By that stage, Ireland were piling players forward aware that a draw wasn’t enough to seal a place at next year’s finals. “It’s tough losing any game of football but losing it in that manner at the end, it’s a real sucker punch. Inside the opening two minutes, McGinty almost gifted the visitors the opener by losing his footing in his box. Just as Ireland were settling into the game in torrid conditions, one pass on 25 minutes by senior squad member Thorsteinsson unhinged them. ICELAND: P Gunnarsson; A Sampsted, A Leifsson, R Thorkelsson, H Gunnarsson; A Hauksson, W Willumsson, AF Baldursson; K Finnson, S Gudjohnson, JD Thorsteinsson.

Source: Irish Independent November 15, 2020 15:33 UTC