Aiden gets ovation from team-mates

Two-goal hero Aiden McGeady was greeted by an ovation from his team-mates when he returned to the Irish dressing room last night.

“I’d been doing a few interviews outside while the manager was talking to the team about the game,” he said afterwards. “I was a bit awkward when it happened, I didn’t know how to react really. It was nice.”

Reflecting on his goals, he said: “There was a bit of luck involved with the first one. Jonny did well with a flick-on, Robbie stepped over. James showed great composure and slipped me in.