Liverpool goalkeeper pulls off penalty save as Ireland rode their luck to stop the Finns from scoring
Ireland's Evan Ferguson celebrates scoring the only goal of the game in the Nations League clash with Finland at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inphoare no minnow. Not in modern international football. Not with Evan Ferguson on the Lansdowne grass, bullying Finnish centre-halves into submission.The Liverpool goalkeeper has history when it comes to saving penalties and he matched Joel Pohjanpalo’s strike in the 77th minute with an athletic dive before gobbling the loose ball.
It came to nothing, but the action promised so much in what has been a calamitous period for Irish football, on and off the pitch. Szmodics was a big toe offside when Ferguson slid a pass into his path after 22 minutes. The Ipswich attacker calmly rounded Lukas Hradecky to finish but the German linesman’s flag was up.
The contest was manic throughout the first half. Efforts to pass beyond the Finish press almost backfired when Alho dispossessed Mikey Johnston and fed Robin Lod who curled a shot off Kelleher’s far post. Don’t blink. Antman caught Ireland napping, coming off the left to evade Doherty and Scales before his shot clipped Collins’ stud and hit the post.
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