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Celtic defender Liam Scales is becoming quite the influence in both boxes for club and country this campaign. The Republic of Ireland had been on a poor run of form, comprising only one win in their last eight fixtures against Hungary. Nevertheless, Liam Scales got himself on the scoresheet against Finland to pull his side level at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, rising highest to head home Robbie Brady’s ball in. Two minutes from time, Brady turned the hero to grant Heimir Hallgrímsson his first victory since replacing Stephen Kenny in the dugout. On the night, Scales won ten of his 11 duels fo…

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