender
Ján Durica
Defender
Tomáš Hubočan
Midfielder
Patrik Hrošovský
Midfielder
Róbert Mak
Midfielder
Lukas Tesak
Midfielder
Vladimír Weiss
Midfielder/Forward
Ondrej Duda
Forward
Michal Duriš
Forward
Adam Nemec