Talking points: It’s early in the reign of King Kenny but this felt like a low point

Ireland's Shane Duffy and Josh Cullen dejected at the end of the game. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Building blocks still shaky

Regardless of what happened between Serbia and Russia and Northern Ireland and Romania, Ireland’s failure to win — and score, again — meant they had no chance of securing a place among the second seeds for the World Cup qualifiers.