Serbia v Republic of Ireland, 05 September 2016
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Viktor Kassai |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group D |
| Venue | Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade |
| Attendance | 7,896 |
View Serbia v Republic of Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm BST).
Daryl Murphy's first international goal earned the Republic of Ireland a lucky draw in their opening World Cup qualifier in a rain-lashed Belgrade.
Jeff Hendrick's deflected effort gave the Republic the perfect start as they held out until half-time despite almost constant Serbian pressure.
Filip Kostic levelled on 62 minutes and Dusan Tadic scored a controversial penalty seven minutes later.
The Irish looked beaten but Murphy headed the equaliser on 81 minutes.
Murphy's goal ended his long drought for the Republic as the Newcastle striker, 33, finally broke his international duck in his 24th appearance.
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Serbia
Manager: Slavo Muslin
Goals:
| Filip Kostić | 62 |
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| Dušan Tadić | penalty | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Predrag Rajković
Defender
Branislav Ivanović
(captain)
Defender
Filip Mladenović
Defender
Matija Nastasić
Defender
Antonio Rukavina
Defender
Jagoš Vuković
Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Gudelj
Defender/Midfielder
Filip Kostić
Midfielder
Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić
Forward
Aleksandar Mitrović
Substitutions:
| Andrija Pavlović for Aleksandar Mitrović | 59 |
| Duško Tošić for Filip Mladenović | 77 |
| Aleksandar Katai for Filip Kostić | 81 |
Cards:
| Matija Nastasić | 72 | Y |
| Aleksandar Katai | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marko Dmitrović
Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Jovanović
Defender
Stefan Mitrović {DEF}
Defender
Slobodan Rajkovic
Defender
Duško Tošić
Midfielder
Aleksandar Ignjovski
Midfielder
Nemanja Maksimović
Midfielder
Zoran Tošić
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksandar Katai
Midfielder/Forward
Lazar Markovic
Forward
Andrija Pavlović
Forward
Nikola Stojiljkovic
2
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Goals:
| Jeff Hendrick | 3 |
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| Daryl Murphy | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Darren Randolph
Goalkeeper
Richard Keogh
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder
Séamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
James McClean
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder
Stephen Ward
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Midfielder
Shane Long
Forward
Jon Walters
Forward
Substitutions:
| Stephen Quinn for Stephen Ward | 70 |
| Daryl Murphy for Jeff Hendrick | 76 |
| Ciaran Clark for Shane Long | 90 |
Cards:
| Jeff Hendrick | 27 | Y |
| Robbie Brady | 59 | Y |
| Glenn Whelan | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Gary Rogers
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender
Ciaran Clark
Defender
Paul McShane
Defender/Midfielder
Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Midfielder
Harry Arter
Midfielder
Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder
Aiden McGeady
Midfielder
Stephen Quinn
Forward
Daryl Murphy