Republic of Ireland 'found a way to win' - O'Shea

Republic of Ireland interim head John O'Shea said his broadside "found a measurement to win" successful Tuesday's last-gasp 2-1 triumph complete Hungary successful Dublin.

Troy Parrott scored a 92nd-minute winner to extremity nan 14-game unbeaten streak of Hungary, who will look Germany, Scotland and Switzerland astatine nan Euro 2024 finals.

O'Shea, who picked up his first triumph arsenic interim boss, is overseeing nan side's matches against Hungary and distant to Portugal connected 11 June having initially taken interim complaint of March's games against Belgium and Switzerland.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has said it hopes to person a imperishable successor for Stephen Kenny, who near successful November, successful spot successful clip for nan commencement of nan Nations League successful September.

O'Shea admitted his squad performed amended against Belgium and Switzerland, which ended successful a conclusion and tie but nan consequence was astir important.

"We sewage a triumph tonight, we recovered a measurement to win," said nan erstwhile Manchester United defender.

"That was what we said astir beforehand. That was immense for us."

Adam Idah headed nan hosts into nan lead earlier Adam Lang equalised soon earlier half-time.

Parrott's precocious winner, wherever he capitalised connected a protect correction to title done connected extremity and slot home, saw O'Shea observe pinch players and unit successful nan dugout.

"The business I'm successful - I'm calved successful Waterford and I'm managing Ireland. We won a crippled successful my 3rd crippled successful charge," nan 43-year-old added.

"We person played Belgium and Switzerland, 2 really bully teams, and now we person played a squad who were unbeaten successful 14 games. I'm ace proud of each nan staff, nan backroom unit and, astir importantly, nan players.

"They put successful nan dedication and application. Yeah, we should beryllium amended and tin beryllium better, and we will beryllium better."

O'Shea said he "knew nan type of form" Parrott was successful aft nan 22-year-old netted a hat-trick successful Excelsior Rotterdam's 4-1 triumph complete NAC Breda.

"I said astir really everyone was going to beryllium needed, particularly astatine this clip of twelvemonth because it is simply a tricky play for a team.

"A spot much item connected our passing successful nan first half and we would person really opened Hungary up."

The Republic of Ireland recreation to Portugal connected 11 June successful their last lucifer earlier their Nations League opener against England successful September.

O'Shea's early beyond nan crippled successful Aveiro is unclear, but he says he wants to "enjoy" nan triumph complete Hungary earlier turning his attentions to Portugal.

"They are astir apt 1 of nan favourites for nan Euros and they are going to beryllium successful nan operation for it.

"We're backmost wining a crippled of football, let's really soak it successful but we'll spell done it each and past hole for Portugal."