The match enjoyed a particularly lively opening period, during which both teams had clear chances to open the scoring.

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The Republic took only 14 minutes to open the scoring at the Aviva Stadium against the world's 201st ranked side after the lively Aiden McGeady's trickery had forced a corner.

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Many pundits are also tipping Sweden's Henrik Stenson, the world number eight, South Africa's two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen and compatriot Ernie Els, both twice Masters runners-up, as lively challengers.

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As well as a compelling portrait of an often obnoxious genius, he gives us a lively history of the development of consumer technology over the last three decades in which two very different philosophies, open and closed, battle for supremacy in a contest which is still undecided.

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