Republic of Ireland 0 Brazil 2: match report

By Mark Ogden Published: 7:28AM GMT 03 March 2010

On target: Manchester City brazen Robinho scored a overwhelming idea on his lapse to England as Brazil kick Republic of Ireland 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium Photo: AP

Robinho reminded an English assembly that he stays able of producing moments of sorcery by scoring a high idea to finish a strained 2-0 feat for Brazil opposite the Republic of Ireland.

But on a night when the Manchester City wandering and his shining set upon partners, Kaka and Adriano, fluctuated in between overwhelming and awful, Fabio Capello would have left the Emirates in the believe that the World Cup 2010 favourites will be anything but godlike in South Africa.

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Robinho, now attempting to reconstruct his career with Santos, staid the diversion with a peep of luminosity by scoring from twenty yards. And Brazil physical education instructor Dunga insisted that the player showcased the certain aspects of his diversion opposite the Irish.

Dunga said: ""With his bid on the pitch, he showed all of us what he can do. Robinho is regularly someone who has great tension for the inhabitant team.

""People have talked bad about him, but when I saw him, he was concerned to great effect."

This was not selected Brazil, however, and they will not be causing excited nights for Spain, Italy, Germany or England on this evidence. Ireland physical education instructor Giovanni Trapattoni said: "At this moment, there are most teams who fool around well in the world.

"It is a really critical impulse in the preparation, but during a tournament, the group that has the right genius and technical peculiarity will go forward.

"England and Spain are strong. Germany are clever too, but when you go up front, you need the players and Brazil have players who can measure goals."

For all the acclamation that comes with confronting the five-time World Cup winners, Ireland would most rather be personification the Brazilians in Nelspruit in Jun than in north London in February.

But the left arm of Thierry Henry has ensured that the Irish will not be in South Africa this summer, so this glorious tie is flattering most as great as it is going to get.

A Dublin accessible opposite Algeria in May will give Ireland a first-hand see at Englands Group C opponents, but it will be no surrogate for the genuine thing.

Still, Ireland showed in the early stages opposite the Brazilians that they keep the capability to difficulty some-more distinguished opponents.

Brazil, in contrast, flattered to mistreat until they took the lead in advantageous resources a notation prior to half-time.

Robinho, who had been unknown until that point, combined the idea when his cranky in to the chastisement area was diverted in to his own net by Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews.

Despite handing them the lead, Brazil showed Andrews small charity. Early in the second half, the customarily peaceful Kaka became inextricable in a shoving compare with the Blackburn player for viewed boisterous play tactics.

Andrews was you do zero of the sort. His persistence was merely frustrating Real Madrids �56 million signing, who was not carrying one of his improved nights.

Maybe Ireland were receiving out their slow World Cup frustrations on Brazil. They positively did sufficient to indicate that they would have deserved a place in South Africa and, on this evidence, the heading nations will be relieved that they will not have to overcome the stubborn Irish this summer.

As the longed for chances began to smoke-stack up, with Kaka, Robinho and Adriano all guilty of spurning opportunities, Ireland appeared unfailing to shun with a one-goal defeat.

But Brazil took value of overpowering Irish legs, Robinho rounding off a sharp three-man move with Kaka and Grafite to stand in their lead on 76 minutes.