The obvious choice for man of the match, Bazunu made several excellent saves to keep Ireland in the game and has surely consolidated the number one spot for the foreseeable future.

Lost Mitrovic on one occasion but generally had a solid game at the back.

Had one dodgy moment early on when his inability to control the ball almost led to a Serbia goal, but otherwise did little wrong at the back and was a nuisance in the opposition's penalty area late on.

Not many players will have had as assured a full debut for their country, Omobamidele looked so comfortable on the ball and made some timely interceptions before almost scoring with a spectacular strike from distance late on.

Made a couple of important tackles in defence, got forward well and had a good run down the right just before the equalising goal.

Put in an excellent defensive shift and produced a few decent crosses that Ireland could have made more of.

Worked hard but was rarely progressive with his passing and was replaced by Molumby in the 67th minute.

Started brightly with one audacious shot just wide, but faded thereafter and gave the ball away cheaply a few times in the second half before being replaced by Conor Hourihane in the 78th minute.

Had one exciting moment in the first half where he beat a man and won a free kick on the edge of the area but had a quiet game otherwise.

Linked up well with Doherty once or twice but struggled to influence the play for the most part and was replaced by Callum Robinson just before the hour mark.

A difficult night as he was very isolated up front, but generally held the ball up and did the simple things well.