Heimir Hallgrimsson, manager of the Republic of Ireland, expressed optimism after a 1-1 draw against Senegal, emphasizing the positives taken from the match. Kasey McAteer scored the opening goal, showcasing his ability on his first international start. Despite being unbeaten in three matches, the team needs to improve their defensive response to crosses. Hallgrimsson is focusing on maintaining momentum as they prepare for a friendly against Luxembourg ahead of World Cup qualifying matches against Portugal, Hungary, and Armenia.
I'm happy with the performance and there are a lot of positive things we can take from this. The negative thing is we conceded goals from crosses.
He showed a lot of confidence, took players on and got the goal as a reward. I'm really happy for him.
We are disappointed not to win the game tonight, and at times we made them look an average team.
If you look at where we are at the moment, and what run they are on I think we should be happy with the performance of the players tonight.
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