Fotis Ioannidis' 48th minute goal was followed by Christos Tzolis' brilliantly executed second on the break
Heimir Hallgrimsson finally stepped up to the plate as boss - but getting a result is still all Greek to this ragged Ireland team.
And so they celebrated their fifth win in a six-match unbeaten run against Ireland - who have yet to score a goal against them. And so another qualification campaign starts with two defeats and with the promise of more struggles to come. He made three personnel changes for this one and devised a much better midfield formation that included Alan Browne and Jason Knight to support Smallbone in the middle of the park.
There are more eyes on Kelleher's every move now after he spoke so openly about his Liverpool future, or lack of it, in Monday's pre-match press conference.
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