Ireland's Faro heartbreak: It was a night to dine out on. And then it wasn't

This was the night they would dine out on. The night fans would reminisce about for decades to come. And then it wasn’t.

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores his sides first goal of the game. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Black boots are so passé that it’s deemed retro to sport a pair, baggy jerseys have gone the way of Maine Road and Ayresome Park, and the 4-4-2 can look as dated to the modern eye as the W-M beloved of Arsenal’s Herbert Chapman in the 1930s.

Nostalgia, though, that never goes out of fashion.