Ireland’s match-winner Jonathan Walters admitted Euro qualification proved the doubters wrong.

Keane heaped praise on both Martin O’Neill and the Republic of Ireland players.

“You’ve got to take it in because these moments don’t come round often in a career.”

“They have struck up a real friendship over the course of the last couple of years.”

Two players share man-of-the-match honours…

5. Walters delivers when it matters most!

Jon Walters was the goal-scoring hero for Ireland.

Applause eventually broke out as the majority made their sympathy heard above the noise.

Injury doubts Shane Long and John O’Shea have been left out of the Irish team for tonight.

It’s make or break time as Ireland take on Bosnia-Herzegovina to decide who will make it to Euro 2016.

The 2010 US Open winner admits the barren run – his last victory anywhere was at the French Open 16 months ago – left him questioning his ability after dropping out of the world’s top 50.

1. Retaining possession is key.

Hungary booked a return to major tournament football for the first time in 30 years.

A minute’s silence will be observed before Ireland’s decisive Euro 2016 play-off against Bosnia.

“If there’s any chance of getting him on the pitch, Martin O’Neill will put him out there.”

Asmir Begovic is convinced that the play-off remains on a knife edge.

“Bosnia are capable of scoring, they could wipe that advantage that we have within minutes.”

Since he was dazzling defenders before his teens with St Kevin’s Boys, Robbie Brady was being primed for stages like last night and his contribution may leave a legacy beyond his time in an Irish jersey, writes John Fallon.

Martin O’Neill emerged out of the fog in Zenica last night with mixed feelings about what he had seen — and not seen.

Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 Republic of Ireland 1: After the fog of Zenica, we’re guaranteed clarity in Dublin on Monday night, with this European Championship play-off against Bosnia still finely poised.

Warmth of reception at Holiday Inn makes up for lack of heating in a hotel that used to be regularly hit by shells and peppered with bullets throughout the bloody three-year siege of Sarajevo, writes Liam Mackey.

Ciaran Clark is handed the task of helping to keep Edin Dzeko at bay in one of four changes.

Get the updates as they happen in Ireland's crucial play-off first leg clash.

Bosnia has been here before, and so has Miralem Pjanic.

As Ireland’s selection problems mounted last night, skipper Robbie Keane emphasised that traditional traits can still overcome the technical nous of Bosnia-Herzegovina to book him an international swansong in France next year.

O’Neill has urged Ireland not to throw away the chance to book their place at the Euro 2016 finals.

Norwich 2 Middlesbrough 0: Manager Alex Neil refused to get carried away after guiding Norwich back into the Premier League and securing a £130 million (€183 million) promotion jackpot with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at Wembley which continued his own meteoric rise in the dugout.