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Republic of Ireland
1
Italy
2
Winner Icon Italy
Andy Reid
(32')
Andrea Pirlo
(10')
Alberto Gilardino
(31')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
IRL
ITA
No.
Name
1
Shay Given
3
Steve Finnan
2
Stephen Carr
Kenny Cunningham
22
Richard Dunne
5
Andy O'Brien
22
John O'Shea
17
Liam Miller
8
Matthew Holland
Ian Harte
14
Kevin Kilbane
14
Steven Reid
19
Andy Reid
10
Stephen Elliott
11
Damien Duff
11
Clinton Morrison
Substitutes
1
Paddy Kenny
20
Nick Colgan
4
Gary Breen
27
Gary Doherty
13
Alan Quinn
Game Information
Lansdowne Road
2:30 PM, August 17, 2005
Attendance: 44,000
Match Timeline
Republic of Ireland
Italy
10
31
32
39
HT
45
45
57
63
74
76
78
FT
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