Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Nego goes close again and it is not one Shane Duffy will want to see again. The Norwich defender misread the bounce of the ball and the rather substantial frame of Barnabas Varga shrugged him off before playing in Nego who fired over the bar.
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Seven minutes gone and both teams are settling into shape. Fans are out of their seat as the in-form Adam Idah races through but he is beaten to a long through-ball by the Hungarian defence.
Image source, InphoAdam Idah has been bright early
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Hungary are on the attack early as Adam Sallai goes down the right. His cross is met rather awkwardly by Loic Nego and it is an easy save for Caoimhin Kelleher.
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Hungary
We are underway at a rather sparsely-populated Aviva Stadium on referee Luis Godinho's whistle. Hungary get us underway playing in all white with green and red trim.
Republic of Ireland v Hungary (19:45 BST)
This is the first of two warm-up fixtures for Hungary ahead of Euro 2024 in Germany.
The Hungarians will face Switzerland, the hosts Germany and then Scotland in the finals and will be hoping that tonight's fixture in Dublin will help set them on their way.
They are in great form, losing just one of their last 18 internationals over the past two years and have had big wins over England and Germany in that time.
There's no doubt this will be a big test for the Republic of Ireland.
Image source, Getty ImagesRepublic of Ireland v Hungary (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesRepublic of Ireland interim boss John O'Shea says he hopes to have "clarity" on his future after the upcoming friendly double-header.
O'Shea is overseeing the side's matches against Hungary in Dublin on Tuesday 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) have 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.
"Let’s hope so," said O’Shea when asked if he expects to receive clarity in the coming weeks.
"I think everyone, including myself, the staff the players, everyone would like clarity on it."
Republic of Ireland v Hungary (19:45 BST)
After making his debut from the bench in the March friendlies, there is a first start in a green jersey this evening for Middlesbrough midfielder Finn Azaz.
Caoimhin Kelleher, Shane Duffy, Matt Doherty, Will Smallbone and Adam Idah all also come into the side that lost to Switzerland last time out.
Making things tougher for Ireland will be the absences of Premier League talents such as Evan Ferguson, Chiedozie Ogbene, Nathan Collins and Andrew Omobamidele this evening.
Hungary skipper Dominik Szoboszlai is, of course, familiar to fans of Liverpool.
Republic of Ireland: Kelleher; Coleman, Duffy, O’Shea, Doherty, Cullen, Smallbone, Brady, Azaz, Szmodics, Idah.
Replacements: O'Leary, Harrington, Stevens, Obafemi, O'Dowda, Sykes, Johnston, Scales, Knight, McGrath, Cannon, Parrott, O'Brien, Lawal
Hungary: Gulacsi; Orban, Dardai, Lang, Nego, Schafer, A Nagy, Kerkez, Szoboszlai (capt), Sallai, Varga.
Replacements: Dibusz, Szappanos, Balogh, Szalai, Fiola, Adam, Bolla, Kleinheisler, Gazdag, Styles, Zs Nagy, Botka, Csoboth, Horvath, Kata
Image source, InphoFinn Azaz will make a first start on his second cap this evening
Republic of Ireland v Hungary (19:45 BST)
Thanks for joining us for our live text coverage of Republic of Ireland's friendly against Hungary in the Aviva Stadium this evening.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing search for a successor to Stephen Kenny, there will again be plenty of focus on caretaker boss John O'Shea in Dublin tonight.
Would a positive performance against Euros-bound opposition enhance his case to take on the job full-time?
Image source, InphoO'Shea remains caretaker coach
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.
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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).
