There was a moment during the first-half against Ukraine when Nathan Collins broke out of defence with the ball, passed it on and continued his run forward until he ended up in an area normally occupied by the number 10.
None of the visitors picked him up. They probably weren’t expecting Ireland’s young defensive colossus to loiter so far up the pitch.
Apparently, nor did any of Collins’ teammates, as his pleas for the ball went unheeded.
