Republic Of Ireland V Andorra

sapper756 · September 7, 2010

http://img.skysports.com/10/09/218x298/Republic-of-Ireland-Giovanni-Trapattoni-Septe_2497577.jpg Trapattoni: Must win game

The new Aviva Stadium is set to see its first taste of competitive action when the Republic of Ireland host Andorra on Tuesday.

The former Lansdowne Road is completed following its refurbishment, and Irish supporters will be hopeful they can celebrate in style in their Euro 2012 qualifier against one of Europe's perennial strugglers.

Ireland started their progress in the group functionally, rather than fantastically, with a 1-0 win in a boiling hot Hanrapetakan Stadium against Armenia, but Keith Fahey'shttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif goal could have a big say on matters in the group due to some teams struggling against the Eastern Europeans.

Andorra, who are ranked 201st in the world, should prove a much less difficult test for manager Giovanni Trapattoni'shttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif side, with only one win to their name in their competitive history, back against Macedonia in 2004.

Robbie Keanehttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif wins his 102nd cap for his country, and will be hopeful of adding to his 43-goal tally against the Andorrans, who lost their opening game 2-0 against Russia.

The Tottenham striker missed several chances against Armenia, but if the 30-year-old is to get chances in front of goal, he can fire Ireland to victory as he looks to regain full match fitness.

Trapattoni has insisted, however, that Ireland will not go gung-ho and try to demolish their opposition, favouring a more reserved approach to merely pick up three points and move towards automatic qualification.