O'Shea: Given was hero for Ireland

John O’Shea has hailed Shay Given’s stubborn resistance as the bedrock of the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 victory in Macedonia.

Skipper Robbie Keane may have grabbed the headlines with a match-winning double which took him through the 50-goal barrier at international level, but had it not been for the excellence of 35-year-old goalkeeper Given, the striker’s heroics at the other end might have counted for little.