IBARAKI -- Once again the opposition wore green, but this time they actually put up a fight.
Germany, fresh off its opening 8-0 pounding of Saudi Arabia, had to settle for a 1-1 draw against a stubborn Irish side Wednesday evening in a Group E encounter at a chilly Kashima Stadium.
And while the key figure wasn't the Keane who had made all the headlines in the build up to this World Cup, it was a Keane, nonetheless, who had Irish eyes smiling -- and the enthusiastic army of green-clad Irish fans cheering on Wednesday.