Republic of Ireland skipper Robbie Keane is out of Wednesday's friendly clash with Poland after reporting with a shoulder injury.
The Liverpool striker reported in with a shoulder injury picked up in the win at Bolton but after failing to train on Sunday afternoon, was withdrawn on medical advice and flown back to Merseyside.
Keane, who has started each of manager Giovanni Trapattoni's six games to date and scored in three of them, would have collected his 86th senior cap against the Poles.
Keane was absent as Trapattoni put his players through their paces at Gannon Park in Malahide having already made one change to the squad he selected last week.
Reading striker Noel Hunt, the younger brother of midfielder Stephen, earned a first call up as a replacement for Celtic winger Aiden McGeady, who will miss out with the calf injury he has been fighting for some time.
The 25-year-old Hunt has scored eight goals this season after making a £600,000 summer move from Dundee United. Just over two years ago he was playing his football in his native country with Shamrock Rovers.
The news of Keane's premature departure came after an animated Trapattoni had spoken at length of his intention to cast an eye over some of his emerging players on Wednesday.
The Liverpool striker reported in with a shoulder injury picked up in the win at Bolton but after failing to train on Sunday afternoon, was withdrawn on medical advice and flown back to Merseyside.
Keane, who has started each of manager Giovanni Trapattoni's six games to date and scored in three of them, would have collected his 86th senior cap against the Poles.
Keane was absent as Trapattoni put his players through their paces at Gannon Park in Malahide having already made one change to the squad he selected last week.
Reading striker Noel Hunt, the younger brother of midfielder Stephen, earned a first call up as a replacement for Celtic winger Aiden McGeady, who will miss out with the calf injury he has been fighting for some time.
The 25-year-old Hunt has scored eight goals this season after making a £600,000 summer move from Dundee United. Just over two years ago he was playing his football in his native country with Shamrock Rovers.
The news of Keane's premature departure came after an animated Trapattoni had spoken at length of his intention to cast an eye over some of his emerging players on Wednesday.
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