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"The moment for me was afterwards. I didn't want to leave that pitch. All the Italian fans had left but the stadium was still full, everyone was singing and dancing. "It took me a few seconds to find my family but when I did they were all in tears as well. That is when I knew it was a massive performance."For Murphy, who agreed with the suggestion his shift up front against an aggressive Italian defence was his finest in an Irish shirt, it was the celebrations by all involved in the Irish camp that will stick with him. "Seeing the fans and players and staff just going mental, really. That was it," said the Ipswich frontman.
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