8 greatest moments in Irish football

#6 David O'Leary (1990)

O'Leary sends the goalkeeper the wrong way to put Ireland into the World Cup quarter-finals

Pat Bonner had just made a save in the penalty shootout and Ireland now had a chance to score a penalty to set up a World Cup quarter-final with Italy. At this moment, you'd like to look up and see your top scorer stepping forward but for Ireland, it was David O'Leary, a centre back who had only scored one international goal in his 68 caps.

Even manager, Jack Charlton said he couldn't believe it when he realized O'Leary was taking the most important penalty in Irish football history, but it didn't phase him and he sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to become an instant Irish hero.

Unfortunately for Ireland, they lost 1-0 in the next game, against Italy, but O'Leary will always be remembered as the man who stepped up when his country needed him and was cool enough under pressure to score one of the country's most important goals.