International Friendly

FT Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Latvia WLDWL 2
–
Republic of Ireland DLWLW 3
1st2ndT
LVA202
IRL213
41,211 att.

Head to Head

IRL leads series 1-0

Lineups

IRL · 3-5-2

  1. 16Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 12Nathan CollinsCD
  3. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 22Andrew OmobamideleCD-R
  5. 8Alan BrowneCM-L
  6. 21William SmallboneCM-R
  7. 14Jayson MolumbyAM
  8. 3Callum O'DowdaLM
  9. 7Matt DohertyRM
  10. 19Evan FergusonCF-L
  11. 9Michael ObafemiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11James McCleanSUB
  2. 1Gavin BazunuSUB
  3. 20Chiedozie OgbeneSUB
  4. 24Mark SykesSUB
  5. 13Jeff HendrickSUB
  6. 6Josh CullenSUB
  7. 23Mark TraversSUB
  8. 18Jamie McGrathSUB
  9. 15Will KeaneSUB
  10. 17Jason KnightSUB
  11. 5John EganSUB
  12. 10Troy ParrottSUB
  13. 25Michael JohnstonSUB

LVA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Pavels SteinborsG
  2. 5Antonijs CernomordijsCD-L
  3. 21Daniels BalodisCD-R
  4. 2Vladislavs SorokinsLB
  5. 11Roberts SavalnieksRB
  6. 6Kristers TobersCM-L
  7. 17Arturs ZjuzinsCM-R
  8. 14Andrej CiganiksLM
  9. 10Janis IkaunieksRM
  10. 20Roberts UldrikisCF-L
  11. 9Vladislavs GutkovskisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Emils BirkaSUB
  2. 7Maksims TonisevsSUB
  3. 15Davis IkaunieksSUB
  4. 26Eduards DaskevicsSUB
  5. 3Marcis OssSUB
  6. 4Kaspars DubraSUB
  7. 22Aleksejs SaveljevsSUB
  8. 23Nils PurinsSUB
  9. 18Elvis StuglisSUB
  10. 19Raimonds KrollisSUB
  11. 16Alvis JaunzemsSUB
  12. 12Roberts OzolsSUB
  13. 24Renars VarslavansSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Latvia 0. Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Smallbone with a cross.
  2. 17' Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Latvia 0. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
  3. 33' Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Latvia 1. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vladislavs Sorokins.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Latvia 2. Arturs Zjuzins (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  5. 45' Substitution, Latvia. Marcis Oss replaces Daniels Balodis.
  6. 56' Substitution, Latvia. Raimonds Krollis replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  7. 63' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. John Egan replaces Andrew Omobamidele.
  8. 63' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Matt Doherty.
  9. 64' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Michael Obafemi.
  10. 65' Goal! Republic of Ireland 3, Latvia 2. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  11. 66' Substitution, Latvia. Alvis Jaunzems replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
  12. 69' Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 71' Substitution, Latvia. Renars Varslavans replaces Andrejs Ciganiks.
  14. 71' Substitution, Latvia. Aleksejs Saveljevs replaces Arturs Zjuzins.
  15. 73' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Evan Ferguson.
  16. 77' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  17. 81' Substitution, Latvia. Davis Ikaunieks replaces Roberts Uldrikis.
  18. 82' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick replaces William Smallbone.

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