Martin O’Neill promises to attack in return leg after tough away draw

Martin O’Neill emerged out of the fog in Zenica last night with mixed feelings about what he had seen — and not seen.

A 1-1 draw would have been a more than acceptable result before kick-off, and the manager was certainly happy with the bonus of the away goal, but there was also just a touch of disappointment that Ireland had not been able to protect their late lead and see out the remainder of the game out with a clean sheet.

“It was a really tough game for us, but we fought strongly, we’re still in the tie and there’s everything to play for,” he said.