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David Donnelly

Troy Parrott describes 'best feeling ever' after scoring 'maybe a mile from my house'

Ireland striker Troy Parrott described the moment his last-minute winner against Lithuania hit the net as ‘one of the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life.’

The Aviva Stadium erupted as what looked set to be a disappointing scoreless draw transformed with virtually the last kick of the game.

The allotted five minutes of injury time had long passed when a Conor Hourihane cross was headed in the 20-year-old’s direction on the edge of the box.

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