Republic of Ireland fell to a disappointing 2-1 loss at the hands of Belarus on Tuesday in their final friendly before Euro 2016.
The hosts had lost just one of their previous 13 matches, but a weakened line-up in Cork was deservedly beaten by goals from Mikhail Hardzeichuk and Maksim Valadzko.
Manager Martin O'Neill made 11 changes from the team that drew 1-1 with the Netherlands on Friday.
However, after 20 minutes of toil, Ireland fell behind.
Though David Meyler responded with a thumping effort straight at the goalkeeper, the visitors immediately broke again on the left, with Valadzko's centre hacked clear by Ciaran Clark.
While Belarus were beaten 3-0 by Northern Ireland last week, they had previously been on a run of keeping five consecutive clean sheets, and they were now dominating O'Neill's timid side.
With 10 minutes remaining of the first half, Valadzko dashed forward again and would have added a second with his firm strike but for Given's superb diving intervention.
Aiden McGeady jinked away down the right to cross onto Daryl Murphy's head, but the Ipswich Town forward inexplicably nodded over from point-blank range.
And an aerial attack seemed to be the most likely route through, as Syarhey Chernik was forced to brilliantly stop Clark's header from a corner, and then Jeff Hendrick's rebound.
But just when the result seemed gone for the Irish, substitute Shane Long's influence pulled them back into the game.
James McClean then cushioned a volley over from the middle of the area, before Eunan O'Kane sliced a loose ball into the stands from further out.
Ireland continued to pen Belarus into their box in the closing stages, but there was no further breakthrough, sending O'Neill's men into their Euros opener against Sweden in Paris on June 13 off the back of a defeat.
