Played
September 12, 2012 2:30 AM MYT
Craven Cottage — London
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 6420
September 12, 2012 2:30 AM MYT
Craven Cottage — London
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 6420
Republic of Ireland - Oman Preview: Trapattoni set to make a number of changes from the side that narrowly beat Kazakhstan
The Boys in Green are likely to hand opportunities to a number of players including James McClean, Kevin Doyle and Shane Long after several players withdrew from the previous squad
By Shane Farrington
Getty
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Forde Coleman, Kelly, McShane, Wilson Brady, Meyler, McCarthy, Keogh Long, Doyle |
OMAN
Al-Habsi Al-Sheiba, Al-Mukhaini, Mudhafar, Saleh Al-Hadhri, Bashir, Mubarak, Hadid Al-Ajmi, Al-Hosni |
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni will make a number of changes from the side who took a narrow 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan. Darren O'Dea, John O'Shea, Glenn Whelan, Keiren Westwood, Jon Walters and Robbie Keane all started that win but have since returned to their clubs.
This is likely to provide a number of players chances to impress Trapattoni including striking duo Kevin Doyle and Shane Long. Manchester United youngster Robbie Brady has been called into the squad and could also feature with Andy Keogh also expected to start.
As for Oman, Paul Le Guen is set to name a familiar face to fans of the Premier League with Ali Al-Habsi starting in goal.
Experienced trio Ahmed Hadi, Ahmed Mubarak and Fawzi Bashir are all poised to start in midfield, while Al-Ahli striker Al-Hosni will be looking to add to his 27 international goals.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Republic of Ireland's high-ever Fifa ranking was in August 1993 when they sat in sixth spot.- Giovanni Trapattoni (pictured right), currently has a 42% win record from his 50 matches since taking over the managerial reins in 2008.
- Next up for the Boys in Green after the friendly match against Oman are back-to-back 2014 World Cup qualification matches in October - at home to Germany on October 12 and away to the Faroe Islands four days later.
- Oman's highest-ever goalscorer is Hani Al-Dhabit, who found the back of the net 46 times for his country.
- They currently sit second in their 2014 World Cup qualification group behind Australia - having taken eight points from their six matches so far.
- Oman's biggest-ever victory was a 12-0 win over Laos back in April 2001.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Republic of Ireland 2-0 Oman
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Republic of Ireland 3-0 Oman
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Republic of Ireland 1-0 Oman
- 8.38 %
| International Friendlies (FR) | Sep 12, 2012 | Republic of Ireland 4 - Oman 1 |
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| Mar 27, 2013 | Republic of Ireland 2 - Austria 2 | WCQE |
| Mar 23, 2013 | Sweden 0 - Republic of Ireland 0 | WCQE |
| Feb 7, 2013 | Republic of Ireland 2 - Poland 0 | FR |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Republic of Ireland 0 - Greece 1 | FR |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Faroe Islands 1 - Republic of Ireland 4 | WCQE |
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Australia 2 - Oman 2 | WCQA |
| Mar 20, 2013 | Oman 3 - Haiti 0 | FR |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Oman 1 - Syria 0 | ACQ |
| Jan 30, 2013 | Oman 1 - China 0 | FR |
| Jan 11, 2013 | UAE 2 - Oman 0 | GC |
| 23 | David Forde | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Stephen Kelly | Defender |
| 2 | Sean St Ledger | Defender |
| - | David Meyler | |
| - | James McCarthy | Midfielder |
| - | Marc Wilson | Defender |
| 7 | Seamus Coleman | Midfielder |
| - | Robbie Brady | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andy Keogh | Midfielder |
| 9 | Kevin Doyle | Striker |
| 19 | Shane Long | Striker |
| - | Darren Randolph | Goalkeeper |
| - | Alex Pearce | |
| 22 | James McClean | Midfielder |
| 20 | Simon Cox | Striker |
| - | Aiden McGeady | |
| - | Joey O'Brien |
| 1 | Ali Al Habsi | Goalkeeper |
| - | Mohammed Al Balushi | |
| 11 | Saad Suhail | Defender |
| 3 | Hassan Mudhafar | Defender |
| 13 | Abdul Sallam Al Mukhaini | Defender |
| 21 | Eid Mohammed | Midfielder |
| 23 | Juma Darwish | Midfielder |
| 2 | Mohammed Al Musalami | Midfielder |
| 10 | Emad Al Hosny | Striker |
| 6 | Raed Ibrahim Saleh | Midfielder |
| 9 | Abdul Aziz Al Muqbali | Striker |
| 10 | Fawzi Bashir | Midfielder |
| 7 | Hussain Al Hadhri | Midfielder |
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Ashraf Nu'man Alfawaghra Midfielder Al Faisaly Amman |
4 | 1 |
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Andreas Cornelius Striker Copenhagen |
4 | 1 |
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Mikael Forssell Striker HJK Helsinki |
3 | 1 |
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Fred Striker Fluminense |
3 | 0 |
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Felipe Caicedo Striker Lokomotiv Moscow |
3 | 0 |
