Portugal 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Late defeat ‘painful’ – Heimir Hallgrimsson

Portugal 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Late defeat ‘painful’ – Heimir Hallgrimsson

BBC Sport

While he was content with their defensive efforts, Hallgrimsson was left to rue the Republic of Ireland’s inability to threaten Portugal at the other end.

The Icelandic boss maintains, however, the positives in Lisbon outweighed the negatives as his side restored some pride following their humbling in Yerevan last month.

“We felt of course [we deserved a point] because we spent a lot of energy,” he added.

“They had more chances than we did, but we had our openings and if we were cleverer on the…



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