"My recollection is that as a group we were something like 20 under," Cox says. "I played well, but I finished third; James and David went in a play-off that David won." "Republic of Ireland grew into the game and you could see the confidence growing, the crowd got into a bit and you could see the momentum. But I actually feel, and I don't want to take anything away from Ireland's performance, but that's not a typical Portugal side. Report and highlights as Republic of Ireland frustrate 10-man Portugal; Pepe sent off for two bookings late on in Dublin; Stephen Kenny's side still have chance of finishing third; Portugal face a winner-takes-all clash with Serbia on Sunday to seal automatic World Cup qualificationFriday 12 November 2021 15:21, UK "With a two-goal lead we were comfortable but you can never be that comfortable when a deflected goal or a set-piece goal can change the whole momentum. But we did a good match, a huge team effort with defending and attacking, and I am pleased that we got the result we deserved."