TWEETS: Ireland fans react to going top of Group D after beating Austria

A big step towards Russia 2018?

After Jon Walters missed a glorious chance at the end of the first-half, Martin O'Neill's men came out swinging in the second. After just three minutes, Meyler won the ball and sprung a counter-attack, releasing McClean who surged forward and buried a shot to give Ireland a 1-0 lead – adding to the two goals he scored against Moldova during the last international break. What followed was unusual for Ireland. Instead of sitting back, Ireland continued to attack and generally looked the better side. Austria gave Ireland a tense finish, but never truly looked capable of beating Darren Randolph. With Wales and Serbia to play later on, Ireland now lead Group D by three points and remain unbeaten with some tough fixtures behind them. Here's how social media reacted to the positive scoreline: https://twitter.com/ConorPacKelly/status/797509852708962304 https://twitter.com/willdesay/status/797509857670819841 https://twitter.com/BonosVertigo/status/797509782492028928 https://twitter.com/Casselbank/status/797510134171897856 https://twitter.com/ryandelarge/status/797509663986163712 https://twitter.com/KevinFitz2468/status/797509203929743360 https://twitter.com/OscarBrennan96/status/797511132328198144 https://twitter.com/digital_times/status/797511250129354753 https://twitter.com/Abundance247/status/797511603520421889