Twitter reacts to Ireland’s fantastic first half performance against Moldova

Three words: Keep. The. Faith.

Before a ball had been kicked in the Aviva tonight, a fantastic tribute was paid to a man who had watched the boys in green hundreds of times and how proud he would have been with the performance tonight so far... https://twitter.com/paddithedog/status/916373826551894016 https://twitter.com/judgeapd/status/916374246699552774 We had barely even sat in our respective seats when Daryl Murphy hit the back of the net just shy of the two-minute mark. It wasn't pretty but we don't want pretty, we want goals, we want a win and we want World Cup qualification. Throw-in into the box, little flick on, swivel and back of the net. Are we dreaming? If so, please leave us be... https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/916376497224531968 https://twitter.com/ajpreilly/status/916375000906633217 https://twitter.com/AtlGorillaTalk/status/916374973249400832 https://twitter.com/fIamingmoe/status/916374679639773184 Shane Long nearly added another on the 15th-minute mark. A lovely piece of play between Hoolahan and O'Dowda who squared the ball into the box for Shane Long. We jumped up, oh how we jumped up but sadly, it clipped off the wrong side of the post... https://twitter.com/DavidGorman20/status/916377979378388992 https://twitter.com/MoranPaul52/status/916377986538012673 https://twitter.com/irwinofficalft/status/916377741565493248 And while we were all still cursing our luck that Long's shot had narrowly missed the target, Murphy got his and Ireland's second with a header. O'Dowda was involved again, playing the ball to Hoolahan who picked out Ward on the left-hand side of the pitch. Ward's cross plonked perfectly on the head of Murphy who directed it back to where it came from. 2-0, 20-minutes gone... https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/916380361986236416 https://twitter.com/Tiananmens/status/916379106459168773 https://twitter.com/gerryc369/status/916378973659164672 https://twitter.com/rorymcevoy/status/916378906030206976 On another night, Moldova's Plătică's long-range effort flys into the top corner but not tonight. Darren Randolph somehow manages to divert the shot, that was destined for the net, over the bar with his fingertips. https://twitter.com/VanessaNoone/status/916380777599954944 https://twitter.com/yeatesy87/status/916380733979099137 https://twitter.com/MeadeEvan/status/916380589120507904 We're not quite sure why this was relevant after Randolph had just pulled off the save of his life but... https://twitter.com/kellyoneill90/status/916380776668848129 Basically, this is how we all feel after that first half performance... https://twitter.com/jodonoghue1983/status/916381859189272577