Bluebeard
19/09/2003, 1:04 PM
As always, the finest match reporting copied carefully from elevenaside.com
Next games against San Marino on Saturday and Lithuania on Monday.
I would be most happy to cover the rest of the matches myself if anyone want to pay the travel costs. Any takers?????
ACTION Irish grab last minute equaliser
Ireland U-19s 1-1 Bulgaria U19s
Bulgaria’s bully boy tactics did not work on Sean McCaffrey’s Under-19 side in San Marino on Thursday afternoon in the European championship qualifiers as Spurs striker Mark Yeates scored an injury equaliser to give the Irish a share of the spoils.
It was no more that the Irish deserved as Bulgaria’s rough house tactics towards the game resulted in one sending off and five bookings for the East European side.
Yeates goal was that of sheer class as he controlled and fired home a Willie Flood cross right at the end and just when it looked the Irish were about to lose their opening match, but the draw has given them a great chance of topping the group.
Bulgaria had Mustapha sent-off when he failed to retreat from a Flood free-kick with the match deep in stoppage time after they had taken the lead in the 23rd minute when Hristo Zlantinski scored from 25 yards.
After taking the lead, the Bulgarians seemed content to sit back and let the Irish attack, which they did but although they had numerous chances they had to wait until injury time until the breakthrough was made.
Ireland now face hosts San Marino on Saturday, while they play their last match against Lithuania on Monday. If they can win their two remaining matches by a bigger margin than the Bulgarians, McCaffrey’s side qualify for the next phase of matches.
Team: Murphy (Leicester City); O’Mahony (Limerick), McStay (Leeds United), Deans (Derby County), Fullerton (Livingstone); Flood (Manchester City), Yeates (Tottenham Hotspur), Cregg (Arsenal), Foley-Sheridan (Aston Villa); Quigley (Millwall), Ward (Bohemians). Subs: O’Brien (Newcastle United) for Ward (45 mins), Mulligan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for Quigley (66 mins).
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Next games against San Marino on Saturday and Lithuania on Monday.
I would be most happy to cover the rest of the matches myself if anyone want to pay the travel costs. Any takers?????
ACTION Irish grab last minute equaliser
Ireland U-19s 1-1 Bulgaria U19s
Bulgaria’s bully boy tactics did not work on Sean McCaffrey’s Under-19 side in San Marino on Thursday afternoon in the European championship qualifiers as Spurs striker Mark Yeates scored an injury equaliser to give the Irish a share of the spoils.
It was no more that the Irish deserved as Bulgaria’s rough house tactics towards the game resulted in one sending off and five bookings for the East European side.
Yeates goal was that of sheer class as he controlled and fired home a Willie Flood cross right at the end and just when it looked the Irish were about to lose their opening match, but the draw has given them a great chance of topping the group.
Bulgaria had Mustapha sent-off when he failed to retreat from a Flood free-kick with the match deep in stoppage time after they had taken the lead in the 23rd minute when Hristo Zlantinski scored from 25 yards.
After taking the lead, the Bulgarians seemed content to sit back and let the Irish attack, which they did but although they had numerous chances they had to wait until injury time until the breakthrough was made.
Ireland now face hosts San Marino on Saturday, while they play their last match against Lithuania on Monday. If they can win their two remaining matches by a bigger margin than the Bulgarians, McCaffrey’s side qualify for the next phase of matches.
Team: Murphy (Leicester City); O’Mahony (Limerick), McStay (Leeds United), Deans (Derby County), Fullerton (Livingstone); Flood (Manchester City), Yeates (Tottenham Hotspur), Cregg (Arsenal), Foley-Sheridan (Aston Villa); Quigley (Millwall), Ward (Bohemians). Subs: O’Brien (Newcastle United) for Ward (45 mins), Mulligan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for Quigley (66 mins).
elevenaside.com (http://wwww.elevenaside.com)