Ireland were 2–0 down until Peter Farrell and Alf Ringstead levelled the score. Then in the 82nd minute Coad scored from 20 yards to win the game. Coad played his last game for Ireland in a 6–0 away defeat against Spain on 1 June 1952.
Ireland were initially behind 2–0 until Peter Farrell and Alf Ringstead tied the score. In the 82nd minute, Coad scored from 20 yards to win the game. Coad played his last match for Ireland in a 6–0 loss away to Spain on June 1, 1952.