Republic of Ireland's World Cup play-off tie with Denmark is finely poised after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Copenhagen on Saturday
The only clear chances of a tight encounter were in the first half as Darren Randolph made a sharp double save and Pione Sisto turned a rebound wide from a good position
Ireland offered little in attack but almost hit on the break in the 44th minute as Cyrus Christie saw a shot saved by Kasper Schmeichel
Randolph also tipped over a late header from substitute Yussuf Poulsen to ensure the tie is level ahead of the return leg at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, live on
Ireland might well be the happier side after the first leg, having set up with a defensive gameplan in Copenhagen and allowed Denmark the majority of the possession
The visitors did almost suffer an early setback as Randolph made a double save to deny Jens Stryger Larsen and then Andreas Cornelius
Otherwise Ireland were relatively untroubled until the 33rd minute when Randolph could only palm out a shot from Christian Eriksen and Sisto failed to finish the rebound from close range
Ireland's best moment of the first half came late on as Christie burst past Larsen down the right side and then saw his chipped shot saved by Schmeichel
The visitors continued to hold their defensive shape after the break and neither side created any more clear chances until the final few minutes of the match
Shane Duffy headed at Schmeichel from a free-kick before substitute Poulsen saw an effort tipped over by Randolph
Ireland set up to defend, and they restricted the hosts to few openings while keeping Eriksen, who had scored eight goals in qualifying, quiet throughout
When Denmark did get through, they found Randolph in their way
 The Middlesbrough goalkeeper made a double save early on and then kept out an effort from Eriksen before tipping over Poulsen's late header to ensure the game finished goalless
"I thought it was a tough evening for us and the players did splendidly
 They put a lot of effort in and it's all to play for now
"We have to win a game
 And I think we have to score a couple of goals because Denmark are capable of scoring too
"A World Cup spot is up for grabs when Republic of Ireland host Denmark in their second leg on Tuesday
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