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The referee plays advantage and Kelly sweeps a decent ball across to McGeady. The winger is hustled out of play for an Ireland throw. Taken quickly, and Ward drills a low shot which is saved easily.

Vassiljev catches all of the ball as he strikes for goal, but his effort is a couple of feet high and wide.

Vassiljev wins a free-kick. It's pretty far from goal but that won't put him off having a pop here...

Ahjupera is booked now for what is a ridiculously high boot on Ward. It caught the Wolves man in the neck!

Walters holds the ball up well and wins a throw. Kelly cross in for the Stoke man who stoops and glances a header on goal, but it was never going to trouble Pareiko.

Estonia manager Tarmo Ruutli seems to be in no rush to make a change.

Whelan runs up to the free-kick... Was it a shot? Was it a cross? Whatever it was, it flies into the crowd.

STEPANOVS SENT OFF!! The defender desperately brings down Keane as the last man and the referee has no choice but the show him a second yellow and a red! It was a clumsy challenge from the defender.

andrews breaks up an Estonia move in his own half and releases Walters away down the right. The Stoke forward cuts into the box but he's at a tight angle and fires over the bar! Big ask to beat the keeper from there!

None of Estonia’s last nine games have ended in draws, with the Blueshirts winning three and losing six.

The corner is headed tot he edge of the box and Keane tries to be too clever with his clearance rather than putting his laces through it. Estonia retain possession and the second ball is a low one that Given can gather.

Ward times his tackle well to concede a corner, Estonia's third.

Piiroja sends a long ball from the back over the top but Given reads it well and rushes out right to the edge of his box to claim it before Ahjupera.

Ireland doing a good job of keeping possession here, killing the momentum being built up by the home side.

Estonia are unperturbed by conseding the opener, and are looking more threatening with every attack. St Ledger and Dunne have been equal to the threat thus far, though.

Estonia build a neat, patient attack from the back. The ball is rolled across to Vassiljev, who unleashes a fearsome strike from 30 yards or more which flashes just past Given's far post! The keeper looked to have that covered, but it was a decent hit.

Ireland have only conceded one goal in their last 883 minutes of international football, and that was a consolation goal for Armenia.

Ireland defend another Estonia corner, both the initial ball and the second delivery back into the box.

cyclonearmageddon has written in to ask: "Didn't Robbie Keane support Estonia when he was a­ kid?"

WALTERS! The free-kick is sent in from deep. St Ledger heads back across goal and Walters fires his half-volley on the turn over the bar!

Stepanovs is the first man to go into the book after a cynical trip on McGeady. Ireland's big men come forward...