FAI: PREVIEW | Ireland U21 v Kuwait U22

The young Irish side are buoyed by an impressive performance against Ukraine on Friday that saw them battle back twice to draw the game 2-2. The performance was described as ‘outstanding’ by Head Coach Jim Crawford with Ukraine more than a year older than the Irish side and including senior international players.
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Kuwait will offer a different challenge to the Young Boys in Green who will be looking to bounce back from their 2-0 loss against the Ukrainians last Tuesday.
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Match Details*
Fixture:* Ireland U21 v*Kuwait U22
Date:*Monday, June 19
KO time:*4pm (Irish time)
Stadium:*Parktherme Arena, Bad Radkersburg, Austria
Match coverage:*Follow match updates*on Twitter via @IrelandFootball
Match stat:*This will be the first meeting between Ireland U21s and a side from the Middle East since a 1-0 win over Bahrain in the Toulon Tournament in 2019. Connor Ronan scored the winner that day.
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Latest team news: Harry Vaughan (Hull City) and Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace) have both been ruled out of the game due to injury. Captain Joe Hodge (Wolves) is also ruled out as a precaution after suffering a head injury in the draw with Ukraine. Sinclair Armstrong (QPR) is likely to feature in the game.
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Ireland Under-21s forward Andrew Moran said: “Kuwait will be a good side. They’re an Under-22s side so they will be a bit physical and a bit older than us, but like we showed against Ukraine we can deal with the physical aspect. We’re looking at stamping our own game onto them. We’ve a lot of talent in this team and we want to go out and show that.”
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Ireland Under-21s Squad
Goalkeepers:*Tiernan Brooks (Notts County), Killian Cahill (Brighton & Hove Albion), Josh Keeley (Tottenham Hotspur)
Defenders:*James Abankwah (Udinese), Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace), Sam Curtis (St. Patrick’s Athletic) James Furlong (Brighton & Hove Albion), Anselmo Garcia MacNulty (Wolfsburg), Sean Grehan (Crystal Palace), Connor O’Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), Sean Roughan (Lincoln City)
Midfielders:*Darragh Burns (MK Dons), Dara Costelloe (Burnley), Jack Henry-Francis (Arsenal), Joe Hodge (Wolves), Bosun Lawal (Celtic), Ed McJannet (Lecce), Killian Phillips (Crystal Palace), Harry Vaughan (Hull City)
Forwards:*Sinclair Armstrong (QPR), Conor Carty (St. Patrick’s Athletic, on loan from Bolton Wanderers), Dylan Duffy (Lincoln City), Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), Andrew Moran (Brighton & Hove Albion), Armstrong Oko-Flex (West Ham United), Ollie O’Neill (Derry City, on loan from Fulham)
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Under 21 Mens


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Introduction:
Ireland Under-21s will play their final game of their June international camp when they take on Kuwait Under-22s in Bad Radkersburg, Austria on Monday.




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