U-21's in Luxembourg

U-21's win 2-0 in Luxembourg.

Goals by Anthony Stokes (47 mins) and Andy Keogh (67 mins, pen).

Ireland:
Darren Quigley UCD
Tony Kane Blackburn Rovers
Joseph O'Cearuill Arsenal
Richard Keogh Bristol City (Captain)
Darren Stapleton Unattached
Patrick Cregg Falkirk
Ian Morris S****horpe United
Gary Dicker UCD
John Paul Kelly Bohemians
Andrew Keogh S****horpe United
Anthony Stokes Falkirk

Subs:
Darren Randolph (Charlton Athletic) for Quigley
Conor Powell (Bohemians) for Stapleton
James Hand (Huddersfield Town) for Morris
Marc Wilson (Portsmouth) for Dicker
– All above at half-time.
Stephen O’Halloran (Aston Villa) for R. Keogh – 55 mins.

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Originally Posted by Superhoops

U-21's win 2-0 in Luxembourg.

Goals by Anthony Stokes (47 mins) and Andy Keogh (67 mins, pen).

Ireland:
Darren Quigley UCD
Tony Kane Blackburn Rovers
Joseph O'Cearuill Arsenal
Richard Keogh Bristol City (Captain)
Darren Stapleton Unattached
Patrick Cregg Falkirk
Ian Morris S****horpe United
Gary Dicker UCD
John Paul Kelly Bohemians
Andrew Keogh S****horpe United
Anthony Stokes Falkirk

Subs:
Darren Randolph (Charlton Athletic) for Quigley
Conor Powell (Bohemians) for Stapleton
James Hand (Huddersfield Town) for Morris
Marc Wilson (Portsmouth) for Dicker
– All above at half-time.
Stephen O’Halloran (Aston Villa) for R. Keogh – 55 mins.

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I presume thats an experimental team? It looks like a very weak side on paper...

Any sign of vids of the goals online?

Be lucky if there was a camera at it

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ogba

I presume thats an experimental team? It looks like a very weak side on paper...

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It's last years U19s and a few also pulled out.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Ogba

I presume thats an experimental team? It looks like a very weak side on paper...

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That was Givens intention:
Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens has selected a new-look 18-man squad for the friendly International away to Luxembourg, which takes place next Wednesday, October 18th in the Stade Fr Trausch, Mamer, (kick-off 7pm local time).

Givens is building for the future, having seen several of his previous squad become over age after their European Championship qualification campaign ended in September following the 1-0 defeat against Belgium.

He will use the game to assess the players available to him for the next competitive qualifying series, which gets underway in the Autumn of 2007.

The manager has called up a number of players involved with Ireland’s Under-19 team during the 2005/6 season

I would say that was good strategy by Givens

A good result, but Luxembourg are not in the same league as Cyprus, or indeed the same country.