Oleksandr Zinchenko Nathan Collins Blackburn Rovers Stephen Kenny Gavin Bazunu Darragh Lenihan Alan Browne Shane Duffy Ukraine Jon Dahl Tomasson Ukraine Poland Ireland county Republic soccer Sport player Oleksandr Zinchenko Nathan Collins Blackburn Rovers Stephen Kenny Gavin Bazunu Darragh Lenihan Alan Browne Shane Duffy Ukraine Jon Dahl Tomasson Ukraine Poland Ireland county Republic

Ireland player ratings: Collins marvellous once again

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The Republic of Ireland earned a point against Ukraine away from home in Lodz, Poland, Here is how we rated Stephen Kenny's side tonight.Caoimhín Kelleher 7Parried well from Ruslan Malinovskyi in the first half, always looked assured with the ball at his feet.

Saved again well from Vitaliy Mykolenko after he got in behind Alan Browne. Dealt with crosses and setpieces comfortably, a presence behind his back three.

Always made the right decision on when to play out through the back and when to play long. A top goalkeeper but will do well to hold on to the number one spot when Gavin Bazunu comes back.Darragh Lenihan 7You would never have thought that this was his first competitive start, the Meathman looked an assured presence on the right of the back three.

The Blackburn Rovers skipper was a presence in both boxes and fired a volley wide after reacting quickest to a loose ball. Went into the book for a bad challenge on Mykhailo Mudryk.

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