Once again last night, Ireland fans came away encouraged by the team's performance while also having to swallow another bitterly disappointing result due to a late goal.
The opening 45 minutes at Hampden Park saw the continued development of a young side that defended cohesively and established plenty of control which led to a deserved opener after a fine move had won a corner.
But once more, the team lost their way after the break and were punished for lax defending in the case of the equaliser and a moment of madness when it came to the came to the concession of the penalty.
