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Currently 1-1.
HT substitutions:
Brian Murphy for Henderson
Sean Thornton for Kearney
Jay Tabb for Kevin Doyle.
did Sean Dillon start or is he on the bench?
Last minute winner!!! :)
Ireland U21 3-2 Bulgaria U21 RES
Elliott 9 Rangelov 55,pen 81
Tabb 71
McCarthy 89
He didnt start!Quote:
Originally Posted by DE TOWN
McGeady set up all 3 goals AFAIK and played a stormer.
The Republic of Ireland Under 21s made it 12-games unbeaten on Tuesday night as an 89th minute goal by Paddy McCarthy ensured a 3-2 victory over a determined Bulgaria at United Park, Drogheda.
Republic of Ireland U21 3-2 Bulgaria U21
Elliott 9 Rangelov 57, 81 pen
Tabb 71
McCarthy 89
In a night of so many positives for Ireland, Stephen Elliott equalled the Irish Under 21 goal scoring record with his fifth goal in eight appearances and Jay Tabb hit his first ever goal in an Irish shirt.
Though the real star was Aiden McGeady. The 18-year-old, making his Under 21 debut, produced a fine performance full to tricks and jinking runs that had the Drogheda crowd on his feet.
However, he wasn’t the only impressive performer with the Ireland midfield also doing a fine job while in defence, Ireland rarely looked troubled in the first half only for fatigue and the lack of match fitness of most of the players, as the English season is only two weeks old, playing its part.
With McGeady is such dazzling form and the rest of the side deserving better than to be described as the 18-year-old’s support, it was no surprise that Ireland ran out winners.
From the opening minutes, they set the tempo of the game and deservedly took the lead in the ninth minute when McGeady drifted in from the right and passed inside to Darren Potter who quickly played it out to Liam Kearney on the left wing.
The Corkman took one touch before crossing low to Elliott who sent a raking left-foot shot past Emil Petrov from 12 yards.
The goal didn’t stop Ireland pushing forward at every opportunity and Kevin Doyle and captain Glenn Whelan both close before McGeady showed his wonderful trickery in the 24th minute engineered him space on the edge of the area only for his left-foot shot to fly wide.
Bulgaria hadn’t offered anything in attack with their only effort of note being a 28th minute strike that went well wide though they should have drawn level in the 36th minute when Kostadin Hanurov headed just over when Zhivkov Milanov picked him unmarked three yards out.
Having escaped with the lead intact, Ireladn woke up once more and they finished the half the stronger with with McGeady at the start of everything.
In the 39th minute he slipped a perfect pass through for Potter only for the Liverpool man to overrun the ball while three minutes later, his superb low cross from the right forced goalkeeper Petrov to make a fine one handed block with Elliott loitering at the back post.
However, Bulgaria were again dangerous in the second half with substitute goalkeeper Brian Murphy needing to save a Ivan Stoyanov shot in the 55th minute before Bulgaria did draw level in the 57th minute.
Stoyanov was again involved as he teased Murphy off his line with a high cross only for striker Dimitr Rangelov to beat in the challenge and head it into the empty net.
Ireland continued to play with confidence though, all of a sudden, it was Bulgaria who were creating the chances with Rangelov firing narrowly wide while Paddy McCarthy needed to clear off the line after Stoyanov had beaten Murphy with a close range shot in the 69th minute.
But Ireland recovered quickly and went back in front in the 71st minute when McGeady’s left wing cross picked out the unmarked Tabb to power a header into the roof of the net.
Once again, Ireland failed to build on the lead allowing Bulgaria too much possession in midfield before they were eventually awarded a penalty after Sean Thornton sent Milanov tumbling just inside the box.
Striker Rangelov stepped up and confidently sent Murphy the wrong way to draw the sides level though Ireland were to have the last laugh when McCarthy headed home the winner.
Teams:
Republic of Ireland U21: Henderson (Notts County); McStay (Leeds United), McCarthy (Manchester City), Fitzgerald (Blackburn Rovers), Capper (Scarborough); McGeady (Celtic), Potter (Liverpool), Whelan (Manchester City), Kearney (Cork City), Elliott (Sunderland), Doyle (Cork City).
Subs: Murphy (Swansea City) for Henderson, Tabb (Brentford) for Doyle, Thornton (Sunderland) for Kearney (all half time), Flood (Manchester City) for Potter (66 mins), Kendrick (Darlington) for Capper (75 mins)
Bulgaria U21: Petrov; Diakov, Milanov, Vergilov, Venkov; Stoyanov, Palankov, Zlatinov, Trifonov; Hazurov, Rangelov.
Subs: Atanasov for Hazurov, Zakov for Trifonov (both half time), Tzenovski for Palankov (71 mins), Dimitrov for Vergilov (79 mins), Kakalov for Rangelov (87 mins)
Referee: C Redmond (Scotland).
Hats off to the boys. Don Givens is doing an excellent job. And it looks like this is going to be McGeady break-through season, he is in the Celtic team ahead of Pearson, looks good on several fronts.
I was at match last Night, McGeady was Phenomonal!! he is so naturally talented..
Who was better, Thornton or Kearney?Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanie
both were OK , we looked a weaker side when Kearney came off thornton hasn't been the same player he was since lasts years injured plighted season..