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15.11.1997 at 00:00 Heysel Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 35320
Belgium 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Gunter Benko (Austria) World Cup Play Off-match

Goalscorers
Olivera 25 mins,
Nilis 69 mins;		 Ray Houghton (59)
Opening squads
De Wilde,
DeFlandre,
Verstraeten,
De Boeck,
Vidovic,
Verheyen,
Van der Elst,
Claessens,
Boffin,
Nilis,
Oliveira;		 Shay Given
Jeff Kenna
Gary Kelly
Steve Staunton
Ian Harte
Kenny Cunningham
Alan Mc Loughlin
Lee Carsley
Andy Townsend
Mark Kennedy
Tony Cascarino
Substitutes
Ray Houghton
David Connolly
David Kelly
Substitutions
Borkelmans for Vidovic 65 mins, Goossens for Nilis 89 mins; Ray Houghton -> Alan Mc Loughlin (49)
David Connolly -> Mark Kennedy (73)
David Kelly -> Andy Townsend (85)
Yellow cards
None Ian Harte
Kenny Cunningham
Red cards
None David Connolly (82)
Match report
Match 335
Saturday, November 15th, 1997

Stato: Ray Houghton and Andy Townsend hang up their boots

World Cup play-off

Belgium 2 (Olivera, Nilis)
Republic of Ireland 1 (Houghton)

Ireland: Shay Given (Newcastle), Gary Kelly (Leeds Utd), Ian Harte (Leeds Utd), Kenny Cunningham (Wimbledon), Jeff Kenna (Blackburn), Alan McLoughlin (Portsmouth), Andy Townsend (Middlesbrough), Steve Staunton (Aston Villa), Mark Kennedy (Liverpool), Lee Carsley (Derby County), Tony Cascarino (AS Nancy)

Subs: Ray Houghton (Reading) for McLoughlin 49 mins, David Connolly (Feyenoord) for Kennedy 74, David Kelly (Tranmere) for Townsend 86

Booked: Harte, Cunningham

Sent off: David Connolly

Manager: Mick McCarthy

Belgium: De Wilde, DeFlandre, Verstraeten, De Boeck, Vidovic, Verheyen, Van der Elst, Claessens, Boffin, Nilis, Oliveira

Subs: Borkelmans for Vidovic 65, Goossens for Nilis 89
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