Sammie Szmodics, Dara O’Shea, Chiedozie Ogbene, Ali Al-Hamadi and Cieran Slicker all won caps this evening.

Szmodics, O’Shea and Ogbene were in the Republic of Ireland side which lost 2-0 to Greece in a UEFA Nations League game at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The opening goal was scored by summer Town target Fotis Ioannidis five minutes after the break.

Before half-time, Ogbene, who was winning his 22nd cap, found the net with a superb strike but the goal was chalked off for offside. Szmodics was winning his sixth cap and O”Shea his 28th. Szmodics and Ogbene were rested in the 84th minute.

Al-Hamadi started for Iraq as they drew 0-0 in Kuwait in a World Cup qualifier having been reduced to 10 men in only the seventh minute. The Blues striker was replaced at half-time as he won his 14th cap.

Slicker captained Scotland’s U21s as they thrashed Malta 5-0 in a European Championships tie in Ta' Qali. The Blues keeper was winning his 19th U21s cap.

Photo: Yannis Halas/Focus Images Ltd/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

hyperbrit added 01:10 - Sep 11 no injuries then?
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LegendofthePhoenix added 06:31 - Sep 11 Sammie was on the wrong side of a couple of feisty challenges, but he's a tough cookie, and seemed to shrug them off quite easily. He and Ogbene were moving well at the time they were subbed, shortly before the 2nd Greek goal. The 3 Town players were amongst the best in the EIRE team. Ioannidis looks very very good. Strong, good movement, super shooting. Tremendous strike from Ogbene that was chalked off, Ogbene is gonna be real competition for Wes on the right side.

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