• Manager pleased with 1-1 outcome and glad fog did not curtail match
• Mehmed Bazdarevic admits Bosnia did not build life difficult’ for IrelandMartin O’Neill spoke of his satisfaction at the Republic of Ireland’s score draw in the first leg of their Euro 2016 play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina – and of his relief that the match was not abandoned despite the dense fog that descended in the moment half and threatened to turn the match into a farce.“I’m delighted that the fog didn’t prevent the game from being finished,” O’Neill said. “I was concerned. When the fog came down it looked as whether it was deepening. But the fog did not get worse after the first 15 minutes of the moment half and the referee [Germany’s Felix Brych] saw fit to keep the game going. I’d like to thank the referee. I might gain a gripe about one or two decisions but I thought he was outstanding and I haven’t said that for a long time.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com