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Birmingham winger Fahey proves matchwinner for Ireland boss Trapattoni

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni admits he has no idea how to pronounce matchwinner Keith Fahey's name!

Birmingham midfielder Fahey, a second-half substitute, struck with 14 minutes left to notch his first international goal in the victory at Armenia.

And Republic of Ireland boss Trapattoni, who has always struggled when trying to pronounce the Dubliner's name, was quick to see the funny side.

The Italian joked: "For me it's Fac-key, Fa-hee - it doesn't matter because he scored a goal!"

As for his inspired 68th-minute switch, Trapattoni added: "There are moments when you can get lucky but I had said that if Aiden McGeady was injured or tired, Fahey was an option.

"Robbie Keane was tired too but he has a special personality so I decided to leave him on.

"As for Keith, all I said to him was 'Play well'. You can say it's lucky or not but he chose well for the goal."

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