Both teams were delighted with the draw, which paired the weakest seed with the weakest non seed.
Estonia have never qualified for an international tournament before, whilst Ireland haven’t qualified since 2002.
“These matches are like cup finals and anything can happen. Undoubtedly, the small advantage that we do have, is that we are playing the second game at home. Let’s not delude ourselves that we have made it the finals already. We have two tough matches ahead,” said the Italian.
