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21.05 Stephen Hunt gets the man-of the match award.
21.04 Alberto Gilardino scores a hat-trick as the Italians come from behind to beat Cyprus 3-2.
21.03 Dunphy is back for more and claims that the inability of Trap to pick Andy Reid is 'shameful.' Nobody, as of yet, has called him a 'silly little rat.' He is very passionate on the subject.
21.00 Dunphy goes on to talk about players who are not in the squad at present (we know who they are) and that this is limiting Ireland's ambition. Souness takes the different view and believes that Trap has picked 'functional' players who do a particular job that he thinks will make us hard to beat.
Giles chips in with his assertion that it is all down to opinion, but laments the fact that the Irish are not better on the ball.
20.55 After the match, Eamon Dunphy talked about a 'poverty of ambition' in relation to the current Irish set-up.
FULL-TIME The Republic of Ireland have finished unbeaten in their group with 18 points. Stephen Hunt was the best player on the pitch and now we await the play-off draw in which we will play one from France, Russia, Portugal or Greece.
90 min 2 minutes added time.
88 min Andy Keogh on for Stephen Hunt. Two goals in Parma see the Italians draw level with Cyprus - Italy 2-2 Cyprus
87 min Robbie Keane has a half chance but the ball gets stuck between his legs. Sums up the night, really.
85 min The game appears to be winding down to an inevitible conclusion and you have to feel sorry for those supporters who have paid good money to see this encounter. 50,202 turned up, by the way.
82 min Ireland's best player on the park, Stephen Hunt is taken down and his free kick fails to bring the same reward as late on last Saturday.
78 min No real pick-up in the tempo despite the best efforts of the attendance.
Best is certainly putting himself about, as Duff is brought down by Pekovic. No card is shown.
71 min Pekovic's effort is a little closer and whistles towards Quinn's pub.
69 min Jovanovic has plenty of space - but his effort at goal is aimed in the direction of Fagan's in Drumcondra.
67 min Leon Best on for Noel Hunt. The Irish are lucky as McShane did appear to handle the ball.
64 min Vukcevic in the penalty box, and showing some good skill, has a great chance, but his effort his blocked. Did the shot hit McShane's arm. The Montenegrans are growing in confidence.
62 min Half chance for Montenegro as Javanovic stuck out a leg and the ball flew past Given's near post. Looks like Leon Best will be coming on.
59 min Good chance for Robbie Keane after a clever through ball from Noel Hunt, but the effort lacked power, though the keeper should have collected.
57 min Montenegro having more of the ball nowm but lack the creativity to do something purposeful.
The Croke Park crowd are in good voice, perhaps getting geared up for the play-off tie back at GAA HQ in November.
54 min Keane benifitted from some indecision in the Montenegro defence, but his shot failed to trouble the visiting custodian.
53 min Montenegro getting forward a bit more though the final ball lets them down. McShane appears to be alright.
49 min Kevin Kilbane has made a few probing runs so far in this half. Concern over Paul McShane who hurt his ankle in a challenge. Cyprus now lead Italy 2-0.
England 1-0 Belarus, with Crouch getting the goal. Cyprus still leading Italy 1-0
46 min Duff is brought down by Pekovic, and the latter has now picked up a yellow in each Group 8 qualifying game.
20.03 We're all set to go and we've all finished praying for more entertainment. Let's hope the man above answers them
HALF-TIME: RTÉ co-commentator Jim Beglin has summed it up perfectly - 'End of group lethargy.' That maybe a kind assessment - but it has been ordinary fare so far, and, if anything, Montenegro should be ahead as they had the best chance of the half. Things can only get better!
44 min Noel Hunt gets underneath Damien Duff's corner and his headed effort is off target. Two additional minutes at end of half.
41 min Chance for Robbie Keane but his effort is too high. Ireland have stepped it up. Well, I'd be looking for my money back if they hadn't.
39 min Foot high on Robbie Keane just outside the box. Free floated in and Richard Dunne's headed effort comes off the crossbar. Excitement at last!
37 min Rowlands goes off with a cruciate injury and John O'Shea is on to occupy a central midfield berth.
36 min Martin Rowlands has picked up a nasty injury after trying to clear the ball. It looks serious.
30 min Untidy is a word that comes to mind about this game.
27 min An even better chance of the night falls to Baskovic, and his goalbound headed effort should have found the net, with Given rooted to the spot.
25 min Best chance of the night for the visitors falls to Drincic, though Given deals with the deflected shot comfortably.
23 min Best chance of the night falls to Damien Duff after brilliant pass from Stephen Hunt. Though Duffer could have squared it with two green shirts in line for a shot.
22 min Half-way through the first-half and Montenegro are containing Ireland, though going forward, they are a non-event so far.
20 min Stephen Hunt's free kick nearly deceives the goalkeeper.
17 min If Ireland can up the tempo, they could cause their opponents, who look a bit timid so far, some problems. Montenegro have difficulty in keeping the ball
14 min Mundane enough fare so far, but just as I write Vukceviv has a chance for Montenegro, but he drags his shot wide. Shay Given would have had it covered in any event. Latest from Parma is Italy 0-1 Cyprus
10 min Liam Miller executes the first decent pass of the night which nearly puts Duff through. Good to see the Corkman back playing regularly again.
Stephen Hunt, not noted for his heading prowess, is winning a lot of ball in the air. Montenegro are crowding midfield and are making it difficult for Ireland so far.
7 min Irish corner from is met by Paul McShane who powers it over. First chance of the night for Ireland.
5 min Stephen Hunt picks up a bit of a knock, but should be able to run it off.
4 min Stephen Hunt whipped a cross in from the left, but nobody on the end of it for Ireland, as Montenegro were exposed.
2 min Ireland settle well with Duff busy on the right wing.
19.00 Game on.
18.58 Plenty of atmosphere in Croke Park. Let's hope it's a good match. We're nearly ready to go.
18.57 The anthems are being played
18.56 Both teams are introduced to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Eimear Costello.
18.54 The crowd at Croke Park pay tribute to Shay Given and Kevin Kilbane.
18.53 The RTÉ panel expect a narrow win for the Irish.
18.50 Just under 10 minutes to kick-off and Croke Park is filling up slowly. The weather in Dublin is cloudy, with little or no wind. Perfect night for football.
18.43 It's a special night for Shay Given and Kevin Kilbane as they have reached the 100 Cap milestone. Earlier today, both players received special engraved watches to mark the achievement.
18.41 Ukraine have qualified for the play-offs after beating Andorra 6-0.
18.40 Graeme Souness expects Montenegro to be tricky customers and that Ireland should not treat the match as a testomonial.
18.38 RTÉ pundit John Giles is glad that Damien Duff is back in the Irish side, and is curious to see how Noel Hunt will perform up front.
18.36 60,000 tickets have been sold for tonight's match, but the FAI are expecting a crowd of about 40,000. Traffic outside Croke Park is heavy, but the match will start at 7.00pm Irish time, as stipulated by FIFA, to ensure that all the final matches in Group 8 commence at the same time.
The Irish team is just in and reads as follows:
Given; McShane, St Ledger, Dunne, Kilbane; Duff, Rowland, Miller, Stephen Hunt; Noel Hunt, Robbie Keane.
John O'Shea, Kevin Doyle and Liam Lawrence are all on the bench.
