Under 17s win again
The Republic of Ireland Under 17s made it two wins out of two when they beat Slovenia 2-0 at Whitehall on Thursday night.
Strikes from James Ryan and William John Kiely in each half gave Ireland a comfortable win over opponents they had beaten 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Ryan opened the scoring early in the first half with a clinical strike from close range whle Kiely scored within minutes of coming on late in the second half.
Republic of Ireland: Boyle (Aston Villa), Davies (Reading), Spillane (Norwich), Nolan (Blackburn), Madden (Leeds); Ryan (Liverpool), Bayly (Leeds), Hickie (Crystal Palace), Treacy (Blackburn); Stokes (Arsenal), Downes (Tolka Rvs).
Subs: Quigley (Stoke) for Madden (4 mins), Connellan (Belvedere) for Treacy (half time), Dunphy (Celtic) for Ryan (half time), Fitzgerald (Shelbourne) for Quigley (half time), Gleeson (Wolves) for Bayly (57 mins), Kiely (Aberdeen) for Downes (63 mins), Prunty (Home Farm) for Boyle (67 mins). |
