Boro’s Randolph the hero as Republic scrape draw

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’“ it. “We need to take the positives from that. Apart from the first 15 to 20 minutes, when they had a few good chances, I felt we kept them quiet.

“It (the World Cup) feels a bit closer than before the game, the away game is always the tougher of the games.”

Middlesbrough’s Darren Randolph makes a save for Republic of Ireland and right, Newcastle’s Ciaran Clark, who was captain for the night, challenges for the ball