WORLD CUP QUALIFIER GROUP H:

A late header from Tomas Sivok saw the Czech Republic put one foot in the Euro 2012 finals with victory over Montenegro in the first leg of their qualifying play-off.

AS IF the result in Dublin wasn’t enough of a bubble-burster, Italy had to go and canter to the most straightforward of wins on what was supposed to be a potentially tricky, if short, hop across the Adriatic Sea.

Montenegro 0 Republic of Ireland 0

Republic of Ireland midfielder Steven Reid shook off a knee problem to take his place in the side for tonight’s World Cup qualifier in Montenegro.