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International Friendly
Republic of Ireland
1
Nigeria
1
Robbie Keane
(38')
Michael Eneramo
(30')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
IRL
NGA
No.
Name
1
Shay Given
16
Kieren Westwood
2
Kevin Foley
13
Paul McShane
5
Richard Dunne
4
Sean St. Ledger
3
Eddie Nolan
11
Damien Duff
18
Aiden McGeady
6
Liam Miller
8
Keith Andrews
19
Glenn Whelan
7
Liam Lawrence
17
Stephen Hunt
10
Robbie Keane
20
Shane Long
9
Leon Best
Substitutes
15
Stephen Kelly
12
Kevin Kilbane
14
Andy Keogh
Game Information
Craven Cottage
3:00 PM, May 29, 2009
London, England
Attendance: 11,263
Referees:
William Collum
Match Timeline
Republic of Ireland
Nigeria
KO
30
38
HT
46
58
61
72
78
81
FT
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