Republic of Ireland 2-1 Hungary
Ireland have won a game not against Gibraltar for the first time since February 2023 as Troy Parrott's late breakaway goal seals a friendly victory and ends Hungary's 15-game unbeaten run.
They can now go into their trip to Portugal with confidence ahead of their clash with Ronaldo and co. in Aveiro this day next week.
Thanks for joining us tonight on John O'Shea's first win as Ireland manager! Goodnight from the Aviva Stadium.
Troy Parrott (90+1 mins)
Quite incredibly, Ireland have won it! Their only effort on goal in the second half is from Parrott as he broke at pace from a Hungary corner. He had Szmodics to his left and no Hungarian defender nearby but he went by himself and finished via the outstretched leg of Denes Dimusz.
Image source, InphoTroy Parrott seals the win for Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Into the final throes of this game and Luis Godinho has his cards out again as both Jason Knight and Callum Styles are cautioned.
It has been a particularly niggly second half.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Ireland have a corner! It is won after good work from the new man Knight and captain Coleman but Szmodics' delivery can't be turned goal-bound by Obafemi.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Liam Scales joins his captain in Luis Godinho's notebook for a lunging foul on Laszlo Kleinheisler.
Ireland are defending their penalty area well from a series of set-pieces by the Magyars.
Meanwhile, Jason Knight is on for Josh Cullen with ten to go.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
After accidentally leaving studs on the ankle of Will Smallbone, goal-scorer Adam Lang is replaced by Botond Balogh.
No chances of note for the hosts in this second half which will concern John O'Shea. He has brought on some forwards in the hope of changing that but nothing so far.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
A double sub for Hungary as Andras Schafer and Milos Kerkez are replaced by Callum Styles and Zsolt Nagy.
For Ireland, goal-scorer Adam Idah is replaced by Michael Obafemi.
20 minutes left in an increasingly-pedestrian contest.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
The friendly atmosphere is ruined slightly as both captains, Dominik Szoboszlai and Seamus Coleman are booked after an exchange that involved the new man Parrott.
66 gone here at the Aviva.
Image source, InphoSeamus Coleman after being booked
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Subs for both teams as Laszlo Kleinheisler is on for Barnabas Varga while it is a double change made my John O'Shea.
Coming off are Robbie Brady and Finn Azaz, who will have been hoping to have more of an impact on his first senior start. On come Callum O'Dowda and another striker in form, Troy Parrott. The Tottenham loanee scored a hat-trick in Excelsior's Eredivisie relegation play-off final defeat to NAC Breda.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Ten minutes into the second half and Szoboszlai and Sallai are causing trouble again.
This time, the latter works space after the former's run and forces Caoimhin Kelleher to tip his shot around the post. Kelleher then does well to hold Andras Schafer's powerful shot.
Image source, InphoHungary are asking more questions
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
A corner kick routine from Hungary sees Szoboszlai pick out Adam Sallai on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked by the new man O'Brien.
From the resulting corner, Barnabas Varga loops a header harmlessly over the bar.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Marco Rossi also makes changes for the visitors as the busy Loic Nego is replaced by Endre Botka while there is a goalkeeper swap with Botka's Ferencvaros team-mate Denes Dibusz on for Peter Gulasci.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Back underway here at the Aviva and the big news is that Lyon defender Jake O'Brien is coming off the bench for an international debut off the back of a marvelous season with Les Gones. He replaces Matt Doherty while Celtic's Liam Scales is on for Shane Duffy.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary
Adam Idah heads over from a Smallbone free kick with the last play of the half. It was a half that took a while to spark before Idah's header broke the deadlock.
However, Adam Lang's leveller just five minutes later sees the sides go in all square at the break. Plenty for John O'Shea to ponder. Will we see any changes ahead of the second half? Stick with us to find out!
Adam Lang (40 mins)
The hosts don't lead for long as they are undone by a rather simple ball up the middle from a Szoboszlai free-kick.
The Liverpool man's ball is deflected into the air and flicked on by Orban as the Irish defence was statue-esque. Lang arrived at the back post, stayed onside and smashed the ball into the roof of the net.
Image source, InphoLang tapped in at the back post
Adam Idah (35 mins)
The man whose goal secured the Scottish Cup for Celtic just over a week ago continues his fine form.
Good build-up between Finn Azaz and Will Smallbone sees the Southampton man whip a cross in from the right onto the head of Idah who lost his marker Willi Orban to power a header past a helpless Gulasci.
You can't say they've been dominant but John O'Shea's men have taken their chance.
Image source, InphoIdah heads in the opener
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
An incisive ball from Szmodics is just too long for both Idah and Matt Doherty as Peter Gulasci dived to collect after initially hesitating.
More of this required from Ireland.
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Caoimhin Kelleher is forced into his first save of the night as a Premier League duo combined for Hungary.
Captain Dominik Szoboszlai broke away and fed Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez whose first-time shot was parried behind for an uneventful corner by the Liverpool stopper.
Half an hour gone.
Image source, InphoDominik Szoboszlai on the ball
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Andras Schafer stumbles on the edge of the box under a Sammie Szmodics challenge but regains his feet and gets a shot away.
However, the Union Berlin man fires a wild shot wide.
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Claims of a penalty as Adam Idah goes ground after a strong run. However, Luis Godinho sees nothing wrong with Adam Lang's challenge.
Just under 20 minutes gone on a sunny evening in Dublin.
Troy Parrott celebrates his last-minute winner in Dublin
John O'Shea boosted his cause to become Republic of Ireland manager on a permanent basis after a 2-1 win over Euro 2024-bound Hungary.
Troy Parrott scored a last-minute winner to earn O'Shea his first win as interim manager in a low-key affair at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Adam Idah headed home the opener in the 36th minute before Adam Lang equalised four minutes later when he converted from close range.
Parrott capitalised on a number of defensive errors to strike in the 92nd minute to hand Hungary a first defeat in 14 matches.
O'Shea is overseeing the side's matches against Hungary and away to Portugal on 11 June having initially taken interim charge of March's games against Belgium and Switzerland.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has said it hopes to have a permanent successor for Stephen Kenny, who left in November, in place in time for the start of the Nations League in September.
The opening half-hour of the game was a dull affair with loose passes and tired legs on show in Dublin.
Hungary had the better of the play and Loic Nego curled over an early effort, before Andras Schafer miscued a shot well wide.
Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was called into action to push away an effort from Milos Kerkez before the hosts took the lead against the run of play.
Ten days after netting the winner for Celtic in the Scottish Cup final, Idah was left unmarked to head home Will Smallbone's delivery for his fourth international goal.
However, Lang, who let Idah evade his clutches for the opener, responded for Hungary after a scrappy goal that summed up the half.
Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai saw his audacious 40-yard effort fall kindly for Willi Orban, who headed back across goal and Lang was on hand to fire home past the helpless Kelleher.
Idah headed well over in the final action of the first half as the sides went in level.
John O'Shea picked up his first victory as interim manager of the Republic of Ireland
Kelleher, who impressed when deputising for Alisson Becker for Liverpool this season, produced a strong save to deny Roland Sallai after the restart, and another stop followed from Schafer's shot from the resulting corner.
Multiple substitutions from both sides took the flow out of the game - including a debut for Lyon defender Jake O'Brien - and fellow replacement Liam Scales got a crucial touch on Szoboszlai's delivery to deny Hungary taking the lead with 15 minutes remaining.
Sallai's low effort was easily held by Kelleher and captain Seamus Coleman fired a shot wide as the clock ticked into injury-time.
However, there was late drama as substitute Parrott beat Callum Styles to a loose ball and sprinted clear on goal.
Despite having team-mate Sammie Szmodics to his left, he elected to shoot and the power on his effort beat Hungary keeper Denes Dibusz.
It may only have been a friendly for the Irish but O'Shea was delighted with the win as he celebrated with players and staff in the dugout.
O'Shea will take charge of his fourth match as interim manager away to Portugal on 11 June while Hungary take on Israel on Saturday before their Euro 2024 campaign against Switzerland, hosts Germany and Scotland in Group A.
Manager: John O'Shea
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Marco Rossi
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Friendlies
All competitions
All competitions
All competitions
Republic of Ireland are unbeaten in their last five matches against Hungary (W2 D3), although the last two games have ended goalless in friendlies in 2012 and 2021.
Hungary have won three of their five away games against the Republic of Ireland (D1 L1), but they did lose on their last visit back in June 1989 in a World Cup qualifier, with Paul McGrath and Tony Cascarino scoring for Jack Charlton’s side.
Republic of Ireland have lost seven of their last 11 matches (W2 D2) – indeed, their only two wins in this sequence came against Gibraltar in 2023, who are currently ranked 203rd in FIFA’s world rankings.
Hungary are unbeaten in their last 14 matches (W9 D5) since losing 2-0 to Italy in a UEFA Nations League match in September 2022. It is the longest active unbeaten run of any European nation currently.
Republic of Ireland lost 1-0 against Switzerland in their most recent match; they haven’t suffered consecutive defeats in friendly matches since 2018 against Türkiye and France.
Hungary have won their last three matches, beating Montenegro, Türkiye and Kosovo; they haven’t strung together four consecutive wins since a run of five between June and September 2011.
Dominik Szoboszlai has been directly involved in seven goals in his last five Hungary appearances (5 goals, 2 assists), scoring in each of his last three games for the national side.
Séamus Coleman won his 70th Republic of Ireland cap against Switzerland last time out, with all 70 coming as an Everton player. He’s one of five players to win 70+ Eire caps while playing for one club, along with Shay Given at Newcastle (82), Glenn Whelan at Stoke (81), Packie Bonner at Celtic (80) and John O’Shea at Manchester United (70).
