It "had a bang of over-40s astroturf about it" but we don't care. Three points.
Ireland have picked up their first three points on the road to World Cup 2018, but that 1-0 win against Georgia won't live long in the memory.
Seamus Coleman's first goal for his country was enough to give Martin O'Neill's men the win and to be honest, after the first half showing , any Irish fan would have been delighted to take that.
We summed up the
first half here, but in case you missed it, this tweet will give you a feel for the first 45 minutes. In fact, Georgia had the best chance of the opening half when they hit the woodwork twice in the space of 5 seconds.
https://twitter.com/evanfanning/status/784113395062759424
Things got better, much better, in the second half though as Ireland's captain picked the perfect time to end his international drought.
There's plenty of work for Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane to do on the training ground ahead of the game in Moldova on Sunday - Jeff Hendrick will be missing that one due to suspension and Robbie Brady's head injury looked very nasty - but for the time being, let's revel in a truly beautiful/ugly goal.
https://twitter.com/ToffeeTVEFC/status/784123523891597312
https://twitter.com/colmtobin/status/784120838513713152
https://twitter.com/McDonnellDan/status/784121190826831872
https://twitter.com/EamonnDonohoe/status/784120594585485312
https://twitter.com/markmccadden/status/784120330478551040
https://twitter.com/colmtobin/status/784120575732150272
https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/784120968331558912
https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/784122655762944001
Bring on Moldova. COYBIG!
