Caoimhin Kelleher 5 - Denied Zubkov in the first-half but didn’t cover himself in glory for the winner.
Nathan Collins 7 - Strong display where his willingness to cover the ground was a valuable asset
Shane Duffy 6 - Failed to clear the danger for the goal and was off target with his late attacking attempts
John Egan 5 - Improved on Armenia but gave away the free from which Ukraine scored. Injured,
Christie Cyrus 5 - Deputising for Coleman and provided some good crosses, just not enough of them
Jeff Hendrick 5 - No great impact on a tough night for Ireland’s midfield pair who were overrun
Josh Cullen 5 - Forced to play deeper than he would like and not as effective as he has been
Enda Stevens 5 - Dependable without being flash and offered little attacking threat before being subbed
Chiedozie Ogbene 5 - Bags of energy but decision making was poor and this wasn’t his night
Jason Knight 6 - Lively start but was mugged for the Ukraine goal that was chalked off by VAR
Callum Robinson 5 - Soft appeal for a penalty but little went his way on a subdued night. Subbed.
IRELAND SUBS:
Dara O’Shea (for Egan, 62) - 6
MIchael Obafemi (for Robinson, 69) - 6
James McClean (for Stevens, 69) - 5
Alan Browne (for Christie, 70) - 5
CJ Hamilton (for Ogbene, 78) - 5
UKRAINE: Lunin, Syrota, Bondar, Popov, Mykolenko, Sydorchuk (Ihnatenko 88), Shaparenko, Kacharaba (Karavaev 72), Mudryk (Pikhalonok 73), Dovbyk (Sikan 80), Zubkov (Tsygankov 45)
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
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