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Republic of Ireland
1
Winner Icon Republic of Ireland
South Africa
0
Liam Lawrence
(37')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
IRL
RSA
No.
Name
1
Kieren Westwood
2
Stephen Kelly
5
Paul McShane
19
Darren O'Dea
4
Sean St. Ledger
3
Eddie Nolan
6
Darron Gibson
8
Keith Andrews
7
Liam Lawrence
11
Andy Keogh
12
Damien Duff
10
Caleb Folan
9
Kevin Doyle
14
Leon Best
Substitutes
16
Joe Murphy
15
Paddy McCarthy
13
Liam Miller
18
Glenn Whelan
17
Shane Long
Game Information
Croke Park
2:30 PM, September 8, 2009
Attendance: 14,572
Match Timeline
Republic of Ireland
South Africa
KO
37
HT
59
59
61
63
73
78
78
81
FT
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