Victory for Republic of Ireland as Coleman delivers first senior international goal

Republic of Ireland 1, Georgia 0: Seamus Coleman turned in a captain's performance as his first senior international goal handed the Republic of Ireland a World Cup qualifier victory over Georgia they scarcely deserved.

Seamus Coleman turned in a captain's performance as his first senior international goal handed the Republic of Ireland a World Cup qualifier victory over Georgia they scarcely deserved.

On a night when midfielder Robbie Brady was carried from the field on a stretcher, and wearing an oxygen mask following a sickening clash of heads with defender Solomon Kverkvelia, Coleman bundled home from close range 11 minutes after the restart as two helpful deflections opened up an unlikely path to goal.