2017 UEFA Under-17 Championships

Six nil - still if Bosnia score we play England in the QF probably.

Seven - have nothing else positive to add this time.

Germany score a seventh. This is painful. Their players aren't even celebrating their goals anymore.

Goal BOSNIA - 5 mins left.

holy sweet Jesus, Bosnia go 1-0 up in the last minute!

Wow, amazing. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

It stays one-nil to Bosnia! Praise whatever deity you believe in!

FT Bosnia 1-0 Serbia. Through to QF and 1 game away from World U-17 Championships.

Genius management. take a rest in the last game for all intents and purposes.

Clearly, our lads were so confident in Bosnia beating Serbia that they were saving themselves for the quarter-final against England and had absolutely no need to waste their energies trying in this game.

Confirmation of the group's final standings:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psxpojtvl9.png

Okay, so why are we ahead of B&H again :confused:

Ah, nevermind...

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Originally Posted by UEFA.com Under 17

An amazing conclusion. Germany top Group D having scored 15 goals, the most ever in an UEFA men's national-team finals group. But Ireland are also through as Bosnia and Herzegovina scored late to beat Serbia 1-0. The three teams on three points are split on head-to-head with all having three points against each other and equal goal difference. Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina have two goals each to Serbia's one - and as Ireland beat Bosnia and Herzegovina, they join Germany in Saturday's quarter-finals.

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http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...605/index.html

England are playing Netherlands at 15:00. They need a draw to top the group and secure a quarter final against us on Saturday. Time yet to be decided it seems.

http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...hes/index.html

From what I can see, no matter who qualifies for the QFs, Ireland have no chance of playing in the U17 World Cup Playoff for the 2 best QF losers.
Although we can of course qualify by winning our QF (writing off our chances already subconsciously)

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Originally Posted by uefa rules

The fifth European team to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup is decided in a single-leg knockout match between the two best quarter-finalists not progressing to the semi-finals. They are determined in application of the following criteria, in the order given:

a. higher position in their group on completion of the group stage; (2nd)
b. higher number of points in the group stage; (3, There are 2 teams on 6)

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Typical, we've no luck.

I see from Wikipedia that our kick off time on Saturday will be either 11:00 or 16:45.

We'll know our semi final opponents by then also, either Hungary or Turkey. :)

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Originally Posted by DeLorean

I see from Wikipedia that our kick off time on Saturday will be either 11:00 or 16:45.

We'll know our semi final opponents by then also, either Hungary or Turkey. :)

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We shouldn't get too complacent as the final has "potential banana-skin" written all over it; it's looking like we'll be up against one of Germany, Spain, France or England/Holland.

Group C - the lady luck group.

B&H coach "We were unfortunate ..... luck was on Ireland's side."
Serbia coach "Luck was not on our side, we were in the next round until the last minute of the match."



A historic achievement for the doughty Faroe Islands to make it to these finals, they managed to score one goal, albeit an own goal.

There was an underage tournament a few years ago where we went out in similar circumstances - a goal scored in another game in injury time.
Can't remember which one, but I guess this is karma for it.

Report & interview with Colin O'Brien here - http://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/23/2...605?tab=report

And UEFA report here - http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...ort/index.html

England lead 1-0 after 29 mins.

you can tweet your thanks to Bosnia here if you like - https://twitter.com/NFSBiH

Will we still be grateful if England beat us 7-0 as well? :o

England beat 10-man Netherlands 3-0: http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...&match=2022607

Our quarter final against England is confirmed for Saturday at 11:00 (Irish Time).

No sign of television coverage yet but hopefully one of the Eurosports pull something out of the bag.

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Originally Posted by UEFA.com

Friday
Quarter-final 1: Spain v France (17:45CET, NK Varaždin stadium, Eurosport 1)
Quarter-final 2: Hungary v Turkey (12:00CET, SRC Velika Gorika stadium, Eurosport 2)

Saturday
Quarter-final 3: Germany v Netherlands (17:45CET, NK Inter Zaprešić stadium, Eurosport 1)
Quarter-final 4: England v Republic of Ireland (12:00CET, SRC Velika Gorika stadium)

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Still no sign of our match being televised on either of the two British Eurosports or the German version. The three other quarter finals are all being shown live.

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Originally Posted by DeLorean

UEFA are experimenting with a new 'ABBA' penalty system for this tournament, along with the women's version, assuming the need arises obviously.

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New format, same result. Germany beat Norway on penalties in the women's semi final despite missing their first three penalties. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39798344

Turkey beat Hungary 1-0 and will play the winners of our match in the semi final on Tuesday.

http://www.uefa.com/under17/

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Originally Posted by DeLorean

Still no sign of our match being televised on either of the two British Eurosports or the German version. The three other quarter finals are all being shown live.

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Aye, it's odd that. According to LiveOnSat, our game is the only game of the four quarter finals that won't be broadcast anywhere: http://liveonsat.com/los.soc_int_U_all.php

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psryyxi0or.png

LiveOnSat have obviously mixed their info up or something as well as they appear to think the match on Eurosport 1 tomorrow at 16:45 will be between England and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The match kicking off at that time is between Germany and the Netherlands. And obviously B&H didn't make it through either considering we finished ahead of them!

'Colin O'Brien picks Republic of Ireland U17s off canvas for England showdown': https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...land-showdown/

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Originally Posted by Colin O'Brien

We have a process with the players whether we win, draw or lose matches. We’ll always look back to look forward. Our message to the players has been, the group stages was about three games. We performed very well in two games and we weren’t at our standards for the third game. The players have had the opportunity to look back at certain stages of that game, speak about it and then we got out on the pitch this morning and had a very good session. Everyone realises now we are in a different competition, it’s knockout now and it’s a derby game for us.

England are a high-quality team. They are very strong at the back, have very good ball-playing midfielders and their big players are their forwards where they have a lot of creativity, pace and power. We will have learned a lot from the last game, what we need to do better, and if the players do that earlier tomorrow we’ll be fine. The main thing is that our players learn. This is about their future. They are in a quarter-final of a European Championships, it’s the furthest we’ve come in 20 years and they are getting loads of experience from it. That can only be good for our players going forward up to 18s, 19s, and U21s.

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wonder how they will set up tommorrow. sancho out wide for brits has been outstanding, We have set up very narrow defensively really leaving our full backs exposed think tommorrow our wide players will need to be far more disciplined to help our full backs.

LiveOnSat have corrected their schedule, but still no sign of our game being broadcast anywhere: http://liveonsat.com/los.soc_int_U_all.php

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps3worgaks.png

Does anyone know if it's on radio, by any chance?

Here's UEFA's match-centre which has live text commentary anyway: http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...&match=2022688

Ireland line-up:

1. Maher (GK)
3. Ledwidge
4. Doherty (C)
5. Collins
6. Bolger
7. Nolan
8. Thompson
10. Idah
11. Connolly
14. O'Farrell
15. Redmond

Uefa has it down as a 433 but with the players picked I wonder is it 5 at back with everted wide players in midfield and idah up top. Seems sensible. Connolly has been poor defensively so hopefully he will put in a shift.pity o Connor is not fit enough to start.. Missing your first choice keeper from everton your captain from man utd your defensive midfielder from west ham who has played at 23 level and a Liverpool striker is going to be tough for a country our size. Best of luck

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Originally Posted by Wayne Harrison, reporter, Velika Gorica

England have spent much of the opening ten minutes camped inside the Ireland half trying to unpick the green lock in front of them.

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10 down. 80 to go...

Ack! Sancho puts England 1-0 up in the 13th minute.

Ireland not really threatening.

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Originally Posted by Wayne Harrison, reporter, Velika Gorica

The relatively early goal was just what England wanted. Ireland now have to come out and force the issue. So far it’s all so comfortable for Steven Cooper’s players.

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

10 down. 80 to go...

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They're only eighty minute matches I think, thankfully.

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Originally Posted by DeLorean

They're only eighty minute matches I think, thankfully.

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This 80 minutes could pass so slowly and painfully, it might as well be 90!

True. 1-0 at half time not too bad after conceding early, hopefully they can hang in there.