Sasa Lukic, Issa Diop and Chieo Ogbene added to their international caps this evening.

Lukic played the full 90 minutes as Serbia were beaten 2-1 by the Netherlands in Eindhoven, their fourth defeat in four Nations League qualifiers during this break to leave them bottom of their group.

The midfielder, who was winning his 66th full cap, was booked four minutes after half-time, his second yellow card of the competition, which will see him miss Serbia’s first November Nations League game.

Ogbene, who is on loan at Lincoln City for the season, came on as a 69th-minute sub as the Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with Israel behind closed doors in Serbia, former Blues loanee Troy Parrott netting a first-half penalty for the Boys in Green.

Winger Ogbene, who forced a big save from the Israeli keeper not long after coming on, has now won 38 caps.

Blues skipper Dara O’Shea, who captained Ireland in their other three games during this break, missed the match having stayed behind as his wife was close to giving birth.

Diop played the full 90 minutes as Morocco drew 1-1 with Mali in a friendly in Tangiers. The central defender was winning his 12th full cap.

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