Football Soccer - Republic of Ireland v Belarus - International Friendly - Turner's Cross, Cork, Republic of Ireland - 31/5/16 Republic of Ireland's Ciaran Clark in action with Belarus' Maksim Volodko Action Images via Reuters / Clodagh Kilcoyne Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
(Reuters) - A second-string Ireland side slumped to a 2-1 defeat by Belarus in their final pre-Euro 2016 friendly in Cork on Tuesday as manager Martin O'Neill ran his eye over last-minute contenders for a place in his squad.
The Irish, who made 11 changes from the 1-1 draw with the Netherlands in their last warm-up, went behind to a stunning Mikhail Hardzeichuk strike and Maksim Valadzko fired in a second after the break before Stephen Ward pulled a goal back.
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