How the Irish fared: Pádraig Amond left with mixed emotions

This weekend’s FA Cup action brought little in the way of Irish-related news but the sole Irish man on target produced a goal that very nearly resulted in one of the competition’s biggest upset in years.

A superb first-half header from Pádraig Amond put Newport ahead against Tottenham but the League Two side were pegged back eight minutes from the end when Harry Kane rescued a replay for the Premier League giants.

Understandably, Amond was left with somewhat mixed emotions. He tweeted: “Gutted we didn’t hold out for the win but we would have took a replay in Wembley at the start of the day. What a moment this was!”