Ireland take care of business

It was gut-wrenchingly tense at times but, thanks to a goal on his competitive debut by substitute Keith Fahey, Ireland came away from a hot and heavy night in Yerevan with a vital win in their opening Group B European Championship qualifier.

At times, the performance might have been some way off what was required but Giovanni Trapattoni won’t worry about that.

The Irish might have lived dangerously but the manager got his favourite result.