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24.01.2001 at 15:00 Lunel
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0 - 0
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Friendly / DETAILS INCOMPLETE-match |
France u17 0 Republic of Ireland u17 0
Aston Villa 'keeper Wayne Henderson was the hero as Ireland fought out a creditable 0-0 draw with France in Lunel yesterday.
French coach Francois Blaquart assembled a formidable squad drawn mainly from the French first division, and including Arsenal prospect Jeremie Aladiere. But the well organised Irish team kept chances down to a minimum.
The French managed to carve out two first-half openings but Henderson was equal to the task, making two top-class stops.
Ireland\'s best chance came as early as the 14th minute when Tranmere\'s Sean Thornton well-hit drive found the target but French \'keeper Bonnefoi dealt capably with it.
The teams meet again tomorrow at Vergeze.
Ireland squad: Wayne Henderson (Aston Villa), Saul Deeney (Notts County), Mark Rossiter (Sunderland), Joe Kendricks (Newcastle United), Stephen Brennan (Newcastle United), Paddy McCarthy (Manchester City), Stephen Paisley (Manchester City), Keith Fahey (Aston Villa), Stephen Capper (Sunderland), Ian Simpemba (Wycombe Wanderers), Graham Ward (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Keith Gilroy (Middlesbrough), Sean Thornton (Tranmere Rovers), Adrian Deane (Charlton Athletic), Reineer Moor (Exeter City), Shay Saunders (Southampton), Brian Fitzgerald (QPR), Sean Dillon (Aston Villa).
French squad: Leandri Bonnefoi (Cannes), Mathieu Moreau (Nantes), Mansour Assoumani (Montpellier), Jean-Michel Badiane (PSG), Franck Béria (Metz), Cédric Bockhorni (Nancy-Lorraine), Gérald Cid (Bordeaux), Fabien Laurenti (Marseille), Franck Toye (Le Havre), Etienne Didot (Stade Rennais), Olivier Auriac (Bordeaux), Bruno Grougi (SM Caen), Nicolas Hislen (Monaco), Nicolas Karlamoff (SC Amiens), Jérémy Mathieu (FC Sochaux), Jérémie Aladière (Arsenal), Yannick Blanchard (CS Sedan), William Mocquet (Le Havre). |
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