Source: By PA Sport Staff
Republic of Ireland hold Denmark in first leg of World Cup qualifying play-off
Darren Randolph was the hero and Pione Sisto the villain as the Republic of Ireland scrapped their way to a 0-0 World Cup play-off draw in Denmark.Randolph produced a fine double save to deny Jens Stryger Larsen and Andreas Cornelius, and then saw Sisto fire wide of an open goal after he had beaten away Christian Eriksen’s long-range effort during a torrid first half.Ireland, as so often in the past, adopted an ultra-conservative approach which saw them create little of note, but they frustrated the Danes and the majority of a crowd of 36,189 at the Parken Stadium for much of a largely unappetising 90 minutes with a functional display.All square in Copenhagen. It all comes down to Tuesday night in Dublin for a place at the FIFA World Cup. #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/wJ8D8kD4Qu— FAIreland ?????????? (@FAIreland) November 11, 2017(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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