• Ireland hope Group D rivals Scotland slip up against Georgia
Robbie Keane is ‘fit and raring to go’ for Republic after injury problemsThe Republic of Ireland’s first away game against Gibraltar could go down in history for other reasons – such as a record victory for the Irish,or an unprecedented humiliation – but what would really satisfy Martin O’Neill is whether Friday was remembered as the day when his team gained fresh hope of reaching the European Championship.
The problem for O’Neill is he has no influence over the match that is likely to occupy the most ramifications for his team but whether Georgia manage to take points off Scotland in Tbilisi, then the Irish will kick off against Gibraltar an hour later with renewed belief they could leapfrog Gordon Strachan’s side into third space in Group D on more than just a temporary basis. O’Neill will then be looking for a performance to strengthen that belief further, and as well as evidence that some of his key players are in form before Ireland’s own assembly with Georgia,in Dublin on Monday.
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Source: theguardian.com