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08.11.2018 at 19:00 Tallaght Stadium Attendance:
Rep of Ireland 1 - 3 England
Referee: Yigal Frid (ISR) Tournament / T/S-match

Goalscorers
Festy Ebosele (pen.) (31)
Harvey Elliott 18 mins;
Alexander Mighten 31 mins;
Sam Greenwood 74 mins;
Opening squads
Jimmy Corcoran
Luke Turner
Cian Kelly
Seamus Keogh
Matt Everitt
James Furlong
Joe Hodge
Festy Ebosele
Conor Carty
Brandon Holt
Timi Sobowale
James Trafford;
Yunus Musah,
Nathan Wood-Gordon,
Dynel Simeu,
Dennis Cirken;
Jensen Weir,
Miguel Azeez,
Fabio Carvalho (capt);
Harvey Elliott,
Joe Gelhardt
Alexander Mighten
Substitutes
Joshua Giurgi
Sean Kennedy
Substitutions
Joshua Giurgi -> Timi Sobowale (63)
Sean Kennedy -> Festy Ebosele (83)
Louie Moulden for Trafford 46 mins;
Hayden Roberts for Cervalho 46 mins,
Morgan Rogers for Gelhardt 63 mins;
Sam Greenwood for Mighten 63 mins;
Benjamin Knight for Elliott 77 mins;
Yellow cards
None. Denis Cirken
Denis Cirken
Red cards
None. Denis Cirken 38 mins (2 Yellow)
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report
England Under-17s defeated the Republic of Ireland Under-17s 3-1 in Tallaght Stadium in their opening match of the UEFA Under-17 International Tournament.
8th Nov 2018

First-half strikes by Harvey Elliott and Alexander Mighten gave England the platform for their eventual win, but the visitors were made to work very hard for their win the home side, particularly after England were reduced to ten men just before half-time.

England were on top in the early exchanges and Joe Gelhardt’s 14th-minute deflected shot, after Miguel Azeez had rolled a free kick to him, skidded just wide. Irish netminder Jimmy Corcoran was forced into two saves in rapid succession from Fabio Carvalho’s full blooded drive and Gelhardt’s follow-up

Harvey Elliott opened the scoring for England in the 18th-minute. The striker cut in from the right wing and his deflected left foot shot squirmed under Corcoran at the keeper’s near post. It could have been 2-0 just a couple of minutes later but for a fabulous save from Corcoran, who tipped a Carvalho half-volley over the top

Almost 30-minutes had elapsed before Colin O’Brien’s team eked out their first real opportunity. Matt Everitt was set up by Conor Carty but the his low shot was parried for a corner by James Trafford.

Ireland’s task became much more difficult in the 31st-minute when Alexander Mighten shot found the Irish net from close range. Almost immediately, the home side were handled a lifeline when the Festy Ebosele was taken down in the box by Yunus Musah, after a marauding run down the Irish left. Ebosele converted the spot kick himself.

England went into the break with ten men after defender Dennis Cirken was shown two quick yellow cards just before half-time.

Despite Ireland having numerous chances in the second-half, England doubled their lead with six minutes remaining. Substitute Sam Greenwood scored to guarantee the visitors the win.

Speaking after the game, Ireland Under-17 Head Coach Colin O’Brien was impressed with how his side coped against high-quality opposition.

“It was a great game for us to get against very good opposition. England are a quality side. I thought tonight we were very good for long periods. What the players learned tonight was that mistakes around the box can be punished.

“We had a brilliant response after England’s second goal. We deserved to score just before the break”, O’Brien continued.

“Tonight was a fantastic education for the players. We’re disappointed to lose, but there was encouraging performances.”

The team return to action on Sunday afternoon. They play the Czech Republic in Tallaght Stadium at 3pm.

Republic of Ireland: Jimmy Corcoran; Seamas Keogh (capt), Luke Turner, Cian Kelly, James Furlong; Brandon Holt, Joe Hodge; Matt Everitt, Timi Sobowale (Joshua Giurgi 63), Festy Ebosele (Sean Kennedy 90+3); Conor Carty

England: James Trafford (Louie Moulden 46); Yunus Musah, Nathan Wood-Gordon, Dynel Simeu, Dennis Cirken; Jensen Weir, Miguel Azeez, Fabio Carvalho (capt) (Hayden Roberts 46); Harvey Elliott (Benjamin Knight 77), Joe Gelhardt (Morgan Rogers 63), Alexander Mighten (Sam Greenwood 63)

Referee: Yigal Frid (ISR)
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