Credit to Ireland, they were on the back foot possession-wise but saw out the half without too much difficulty.
They do need to hold the ball better in midfield in the second half, though, because allowing De Bruyne and Hazard to run at your admittedly well disciplined defence relentlessly is asking for trouble.
Originally Posted by Joooe:
“Regarding that Hendrick one, I would've thought that would be a drop ball rather than a free-kick?”
No, because it was given as a foul as Hendrick deliberately kicked it into the area of play.
It would have been a drop ball if the ball had just rolled into that area itself or was thrown back in by the crowd.