Gavin Bazunu's bravery against Qatar a model for Ireland's path forward

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

This doesn’t feel like the kind of night to wax lyrical about a goalkeeper who could easily have been sent off twice, but then there was nothing very normal about this friendly in the first place.

The Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with Qatar in an empty stadium in Hungary just a few days after a humbling World Cup qualifying defeat by Luxembourg.