Colin P O’Brien called up for UEFA qualifiers

[Neil]

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BRIAN KERR has included Cork City’s teenage sensational Colin Patrick O’Brien in his 21-man squad for next month’s UEFA Under-19 qualifiers to be played in Cork. O’Brien, a product of the City FAS course, has burst onto the eircom League scene this season with four goals in nine appearances.

Ireland open their challenge against Latvia at S. Colman’s Park on Monday, November 5. They then meet Austria at Turner’s Cross on the Wednesday before playing Croatia back at St. Colman’s Park on the Friday.

The winners of the mini-tournament go into a two-legged play-off with the winners of that making the finals in Norway next summer.

Tournament fixtures:
Monday (November 5):
Republic of Ireland v Latvia (St. Colman’s Park, 7.30),
Austria v Croatia (Midleton, 2.0).
Wednesday (November 7):
Republic of Ireland v Austria (Turner’s Cros, 2.0),
Latvia v Croatia (Buttevant, 2.0).
Friday (November 9):
Republic of Ireland v Croatia (St. Colman’s Park, 7.30),
Austria v Latvia (Mardyke, 7.30).

Republic of Ireland squad:
Goalkeepers: Wayne Henderson (Aston Villa), Brian Murphy (Manchester City).
Defenders: Mark Rossiter (Sunderland), Sean Dillon (Aston Villa), Stephen Capper (Sunderland), Paddy McCarthy (Manchester City), Stephen Paisley (Mancheseter City), Glen Whelan (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Iam Simpemba (Wycombe Wanderers), Stephen Brennan (Newcastle United), Keith Gilroy (Middlesbrough), Graham Ward (Wolves), Sean Thornton (Tranmere Rovers), Michael Foley (Liverpool), Daryl McMahon (West Ham United), Liam Kearney (Nottingham Forest), Glenn Lacey (Sunderland). Strikers: Jonathan Daly (Stockport County), Colin O’Brien (Cork City), George Snee (Tottenham Hotspur), Adrian Deane (Charlton Athletic)

[pete]

Surely theres got to be a few more eL players worth a callup?

[pete]

Looks like we'll be missing Colin P for the away Dundalk & home game v Pats so?

Suppose depends on home many games he'll play but he might be fit for the bench v Pats.

Apparently he only 1 of 3 from that squad that have played 1st team football.