| 15.10.2008 | Dublin | Croke Park | 55 833 |
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Republic of Ireland | 1:0 (1:0) | Cyprus | |
| [1] Shay Given, [2] Paul Mcshane, [3] Kevin Kilbane, [4] John O'Shea, [5] Richard Dunne, [6] Glenn Whelan, [7] Aidan Mcgeady, [8] Darron Gibson, [9] Kevin Doyle, [10] Robbie Keane(c), [11] Damien Duff | [16] Antonis Giorgallidi, [2] Dimitris Christofi, [3] Elias Charalambous, [4] Lambros Lambrou, [5] Andreas Constantinou, [8] Marios Ilia, [9] Ioannis Okkas(c), [10] Alexandros Garpozis, [11] Michael Konstantinou, [12] Konstantinos Makridis, [14] Christakis Maragkos |
| Coach:Trapattoni Giovanni (ITA) | Anastasiades Angelos (GRE) |
| Scorers:5' Robbie Keane | |
| Substitutions:92' in [18] Caleb Folan out Kevin Doyle | 46' in [15] Andreas Papathanasiou out Lambros Lambrou, 52' in [6] Georgios Panagi out Christakis Maragkos, 79' in [18] Yiasoumis Yiasoumi out Michael Konstantinou |
| Cautions:92' Aidan Mcgeady, 93' Shay Given | 25' Marios Ilia, 45' Andreas Constantinou |
| Referee:Tudor Alexandru (ROU) Fourth Official:Deaconu Alexandru (ROU) |
Assistant referee:Nica Cristian (ROU), Onita Aurel (ROU) |
