'It's different on a game day' - How practice made perfect for Liam Scales to assist Ireland's opener against Portugal

“We gave a bit of stick to Scalesy yesterday because he kept shooting from that position, but it worked off today,” said Nathan Collins shortly after full-time.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 - 06:00

Andrew Horgan

The Republic of Ireland’s crucial opening goal against Portugal came from a move that was straight off the training ground.

Well, sort of.

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