Enda Stevens admits it took some encouragement from Ireland manager Mick McCarthy to make them appreciate staying top of their Euro qualifying group. An own-goal by Joseph Chipolina on the half hour and Robbie Brady’s late header sealed a 2-0 victory over minnows Gibraltar at Lansdowne Road. Fans arriving at the Dublin 4 venue expecting a goalrush were disappointed as Ireland’s lack of cutting edge in the final third cost them. “At the end of the match, the manager walked into our dressing-room that was a bit flat,” explained the Sheffield United defender. All striker are judged on goals and I wanted to get one in this game," he told Sky Sports afterwards.

Source: Irish Examiner June 10, 2019 22:07 UTC