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MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL:  FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill, left, and former Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo before the international friendly match between Republic of Ireland and Switzerland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

THE Aviva Stadium’s Green Room hospitality suite on Tuesday night projected a tint of red alert as the walls closed in on Jonathan Hill’s tenure as chief executive.

Five years to the day from his predecessor John Delaney’s final appearance at an Ireland match against Georgia, interrupted by a hail of tennis balls, the incumbent was facing an uphill task for survival.