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Euro 2020 qualifiers – Shayne Lavery and Liam Donnelly’s cameos provided optimism for big international futures

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Euro 2020 qualifiers – Shayne Lavery and Liam Donnelly’s cameos provided optimism for big international futures

Running out on to the pitch, ball under your arm, as an enthusiastic child, you never pretend you’re making your second appearance for your country.

That’s the dream, the landmark, the culmination of a lifetime of dedication.

The headlines, as such, at Windsor Park on Thursday night went to the trio stepping into the senior set-up for the very first time.

Yet for two of the other second-half substitutes, cap number two just might bring more long-lasting significance that their first.

Linfield striker Shayne Lavery and Motherwell midfielder Liam Donnelly were both brought on to make their home debuts and double their senior international appearance tallies.

Lavery’s bow arrived in summer 2018 in Panama.

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