Ireland get the job done on nervy night at the Aviva

A bore fest rather than a score fest, Ireland once again made heavy weather of seeing off Gibraltar.

A Robbie Brady goal in almost the last act of the game, added to a first-half own goal, gave Mick McCarthy’s team the win and — looking far more impressive on paper than last night’s fare did on the pitch — a healthy haul of 10 points at the halfway mark of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.