JOHN EGAN - 6A first Ireland start since 2023 for the experienced Hull City defender who replaced Jake O’Brien from Thursday’s team. SUBSTITUTES:Mark Travers (61 mins) - 6 With Kelleher in such outstanding form of late, opportunities have been hard to come by for Travers and no doubt he was disappointed not to get the nod in this friendly. James Abankwah (61 mins) - 6 A senior debut for the former St Patrick’s Athletic man who has been the Ireland Under-21 captain up to now. Harvey Vale (61 mins) - 6 The English-born attacker was catapulted from nowhere over the last fortnight and made his debut off the bench in Prague. Bosun Lawal (61 mins) - 7 After a few false dawns with previous squad involvement, this was a nice moment for the Stoke City man as he came on for his senior bow.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2026 19:11 UTC