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Published 08:15 11 Oct 2019 BST
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Behind them, West Brom youngster Darragh O'Shea was safe as a house with the 20-year-old's composure in possession and general calmness a real source of leadership for this team.
And then you've the lads who make the magic happen. For 62 minutes, Troy Parrott and Adam Idah were a joy to watch in front of the packed crowd.
With both knowing their roles and complimenting the other sublimely, it's a pairing we could get used to. Idah is the out and out forward. A real menace up top, the Norwich city man is a former sprinter with Leevale AC and he has the pace and power to make any defender worry. What he also has is a deft first touch and an innate willingness and ability to hold up the ball and link up play.
See some of the highlights from his night here. A target man, a linchpin.
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That's where Parrott, who plays in a more reserved, number ten type role comes into play. The Dubliner has a brilliant spacial awareness that allows him to ghost by would be challengers with consummate ease. As we're all well aware at this stage, his finishing is top notch too.
Unfortunately for him, a terrible refereeing call brought his night to an early halt. Parrott's dismayed reaction told a story in itself but in games like these it's all about the development of players and the performance, and Stephen Kenny seems to be onto a good bunch.
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"The players are in there feeling they left it behind," said Kenny to eir Sport afterwards.
"We've come a long way in a short time when the players are disappointed to draw with Italy."
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