Ruutli refuses to blame ref

ABOUT 20 minutes into the second half of last night’s evisceration of Estonia, the home fans started up a chant.

The key to their defeat wasn’t Aiden McGeady’s cross, Keith Andrews’s header, Robbie Keane’s invention or even Ireland’s overall aggression.

It was, according to the very vocal Tallinn support, a hapless refereeing performance from Hungarian Viktor Kassei.