First choiceLehmannpreviously made 329 Bundesligaappearances - and scoredtwogoals -for FC Schalke04andBorussia Dortmund either sideofashort spell atACMilan.
But he made his intentions here clear by picking a strong side featuring first-choice goalkeeper Brad Friedel, and two England hopefuls in Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, and his team initially took the game to their hosts.
Many Mayo folk felt Geraghty should have been a first choice player during the summer and his inclusion mean that the side now possess two outstanding corner-backs with captain Gary Ruane on the other flank.