Salem Al Hajri enters the game and replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
Hassan is replaced by Al Hajri.
90' +1
Yusuf Abdurisag enters the game and replaces Mohammed Muntari.
Muntari departs with Abdurisag taking his place.
Three minutes of stoppage time are added.
90'
Manning's free-kick falls to Browne, but the midfielder can't quite engineer the space to shoot and Qatar clear.
89'
J. Knight gets yellow.
Knight is booked after dragging Hassan down to stop a break.
87'
Robinson wins a promising free-kick for Ireland, but Manning curls a disappointing delivery straight at the first defender.
84'
R. Manning enters the game and replaces J. McClean.
A. Browne enters the game and replaces J. Hendrick.
J. Cullen enters the game and replaces J. Molumby.
Molumby swaps out for Cullen in the third substitution.
Ireland make a triple substitution: the first change sees Hendrick make way for Browne.
In the second change, McClean is replaced by Manning.
82'
Abdullah Alahrak enters the game and replaces Abdulaziz Hatem.
Substitution Abdulaziz Hatem Mohammed Abdullah Abdullah Abdulsalam Alahrak
79'
Miguel jinks inside from the right wing and has a bending effort blocked by O'Shea.
77'
Space opens up for Hatim in midfield and he opts to smash a low effort from 25 yards that spins well wide of the far post.
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75'
Qatar look to make progress down the right flank through Hasan, but Christie does well to hassle the midfielder back into his own half.
73'
Qatar have controlled this half, but both sides could still win this one as we approach the final stages.
71'
Ireland win a promising free-kick, but Robinson's delivery is too powerful and it drifts through to Al Sheeb who claims it comfortably.
69'
Al Haydos whips in an outswinging corner that Bazunu punches away.
67'
Qatar sweep forward fluently again, but this time Miguel's cross is deflected behind by O'Shea.
65'
Robinson spins inside the box and hits a tame effort straight at Al Sheeb.
61'
Muntari cracks off another shot from 25 yards, but this one rolls wide of the near post.
57'
C. Robinson enters the game and replaces S. Long.
J. Knight enters the game and replaces D. Horgan.
Ireland make a double substitution: the first change sees Long make way for Robinson in attack.
The second change sees Horgan switch out for Knight.
55'
Al Rawi gives up possession in a dangerous area to Hendrick, but the ball finds its way to Long who miscues a throughball towards Horgan and Qatar clear.
51'
Molumby finds Christie inside the box, but the contact on his shot is weak and it trickles into the arms of Al Sheeb.
49'
Well, that's a superb response from Qatar. After a series of tough results Ireland will be feeling the pressure now.
47'
Mohammed Muntari has scored a goal for Qatar! Assist by Almoez Ali.
That was brilliant from Ali! Not only did he lead that counter-attack all by himself, but he had the vision to selflessly slip it to Muntari who pulled off a brilliant low strike!
MUNTARI! 1-1! Ali drives through the heart of the pitch and feeds Muntari, who swivels on the edge of the box before whipping a low finish across goal and past Bazunu! That was a superb finish!
46'
Qatar get the second half underway.
45' +2
HALF TIME: Qatar 0-1 Republic of Ireland
45' +1
Two minutes of stoppage time are added.
44'
Duffy prevents another counter-attack with a firm, slide tackle on Ali.
42'
Qatar claim that Bazunu handled outside the area, but the referee remains unmoved and waves play on.
40'
Christie scurries down the right flank and drills in a cross that narrowly evades all the onrushing attackers.
38'
Bazunu passes it straight to Muntari, but Duffy eliminates any danger by muscling the attacker off the ball.
36'
Christie lets fly from distance, but his shot drifts well wide.
34'
Qatar are just beginning to build some pressure on Ireland as we approach half time.
32'
Al Haydos drills an effort across goal from 25 yards that screws a few yards wide of the far post.
30'
Miguel's cross deflects off O'Shea, allowing Bazunu to authoritatively sail out and claim the delivery.
26'
Hendrick slips allowing Muntari to race at the Ireland defence, before threading in Ali, who's tackled by a recovering McClean at the vital moment.
22'
T. Parrott enters the game and replaces R. Brady.
Brady makes way for Parrott in attack following a calf injury.
16'
The game finally begins to settle down slightly as Ireland enjoy a long spell of possession in their own half.
12'
Hatim whips in a cross from the left flank, but it's far too powerful and it drifts over everyone.
10'
Well, this has been a breathless start. Ireland quickly took the lead and looked keen to impress after some poor results, but Qatar have looked threatening ever since that opening goal!
8'
Hasan's 20-yard free-kick is hit wastefully into the wall.
7'
G. Bazunu gets yellow.
Bazunu is booked after rushing off his line and colliding with Muntari, just outside the box.
4'
J. McClean has scored a goal for Republic of Ireland! Assist by D. Horgan.
Horgan carried out his role for the corner routine perfectly: the attacker received Brady's short pass and waited for McClean to make his run into space, before squaring it across for him to finish!
MCCLEAN! 1-0! Ireland make the perfect start, as they work a clever short corner routine that ends with Horgan sliding it into an unmarked McClean, whose drilled effort from 12 yards deflects off Salman and past the goalkeeper!
3'
Hendrick's fierce 25 volley is blocked away bravely by Al Rawi.
1'
The Republic of Ireland get the first half underway.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this international friendly between Qatar and the Republic of Ireland.
This is the first ever meeting between the two nations and it arrives at a crucial moment for Ireland. After just one defeat in 10 matches under Mick McCarthy after Martin O’Neil left his post in 2018, Republic of Ireland have lost six of their following 10 games under Stephen Kenny, failing to score in eight matches. They’ll be under plenty of pressure to arrest this slide today.
QATAR (3-5-2): Saab Al Sheeb; Basam Al Rawi, Boualem Khoukhi, Tareq Salman; Pedro, Hassan Al Haydos, Karim Boudiaf, Abdulaziz Hatim, Abdulkarim Hassan; Mohamed Muntari, Alomoez Ali.
SUBS: Ahmed Al Aaeldin, Ahmed Al Hamawende, Abdullah Al Ahrak, Assim Madibo, Yusuf Abdurisag, Homam Ahmed, Mohammed Jadoua, Musab Al Khader, Ahmed Fathy, Mahmoud Abunada, Salem Al Hajri, Salah Zakaria.
SUBS: Alan Browne, Mark Travers, Jason Knight, Callum Robinson, Ronan Curtis, Troy Parrott, Ryan Manning, Darragh Lenihan, Josh Cullen, Kieran O'Hara, James Collins, Ciaran Clark.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (3-4-3): Gavin Bazunu; Seamus Coleman, Dara O’Shea, Shane Duffy; Cyrus Christie, Jayson Molumby, Jeff Hendrick, James McClean; Daryl Horgan, Shane Long, Robbie Brady.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Ireland will be keen to repeat this performance in the second half to ease the pressure on Stephen Kenny.
That's all for now though, goodbye!
The result means that Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has yet to win a match in his first 11 games in charge.
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