article_snippet: For regardless of substitute Substitute Shane Long’s stoppage-time equaliser amid a frenzied finish, it was a performance and result which again raises more questions than answers.
article_snippet: Substitute Shane Long Substitute Shane Long celebrates Substitute Shane Long 90th-minute strike which secured a crucial draw for the Republic of Ireland in Dublin .
article_snippet: Scorers: Substitute Shane Long 90 .
article_snippet: Thanks to Long’s late intervention, however, Ireland’s hopes of automatic qualification have not gone up in smoke, for now at least.
article_snippet: Long’s last-gasp effort at least spared the manager that trauma, but Long celebration of a ‘terrific’ second half which perhaps deserved more was misplaced.
article_snippet: We conceded a poor goal and that put We on the back foot,’ Long reflected.
article_snippet: And they had to wait until the second minute of injury-time for Long to pounce with a close-range poke when the ball dropped at Glenn Whelan feet from Brady’s corner.
highlights_snippet: Substitute Shane Long pounced in added time to secure a crucial draw for Substitute Shane Long side .