The Republic of Ireland had its first competitive comeback win in 11 years with a 2-1 Nations League result over Finland at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki on Thursday night.
Goals from Liam Scales and Robbie Brady in the second half gave recently-appointed manager Heimir Hallgrimsson his first victory.
An error by captain Nathan Collins gifted the Finns the 17th-minute opener via Joel Pohjanpalo.
The Irish were to lift their game markedly in the second half and got on level terms in the 57th minute when Scales headed in a Brady cross. And in the 88th minute, Festy Elosele beat defenders out on the right wing before crossing to Brady who controlled the ball on the left edge of the 6-yard box and then fired into the roof of the net.
The win follows opening losses to England and Greece, both at home in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Irish now take on Greece away on Sunday.
