Goals from Adam Idah and a last minute winner from Troy Parrott ended Hungary’s 14-game unbeaten run
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After the win O’Shea said: “It is evidence we are winning games again, which is hugely important. We want to win games at home. We want to qualify for tournaments again.“I said to the players beforehand that the mindset was to beat Hungary whichever way we could. They did that. They showed great desire.“The special thing for me is that the group won. That was what mattered.
He said: “You have a nervousness about the time of year - in terms of the fitness of players, as players have been off for three or four weeks.“We played better against Belgium and Switzerland. Had we been sharper, fitter, more streetwise, we would have created more chances against Hungary in that first half.But O’Shea reserved special praise for his match winner, Troy Parrott.
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