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.