VIDEO: Fiery atmosphere in Zenica as Irish team revealed

Ciaran Clark is handed the task of helping to keep Edin Dzeko at bay in one of four changes.

By Shaun Cronin

Ciaran Clark is handed the task of helping to keep Edin Dzeko at bay as the Republic of Ireland launch their Euro 2016 play-off bid in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Aston Villa defender replaced the injured and suspended John O’Shea in one of four changes to the side which lost the final Group D qualifier in Poland last month.

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The other switches see Stephen Ward, Wes Hoolahan and Daryl Murphy coming in for Jonathan Walters, James McClean and Shane Long.

Dzeko’s return from injury was a major boost for Bosnia boss Mehmed Bazdarevic as he and Edin Cocalic replaced Stojan Vranjes and Haris Medunjanin.

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Begovic, Mujdza, Sunjic, Spahic, Zukanovic, Visca, Pjanic, Cocalic, Lulic, Ibisevic, Dzeko.

Subs: Sehic, Bicakcic, Kolasinac, Vranjes, Hodzic, Medunjanin, Susic, Djuric, Hajrovic, Hadzic, Salihovic, Buric.

Rep of Ireland: Randolph, Coleman, Keogh, Clark, Ward, Hendrick, McCarthy, Whelan, Brady, Hoolahan, Murphy.

Subs: Forde, Wilson, Pearce, McGeady, Keane, McClean, Judge, Doyle, Christie, Gibson, Arter, Henderson.

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

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