▁against ▁Spain ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June . ▁Label led ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Can ary ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁media ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁his ▁j er sey , ▁Martin ▁put ▁in ▁an ▁out standing ▁display ▁and ▁against ▁a ▁Spanish ▁team ▁that ▁included ▁César , ▁Ag ust ín ▁Ga ín za , ▁Pan izo , ▁Gonz al vo ▁III ▁and ▁Zar ra , ▁he ▁kept ▁another ▁clean ▁sheet . ▁At ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁a ▁goal ▁by ▁P addy ▁Slo an ▁gave ▁the ▁Irish ▁a ▁surprise ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁cap ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁FA I ▁XI ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁England . ▁Despite ▁a ▁cred ible ▁performance , ▁the ▁FA I ▁XI ▁lost ▁ 1 – 0 . ▁ ▁His ▁best ▁year ▁in ▁international ▁football ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁scored ▁five ▁of ▁his ▁six ▁goals ▁for ▁the ▁FA I ▁XI , ▁including ▁four ▁in ▁three ▁success ive ▁international s . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁penalty ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁home ▁defeat ▁to ▁Spain . ▁Then ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁in ▁a ▁qual ifier ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁against ▁Finland , ▁playing ▁a ▁centre - forward , ▁he ▁scored ▁twice . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁another ▁penalty ▁and ▁second ▁was ▁head ed ▁in ▁from ▁a ▁corner . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁September