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O’Neill hails ‘captain’s goal’
- Updated: October 6, 2016
Martin O’Neill hailed Seamus Coleman’s “captain’s goal” after the right-back proved to be the match-winner for Republic of Ireland in a narrow 1-0 win over Georgia on Thursday.
The Irish skipper bundled home his first international goal to secure a vital victory for O’Neill’s side, moving them onto four points in 2018 World Cup qualification Group D.
Georgia were the better side in the first half, twice hitting the woodwork, and O’Neill said he expected stiff opposition, admitting his side were second best before Coleman’s intervention.
“I watched their [Georgia] game against Austria and they could have scored before Austria scored a goal,” O’Neill told Sky Sports. “Perhaps if they had a natural goalscorer in their side they could cause teams lots of problems.
“We have played them three times now in around a year-and-a-half and we have found all three matches difficult.
“They had the …
