Brilliant Brady’s brace fires Ireland to victory

ROBERT BRADY enjoyed a dream return to international duty as his stoppage-time goal from the penalty spot earned the Republic of Ireland a deserved victory over Austria in a gripping U21 International friendly at the Sligo Showgrounds yesterday.

The former St Kevin’s Boys schoolboys star — called into the U21 squad despite a no-show for Ireland’s UEFA U19 campaign — headed home Aidan White’s teasing cross past Heinz Lindner in the Austrian goal on 71 minutes as the Republic threw everything at their opponents to level matters.

And, when Brady was taken down a minute into stoppage time, the Manchester United player now on loan at Hull coolly slotted the ball to the net to delight the 1,800 spectators.