For 90 minutes, Twitter was busy giving out about the referee’s failure to award Polish player yellow cards.
But at about 9.40 tonight, Shane Long stole all the social media headlines when he popped up in the box to save Ireland’s Euro 2016 qualification chances.
Shane long you beauty. Massive point! #COYBIG
— Ronan O’Rourke (@the_ro_ster) March 29, 2015
@9Johnmcg24 how long? SHANE LONG!! — Pj Connolly (@fancyapint18) March 29, 2015
Shane Long will u marry me
— XVII (@DbCunningham8) March 29, 2015
HOW did Shane Long not start that game? HOW did Jonathan Walters finish it? #pony — paul galvin (@pgal10) March 29, 2015
Shane Long for Ballon D’Or 2015
— Liam Lallana Togher (@LiamLallana) March 29, 2015
@ShaneLong7 fair play lad, nice goal, few celebratory cans on me if you fancy! — Aidan Coffey (@kellogscoffey) March 29, 2015
Wes was quality but James McClean was superb and @ShaneLong7 like I said he would made the vital difference #COYBIG
— Niall McGarry (@MrNiallMcGarry) March 29, 2015
Shane long for ballon d’or!
— Alex Connolly (@AlexConnolly9) March 29, 2015
@spiesboys @FAIreland Shane long 4 life
— Jet Setter (@ThisIsJetSetter) March 29, 2015
And they say praying won’t help. 14 Hail Mary’s and @ShaneLong7 just earned us a point.Phew.#COYBIG
— Paddyhoulihan (@paddyhoulihan) March 29, 2015
Go on Shane long Ya hero!
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) March 29, 2015
How @ShaneLong7 doesn’t start for us is beyond me #IrlPol #Ireland
— Alexander Kelly (@XanderKelly) March 29, 2015
Fair play @ShaneLong7 for getting us out of trouble tonight.
— David Morrow (@Daithimbanner) March 29, 2015
If Martin Oneill had brought on Shane Long 10 mins earlier Ireland would have won that game
— Gordon Bell (@joabin_gb) March 29, 2015
You just know that there’s some die hard hurling fan in Tipperary who refers to Shane Long as “the fella who played minor for the county”
— Alan Great (@AlanGood7) March 29, 2015
I would die to meet Shane Long. He’s my Zayne Malik.
— Eoin Walker (@eoin_walker) March 29, 2015
Shane Long for Ballon D’Or 2015
— Liam Lallana Togher (@LiamLallana) March 29, 2015
Shane Long needs to play for Madrid
— Hugh-Sain-Bolt (@OGBeesley) March 29, 2015
Shane Long I could kiss you
— Shay Villa (@ShayVilla1) March 29, 2015
@dvxsc shane long is a footballing legend aswell
— Emilie (@millsonthehills) March 29, 2015
Best birthday present so far. Thank you Shane Long!#COYBIG
— Sid Trotter (@sidtrotter) March 29, 2015
Shane long the best thing that ever came out of tipp!!! #COYBIG
— Barry Motherway (@barrymotherway) March 29, 2015
SHANE LONG OUR SAVIOUR
— Patrick (@Pat0_Keane) March 29, 2015
