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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Paul O'Hehir

Republic of Ireland player ratings after Nations League draw with Bulgaria

Ireland endured yet another disappointing night as their Nations League campaign drew to a close with a goalless draw against Bulgaria.

Here's a look at how they rated in tonight's 0-0 stalemate.

Darren Randolph 6 - Didn’t have much to do on his 50th cap but at times too casual in possession

Dara O'Shea 6 - Played in his third position in three games but the right-back is settling in well at this level

Shane Duffy 5 - Confidence still looks shot and distribution playing out from the back was questionable

Kevin Long 6 - Was skating on thin ice after an 11th minute booking but impressed again with Egan absent.

Ireland's Kevin Long (©INPHO/Bryan Keane)

Ryan Manning 5 - Made his debut and did well in the early stages but decision making let him down at times.

Jason Knight 6 - Over eager on his first start but settled in the second-half and might have nicked a goal.

Conor Hourihane 5 - Lack of club games told as he had no real impact and Ireland’s midfield was overrun.

Robbie Brady 6 - Smashed the bar and profited from valuable minutes as he tries to stake a claim with Burnley.

Ireland's Robbie Brady dejected (©INPHO/Bryan Keane)

Daryl Horgan 6 - A big winner in this international window, his trickery bamboozled Bulgaria before being subbed.

James Collins 7 - Never stopped working and twice went close to scoring. MOTM for effort alone

Ronan Curtis 6 - Played with determination and should have scored early in the second-half but ballooned over

IRELAND SUBS:

Josh Cullen for Horgan, 67 mins

Jack Byrne for Brady, 78 mins

Cyrus Christie for Manning, 85 mins

Troy Parrott for Curtis, 86 mins

Sean Maguire for Collins, 86  mins

BULGARIA: Lukov; Popov (c), Angelov, Dimitrov, Cicinho (Karagaren 61) ; Malinov, Tsvetkov, Delev (Vasilev 61), Ivanov (Vasilev 61), Iliev (Aleksandrov 81); Kraev.

Referee: L Visser (Belgium)

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