Duff: We had to work hard
Damien Duff admitted the Republic had been made to work hard for the win, adding: ``I was maybe cramping after an hour, that shows what a shift we had to put in.
“There are no easy games in Europe anymore. Macedonia put up a great fight but it’s a massive three points.”
The result leaves the Republic level on points with Slovakia and Russia, who were held to a 0-0 draw in Armenia today.
Duff added: “We knew the Russia result coming in so that gave us a little lift.
“We believe we can do it. We went close to the last World Cup and we’re going to put in a big effort to get to Ukraine and Poland.
“We have to make this (Aviva Stadium) a fortress like Lansdowne Road used to be and this result goes a long way to that.”
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