‘It’s one of the nicest feelings you’ll ever get’

It might be close to 30 years ago, but Mickey Walsh remembers the goal like it was yesterday.

“Michael Robinson picked it up on the right. He out-paced a couple of their players and got a cross in. My first touch was good, I got the shot away and it went across the keeper, into the far corner.

“You’re not quite sure what to do. You get a brain-freeze. To score the winning goal for your country is what kids dream of, isn’t it?”