Micil Glennon at the Aviva Stadium
Here is how we rated the Republic of Ireland performance following the 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Aviva Stadium.
Darren Randolph 7
Currently in pole position to start in France, the West Ham stopper had nothing to do defensively until the 69th minute, making a good decision not to come for a back-post cross before poking a close-range header away with his leg.
Lucky to get away with a sloppy clearance and was caught in no-man's land for the equaliser.
Seamus Coleman 7
Drove forward with his usual intent and intelligence. Did his primary duty as full-back well and needed a good run-out having not played for Everton since the middle of April. Always a starter.
John O’Shea 7
Rose brilliantly to connect with Robbie Brady’s corner, and only a handball on the line, denied the Sunderland captain his fourth goal for Ireland.
In the absence of a starting Robbie Keane, the captain is hugely important for the side.
Shane Duffy 7
Worked well with John O’Shea on his third appearance but had relatively little employment until the late goal, which dropped between him and his partner.
Was a threat up front throughout the second half and should have scored with two second-half headers.
Robbie Brady 8
Far from the finished product as a left-back but too talented on the ball to leave out.
Ireland are unlikely to enjoy too much possession against Belgium and Italy so set pieces, which caused the Dutch no end of hassle, are going to be key.
Harry Arter 7
Always looking for work, had a half chance early on but his shot was blocked, earned a yellow for a needless challenge.
Will be happy enough with his 83 minutes and got a hug from Martin O’Neill when replaced. Was given the man of the match nod.
Stephen Quinn 6
Ceaselessly enthusiastic, busy and brave, the Reading midfielder was brushed off the ball on a couple of occasions and disappointed with the final ball too.
Probably didn’t do much to alter O’Neill’s leanings on the matter of inclusion either way.
Glenn Whelan 7
As a man already on the plane, the Stoke City midfielder was his regular assured self, providing link up play in midfield. A vital cog in O’Neill’s team, rarely spectacular, always tuned in.
David McGoldrick 6
Was off the pace for the first 20 minutes, but of the three ‘possibles’ that started in midfield, the Ipswich player will be the most worried about the cut.
Was withdrawn with 14 minutes to play and given a pat on the chest by the manager.
Jon Walters 7
Didn’t see much action in the first half, apart from dealing with a couple of Dutch elbows.
Like many of his colleagues, the Stoke striker’s delivery under little pressure was disappointing. For a player so vital to Ireland’s cause, the most important thing was to keep him fit and healthy.
Shane Long 7
Would have given his boss a few moments of concern when shipping two knocks early on but was okay to continue, and in the right place to take advantage of Cillessen’s fumble for his 16th international goal.
Got the sort of treatment from the Netherlands defenders that he’s used to. Was it the Saints striker that Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was here to see?
Subs
James McClean 6 (67 for Long)
A little bit of trickery in midfield momentarily diverted the crowd from their Mexican wave but didn’t see much ball thereafter.
Jeff Hendrick 6 (67 Quinn)
Had little opportunity on the ball but still a likely starter against Sweden.
Darron Gibson 6 (67 Whelan)
Still a puzzle, hard to argue for his inclusion barring injury to another midfielder.
Wes Hoolahan 6 (76 McGoldrick)
Didn’t do anything wrong with limited possession.
Eunan O’Kane 6 (83 Arter)
The Bournemouth man had a late chance to win it but scuffed his effort. A long shot for a place at Euro 2016.
Martin O’Neill
Gave Quinn, Arter and McGoldrick plenty of time to make their case. Less so with O’Kane but the 25-year-old’s time may come another day.
Probably didn’t see that much that would have changed his mind about his squad, which has to be named by Tuesday night.
