O'SHEA STUNNED BY SHAQ ATTACK

Published date27 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The Chicago Fire midfielder's sweet free-kick midway through the first half proved the difference between the sides

But it did not fully reflect the control the visitors exerted on a night when

Ireland, ranked 43 places below the Swiss, were unable to build upon Saturday's creditable draw with Belgium.

If the game did represent the second half of an audition for the vacant manager's job for O'Shea (left) after a groundswell of popular support - former Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo's presence at the Aviva Stadium is understood to have been coincidental - it proved somewhat uncomfortable at times before a late flurry raised home spirits.

Ireland have now won just one of...

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