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"There's two feet coming at my head" - Frustrated Shane Long on the penalty incident

Shane Long says he felt he got a kick in the head in the penalty incident in Ireland's 3-0 loss t...



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"There's two feet coming at my head" - Frustrated Shane Long on the penalty incident

Shane Long says he felt he got a kick in the head in the penalty incident in Ireland's 3-0 loss to Belgium in Bordeaux.

The striker worked hard up front but received little service in his 78 minutes on the pitch.

But he was also at the centre of a penalty shout just before Belgium's opening goal.

"I seen a picture there and there's two feet coming at my head. I just felt a kick in the back of the head. Then they broke and scored. I can't really comment on what I really want to say but it's frustrating," he told Off The Ball after the game. 

Long ran the channels for Ireland in a fruitless role up front and was feeding on scraps.

"A lot of long balls came up, I was trying to throw myself  about, trying to hold it up as best that I could and they've got two centre-backs that stay there and two central midfielders that sit in. It was a tough thing and I was just waiting for the chance to break my way and it didn't really come in the end," said the Southampton striker.  

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