'Dream come true' for McAteer as he scores his first senior goal in a player of the match performance

Kasey McAteer found out last night that he was getting his first start at the Aviva.

DREAM COME TRUE: Ireland’s Kasey McAteer celebrates scoring his first senior goal. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Kasey McAteer revealed that his first senior goal for the Republic of Ireland was like a ‘dream come true’.

The 23-year-old put the Boys in Green ahead on Friday in the international friendly against Senegal at the Aviva Stadium “I’m over the moon. You can tell by my celebrations - it was like a dream come through” beamed the Leicester City wide man.