Green and Keane set up record Trap win

Republic of Ireland 3 Algeria 0

And if the final result flattered Ireland a little bit, the Italian won’t be complaining as he saw his team end a long season with two wins on the bounce before they start turning their attentions to the much more serious business of European Championship qualification in the Autumn.

It might have been an end of season friendly for the home contingent but Algeria’s Irish community begged to differ, turning up in force to create a bank of noise and colour at the Simmonscourt Road, as nearly 3,000 of their supporters made the most of the opportunity to give their national heroes a proper World Cup send-off.