The Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in a pre-Euro 2016 friendly, where Kevin Strootman played 70 minutes.
It was the Roma midfielder’s first start for Holland since March 2014, a gap of 813 days.
Italy will face the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2016, as they are in the same group as Belgium and Sweden.
Shane Long opened the scoring for Ireland after 30 minutes, turning in the rebound when John O’Shea’s header from a corner was parried by the
The Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in a pre-Euro 2016 friendly, where Kevin Strootman played 70 minutes.
It was the Roma midfielder’s first start for Holland since March 2014, a gap of 813 days.
Italy will face the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2016, as they are in the same group as Belgium and Sweden.
Shane Long opened the scoring for Ireland after 30 minutes, turning in the rebound when John O’Shea’s header from a corner was parried by the goalkeeper.
This confirmed their strength from set plays, something the Azzurri and Antonio Conte will need to look out for.
However, five minutes from time Luuk de Jong came off the bench to nod in unmarked, taking advantage of a Shane Duffy error.