By Chris Wright
Mario Mandzukic did the lion’s share of reducing the Republic of Ireland to a pile of sticky green goo last night, scoring an outrageous ‘down on one knee’ header to open the scoring after a couple of minutes before forcing Shay Given into conceding an incredibly cruel own-goal to finish off the scoring in the second half.
Satisfied that his work on the pitch was done, the Wolfsburg forward then set about ravaging Ireland’s staff – starting at the top by wiping out 73-year old Giovanni Trapattoni with a flying, rolling spear tackle…
Thankfully, Trap’s a sturdy old steed and was up on his feet immediately. He’s not one to just fold like a weak empty plastic bottle…
Never gets old.