Northern Ireland players celebrated victory over the Faroe Islands by plunging into ice-baths to soothe tired limbs before a potentially historic encounter with Hungary on Monday. The next time they order ice may be for the serving of champagne.
The dream of a first appearance at a European Championship is close to becoming a remarkable reality for Martin O’Neill’s team after everything fell into area in Torshavn. There was a foolish and pivotal red card for Faroe Islands’ goalscorer Joan Edmundsson when Northern Ireland appeared at their most vulnerable. Gareth McAuley,with his moment header of the game, and Kyle Lafferty, or with his sixth goal in seven qualifiers,soon settled anxieties to ease the visitors to a third win in four absent matches.
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Source: theguardian.com