The Irish Cerebral Palsy football team will play at the Paralympics next year.
A place was secured by progressing to the quarter-finals of the World Championships with an 8-0 win against Portugal on Saturday.
They will play Ukraine in the next round.
Ireland opened the scoring after just a minute through Gary Messett. Two minutes later, Messett bagged his second on the game with a brilliant long range strike.
In the fourth minute, Dillon Sheridan knocked in his first of the game - he would go on to score four in total.
This was the pick of the rest of the Irish goals, a lovely passing move finished off by a header from Dara Snell.
Speaking after the game, four goal hero Dillon Sheridan was ecstatic.
It doesn't get better than that, when we see all the flags it inspires us. We always have great support.
A happy bunch on their way to Rio 2016. Huge congrats to the team from us all. @cpsportireland @sportireland pic.twitter.com/pnQha0eYw4
— Paralympics Ireland (@ParalympicsIRE) June 20, 2015
Think those boys are happy with their days work ? pic.twitter.com/KMdH0PdCdy
— Paralympics Ireland (@ParalympicsIRE) June 20, 2015
Picture credit: Magi Haroun / SPORTSFILE
