Keogh strike rescues lacklustre Ireland

Ireland Under-21 1 Montenegro Under-21 1

The newest member of Giovanni Trapattoni’s backroom headed for the road with 10 minutes remaining, at which stage he had probably seen enough of what was ultimately an average performance.

That’s been the story of this qualifying campaign and it’s a measure of how far the Irish youngsters have to come that they are all of 15 points behind the group pacesetters England, albeit with a game less played.