8 greatest moments in Irish football

#7 Pat Bonner (1990)

Bonner gets down low to keep Timofte's penalty out

It was Ireland's first ever knockout game in a major tournament, after three draws with England, Egypt and the Netherlands saw them reach the last 16 of Italia 90. After a goalless 120 minutes against Romania, the game went to penalties.

All eight players had scored when Daniel Timofte stepped up for Romania and Bonner dived low and to his right to deny the Romanian and leave Ireland one kick away from a place in the quarter-finals. Unfortunately for Bonner, he made a bad mistake in the quarter-final against hosts, Italy, which led to Salvatore Schillaci scoring the only goal of the game.

Bonner produced another howler four years later when he allowed a Wim Jonk strike from distance to slip through his hands, but, despite the errors, his penalty save against Romania still lives on in the memory of every Irish football fan.