Season › 2016-17 › News Coleman skippers Ireland to key win in Vienna Lyndon Lloyd Sunday, 13 November, 2016 4comments | Jump to most recent Seamus Coleman was captain of the side again as the Republic of Ireland earned a 1-0 win over Austria last night. James McClean scored the only goal of the game as Martin O'Neill's unbeaten side ascended to the top of World Cup qualifying Group D with 10 points from 12. Everton's other representative on the night, Aiden McGeady, was a second-half substitute in what was Ireland's first win over Austria in nine attempts. Elsewhere in the same group, Wales's qualifying hopes were hit by Aleksandar Mitrovic's equaliser for Serbia five minutes from the end in Cardiff. Ashley Williams was captain of his country who led for 55 minutes after Gareth Bale's opener but were pegged back by Newcastle's Mitrovic and had to settle for a draw that leaves them in third place in the group with six points. Meanwhile, at U19 level, Finch Farm team-mates Tom Davies and Nathan Broadhead came face to face as the former captained England against Wales but it was the latter who ended up with the bragging rights. Broadhead scored twice, once from the spot, in a 3-2 win for Wales in Bangor. Reader Comments (4) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Lee Wareham 1 Posted 13/11/2016 at 08:56:24 Well done, RoI. Coleman, you are the best and should be Everton captain. I might not be Irish but lived in Dublin for 10 years and know how much it means to them. We've just got to beat Wales now but hopefully we will get a bit of luck for a change still top of the group thanks to Mr Coleman and his merry men. Michael Plant 2 Posted 13/11/2016 at 12:28:14 Proud to call this man a Toffee. Brian Furey 3 Posted 14/11/2016 at 17:15:10 He was so passionate in his post match interview. Really worked hard and seems to thrive on being captain. I'd like to see him shoot more for Everton rather than always providing a cross.Hard to believe Ireland are top of their group with 10 points with 4 out of their remaining six games at home. Still, a lot can happen and we've rode our luck a little. The Ireland captain will meet his club mate the Welsh captain in our next game in March. Liam Reilly 4 Posted 15/11/2016 at 07:32:38 Don't understand the negativity on here sometimes against Coleman.To me he'll be one of the few that make the Koeman cut and rightly so. Top player and a top man to boot. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads