Henry’s hand shuts the Trapdoor on heroic Irish

WILLIAM GALLAS fired a relieved France into the World Cup finals as a controversial winner shattered the Republic of Ireland’s brave resistance.

Henry’s hand shuts the Trapdoor on heroic Irish
Thu, 19 Nov, 2009 - 00:00
France 1 Republic of Ireland 1 Damien Spellman

The Arsenal defender struck from close range 13 minutes into extra-time to finally kill off Ireland’s hopes of springing a major upset.

Skipper Thierry Henry controlled the ball with his hand before picking out his team-mate in front of goal, but Swedish referee Martin Hansson and his assistant saw no offence.

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