90' + 5' Doherty’s cross is headed behind for an Irish corner, and Hendrick prepares to take it as the visitors have one last chance at grabbing a late, late goal.
While Georgia have threatened more often than their visitors, having had the lion’s share of possession and playing the better football throughout, they haven’t been able to fashion an attempt as close as Egan’s header mere minutes after kick-off. Their lack of end product could cost the home side, who have yet to get close to even breaching a stout Irish defence which has been the hallmark of McCarthy’s Ireland teams past and present.