Opening up in Andorra’s box: Ireland’s mission to avoid new low in the Pyrenees

Stephen Kenny’s cultural revolution needs breathing space after an onerous start. Anything other than victory here would leave him under huge pressure

Stephen Kenny in Andorra yesterday. “We want to win and we expect to win.’ Pic: Inpho

The latest gathering of the Republic of Ireland’s senior men’s squad has passed under the radar until now and Stephen Kenny will be hoping that this continues beyond tonight’s friendly against Andorra at the Estadi Nacional.

A win against the side ranked 158th in the world would be the side’s first in 13 attempts but the level of the opposition and the otherwise low stakes would offset the urge for any celebrations. Only a draw, or an unfathomable loss, would turn heads.