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Player Ratings: Evan Ferguson and Will Smallbone among Ireland's bright spots against Latvia

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The Republic of Ireland earned a hard-fought 3-2 win over Latvia in Wednesday's international friendly at the Aviva Stadium.

Here's how the players rated: Caoimhin Kelleher - 5 It was the goalkeeper's first game since Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over Wolves in the FA Cup last January at Molineux.

Kelleher showed no signs of rust as he played the ball out to an Ireland team sent out to dominate possession.He also kept his cool to deal with a Latvian advance early in the first half.

But, when a shot deflected off Nathan Collins in the final seconds of the first half, he couldn’t control the ball after saving and it trickled in. Matt Doherty - 7 The right wing-back captained Ireland almost five years to the day from his international debut.

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