Now hugely fired - up , Aldridge nodded in a Jason McAteer cross with barely five minutes remaining .
This proved to be the goal which secured Ireland 's passage to the knockout stage of the World Cup where they would eventually be undone by the Netherlands .
Now hugely fired - up , Aldridge nodded in a Jason McAteer cross with barely five minutes remaining and this proved to be the goal which secured Ireland 's passage to the knockout stage of the World Cup where they would eventually be undone by the Netherlands .