Adam Idah relieved to be finally off the mark

“It’s been a long time coming but the feeling is amazing,” said the Cork native.

FIRST GOAL: Adam Idah scoring his first Ireland senior goal.

Sixteen games and 900 minutes into his international career, a weight was lifted off Adam Idah when he finally scored for his country.

The Corkman’s close-range header completed a facile 3-0 win over Gibraltar on Monday at Aviva Stadium but it meant the world to him following a difficult introduction to the senior stage.