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09.03.2006 at 19:00 Home Farm Ground, Whitehall Attendance:
Under 15 2 - 0 Slovenia
Referee: Friendly-match

Goalscorers
Karl Sheppard (35)
Gregory Cunningham (73)
None
Opening squads
Kevin Martin
Callum O Shea
Garvan Broughall
Mark Power
Gavin Gunning
Niall Byrne
Conor Hourihane
Conor Clifford
Gregory Cunningham
David O Brien
Karl Sheppard
Substitutes
Gavin Carlin
Ger Hanley
John Dunleavy
Gavin Mc Ardle
Paul Murphy
Richie Towell
David Cawley
Daragh Satelle
Aaron Doran
Shane Howard
Substitutions
Richie Towell -> Conor Hourihane (40)
Gavin Mc Ardle -> Garvan Broughall (40)
Daragh Satelle -> David O Brien (45)
Aaron Doran -> Karl Sheppard (45)
Gavin Carlin -> Kevin Martin (45)
Paul Murphy -> Niall Byrne (52)
John Dunleavy -> Callum O Shea (60)
None
Yellow cards
None. None
Red cards
None. None
Match report
Republic of Ireland 2 Slovenia 0

The Republic of Ireland Under 15 side have defeated Slovenia, 2-0 in Whitehall, Dublin this evening. The home side were set for retribution after they were punished for not taking their chances in the first game of this double International Friendly which they lost 2-1.

Vincent Butlers men started brightly, dominating midfield possession but failed to create any clear cut chances up front. Karl Shephard opened the scoring after 35 minutes when captain, Conor Clifford made a strong run through midfield and when Dinko Catic in the Slovenian goal failed to grasp the long range effort, Karl Shephard was on hand to poke it into the net.

The Irish continued to pressurise the Slovenian defence in the second half, substitute, Darragh Satelle went agonisingly close with a header while Paul Murphy should have doubled the score when he missed a free header at the back post.

Vincent Butlers men had to wait until the 73rd minute of play for their second goal, Mervue Uniteds Greg Cunningham fired an unstoppable shot from outside the box which left the Slovenian goalkeeper with no chance.

Vincent Butler said after the game, "I am very pleased with the result, I felt that we should have won the first game on Tuesday, I am absolutely delighted for the boys as this is a learning curve for them, this is a two year process in which many of the players will be playing in the UEFA Under 17 Championships qualifiers with Sean McCaffrey"

Republic of Ireland

Kevin Martin (Monaghan United)
Niall Byrne (Shelbourne)
Mark Power (Clonmel Town)
Conor Hourihan (Douglas Hall)
Gavin Gunning (c) (Crumlin United)
Conor Clifford (Crumlin United)
Garvan Broughal (Belvedere)
Callum O Shea (Charlton Athletic)
Karl Shephard (Shelbourne)
Greg Cunningham (Mervue United)
David O Brien (Crumlin United)

Substitutes
Ger Hanley (Salthill Devon)
John Dunleavy (Ballybofey United) on for Callum O Shea, 60 mins
Shane Howard (Crumlin United)
David Cawley (Shelbourne)
Darragh Satelle (Crumlin United) on for David O Brien, 45 mins
Aaron Doran (Crumlin United) on for Karl Shephard, 45 mins
Paul Murphy (Home Farm) on for Niall Byrne, 52 mins
Richard Towell (Crumlin United) on for Conor Hourihan, 40 mins
Gavin McArdle (Home Farm) on for Garvan Broughal, 40 mins
Gavin Carlin (Crumlin United) on for Kevin Martin, 45 mins
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