Evan Ferguson misses an early penalty for the Republic as they are held to a 0-0 draw by Belgium in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium.
Evan Ferguson missed an early penalty for the Republic as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Belgium in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium.
The former Republic defender, who won 118 caps for his country, rang the changes from the last game they played, a 1-1 draw with New Zealand in a November friendly, which was Stephen Kenny's last game in charge. The Republic made a bright start to the game at a blustery Aviva Stadium and fashioned their first opportunity on three minutes.
They created their only chance of note on 10 minutes when captain Youri Tielemans glanced his header wide after Leandro Trossard weaved his way into the area and stood the ball up for the Aston Villa midfielder. Ferguson stepped up in an attempt to end his four-month goal drought for club and country but his poor effort was pushed away by the goalkeeper.
Wout Faes lofted the ball through to John Bakayoko, who headed it down to Lois Openda and he stung the palms of Liverpool shot stopper with his volley.
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