Martin O’Neill hails Jon Walters, fumes at referee

Martin O’Neill lavished praise on the match-saving intervention of Jon Walters but could barely hide his disdain for the performance of referee David Fernandez Gonzalez.

The Stoke man salvaged a point with a wonderful strike before Shane Duffy was denied a goal that would have made an improbable comeback complete, as an out of sorts Ireland belatedly came good to share a 1-1 draw with Austria at the Aviva.

“Jon Walters epitomised the strength of character we possess in the side,” said the manager.