Disappointed by the result is an understatement but O'Brien played the full game and it appears that he wasn't injured and Coleman got a good run out too. So a small win.
Séamus played 96 minutes including 6 of ET and not counting added time in the 90...if you follow!!
RTE ratings
Seamus Coleman 8
Stalwart. Defensively faultless and drove forward in attack. Rescued Ireland when he darted in front of Schick to intercept a low cross and win a free.
Perhaps his only bad moment in the first half was when he failed to control a long diagonal in the corner but it was asking a lot of the man.
Played the full 90 minutes and was still at the coalface in the early part of extra time until he could give no more.
Jake O'Brien 7
Part of a sterling defensive effort even if not quite as eye-catching and dominant as the other two centre-halves.
His throw-ins aren't quite Delap-ian in their trajectory but have enough heft on them to cause trouble.
Prone to an all-too obvious push when contesting in the air. This yielded a dangerous free-kick inside the halfway line.
Seamus Coleman said retirement was not something in his thoughts in the wake of Ireland's gut-wrenching penalty shootout loss to Czechia.
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