Former Ireland No 1 Darren Randolph hopes Ireland don’t repeat the heartache of 2017
Denmark’s Andreas Christensen celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal past Darren Randolph in Ireland’s 5-1 World Cup play-off defeat at the Aviva Stadium. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
As the nation holds its breath for Ireland’s first World Cup play-off in almost a decade, two things stick out in Darren Randolph’s mind from that cold November night at Lansdowne Road.
One was the deafening noise at kick-off and the other was the deathly silence that followed in the dressing room after the full-time whistle.