BASEL

Devastated Irish heroes are left in

bucket list in June.

How cruel that such a pivotal tie should be decided on a controversial penalty – a spot kick that should never have been – in Thursday’s first leg in Belfast.

That 1-0 win had the Swiss in the box seat heading into last night’s fixture and they just about managed to get the job done in a downpour.

This was a much improved performance from Northern Ireland compared to that dispiriting defeat at Windsor Park.

O’neill’s decision to introduce QPR’S

Conor Washington and Nottingham Forest winger Jamie Ward was rewarded by a more energetic display in the final third.

Millwall’s