Duff lights up Lansdowne and puts Ireland on way

Ireland 3 Canada 0

It would be nice to heap praise on Ireland for a comfortable win over Canada at Lansdowne Road but the overall impression was mixed promising but far from convincing.

Two goals from Robbie Keane and a mesmeric, exhilarating, solo goal from Damien Duff lifted Ireland above the mediocre Canadians. And as a first experimental dip into the potential lurking beneath the obvious surface of Ireland's international pool of talent, it was rewarding.