Ireland have now won three and drawn three of their Group D games
Republic of Ireland maintained their unbeaten record in Euro 2020 qualifying as they played out a lacklustre goalless draw in Georgia.
Mick McCarthy's side struggled to create chances against their stubborn opponents, who dominated possession.
Substitute Aaron Connolly was denied a dream debut when his low shot late on was saved, before Shane Duffy headed straight at the goalkeeper.
The result means Ireland stay top of Group D with 12 points from six games.
Denmark, however, can move above them on goal difference if they beat Switzerland later on Saturday (17:00 BST)
The one significant moment in an otherwise forgettable encounter was the late introduction of Connolly, the 19-year-old Brighton forward who has been in the headlines in recent weeks for his Premier League exploits.
The teenager has scored two goals in five games for the Seagulls but there was to be no fairytale debut as he saw his late effort comfortably saved.
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Line-ups
Georgia
1Loria
2Kakabadze
4Kashia
18GrigalavaBooked at 87mins
16Tabidze
13KiteishviliSubstituted forAburjaniaat 90'minutes
7Kankava
9OkriashviliSubstituted forLobjanidzeat 79'minutes
10Ananidze
8Qazaishvili
11KvilitaiaSubstituted forShengeliaat 73'minutes
Substitutes
3Khocholava
5Kvirkvelia
6Daushvili
12Makaridze
14Lobjanidze
15Aburjania
17Kupatadze
19Shengelia
20Kharaishvili
22Navalovski
23Lobzhanidze
R. of Ireland
23Randolph
2Coleman
4Duffy
5Egan
7Doherty
6WhelanBooked at 65mins
14HourihaneSubstituted forWilliamsat 90+3'minutes
12RobinsonSubstituted forBrowneat 73'minutes
13Hendrick
11McClean
21CollinsSubstituted forConnollyat 79'minutes
Substitutes
1O'Hara
3Williams
8Browne
9Maguire
10Hogan
15Byrne
16Travers
17Connolly
18O'Dowda
19Judge
20Cullen
22Long
Referee:
Marco Guida
Match Stats
Home TeamGeorgiaAway TeamR. of Ireland
Possession
Home56%
Away44%
Shots
Home14
Away7
Shots on Target
Home0
Away3
Corners
Home5
Away3
Fouls
Home9
Away11
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Match ends, Georgia 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Georgia 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
Posted at 90'+5'
Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick with a cross.
Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jimmy Tabidze.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Levan Shengelia (Georgia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jano Ananidze.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'+3'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Derrick Williams replaces Conor Hourihane.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Glenn Whelan following a fast break.
Posted at 90'
Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'
Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Aburjania replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
Posted at 89'
Attempt missed. Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
BookingPosted at 87'
Gia Grigalava (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Gia Grigalava (Georgia).
Posted at 87'
Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Corner, Georgia. Conceded by John Egan.
Posted at 85'
Hand ball by Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland).
Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. Guram Kashia (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Posted at 83'
Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
Posted at 80'
Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Alan Browne.
Posted at 80'
Attempt blocked. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levan Shengelia.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Georgia. Elguja Lobjanidze replaces Tornike Okriashvili because of an injury.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Aaron Connolly replaces James Collins.
Posted at 75'
Attempt missed. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Georgia. Levan Shengelia replaces Giorgi Kvilitaia.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Callum Robinson.
Posted at 69'
Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
Posted at 67'
Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
Posted at 67'
Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 66'
Attempt missed. Jano Ananidze (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
BookingPosted at 65'
Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 65'
Jano Ananidze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland).
Posted at 59'
Foul by Gia Grigalava (Georgia).
Posted at 59'
James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 58'
Attempt blocked. Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valeri Qazaishvili.
Posted at 55'
Foul by Jimmy Tabidze (Georgia).
Posted at 55'
Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 53'
Hand ball by Giorgi Kvilitaia (Georgia).
Posted at 53'
Attempt blocked. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 53'
Attempt blocked. Jimmy Tabidze (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jano Ananidze with a cross.
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Source: bbc.com