
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Denmark

U17 EURO: Crucial win for Ireland over Denmark

Ireland got their Under 17 European Championship campaign right back on track this afternoon with a crucial win over Denmark at St George’s Park thanks to an early goal from Troy Parrott.
Ireland came flying out of the blocks and went ahead in just the fourth minute. Sean Brennan expertly switched the play to find Adam O’Reilly in space. O’Reilly found Troy Parrott out wide, the Tottenham Hotspur forward then cut inside and drove a right footed strike past Daniel Andersen in the Danish goal.
The second half started lively once again with two clear cut chances for Ireland. First Adam Idah and then Troy Parrott both went close to extending the lead but both efforts went narrowly over the crossbar.
Ultimately it was the early goal that was decisive as Ireland head into a final group game on Friday against Bosnia & Herzegovina with it all to play for.
Republic of Ireland: Corcoran; Ledwidge, McEntee; Collins ©, Connell; Knight, Brennan (Coffey 41), O’Reilly (McEneff 66); Wright (Thompson 58), Idah, Parrott.
Denmark: Andersen; Lassen (Sorensen 53), Jensen, Anker, Rafn Petersen (Andersen 65); Christensen, Frendrup, Isaksen, Pedersen, Rose-Villadsen; Brajanac (Rimmen 53).
Referee: Zbynek Proske (CZE)
Group C Fixtures/Results
Denmark 2-3 Bosnia & Herzegovina, Saturday 5 May, Loughborough University Stadium
Republic of Ireland 0-2 Belgium, Saturday 5 May, Loughborough University Stadium.
Republic of Ireland 1-0 Denmark, Tuesday 8 May, St. George's Park.
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-4 Belgium, Tuesday 8 May, Rotherham United
Belgium v Denmark, 1pm Friday 11 May, Chesterfield FC
Bosnia & Herzegovina v Republic of Ireland, 1pm Friday 11 May, St. George's Park. SOLD OUT
U17 EURO: Ireland set for sold out showdown with Denmark

Colin O'Brien's side come into the game off the back of their first defeat of the season, a 2-0 reversal against Belgium on Saturday.
Last season's quarter final appearance was Ireland's best finish in this competition, and with an opening group game defeat in 2017 O'Brien knows that Group C is still very much alive.
"Preparations have gone well. Most of the players had a recovery day yesterday. The full squad trained today and every player is fully prepared for the task at hand tomorrow. We've got to be positive in our approach and try and get something out of the game," he said.
"We were massively disappointed with the result on Saturday but when you put the game in perspective we performed really well in periods and created good chances. The players know they need to take those now and we're all looking forward to the Denmark game."
Denmark opened their campaign on Saturday with a 3-2 defeat against Bosnia & Herzegovina. A result tomorrow will put Ireland right in contention for a quarter final place ahead of Friday's final group game with Bosnia & Herzegovina.
"There are still six points on offer and there are still two places available to get out of the group. We've got to believe in the way we play, everybody has got to stay positive, stay part of the group and everybody has got to perform to the level we know we can achieve. We did create chances in game 1, and if we do that tomorrow I'm sure we'll convert them," the Ireland Head Coach emphasised.
"Denmark will be very good opposition. They have a very European style of play, very possession based. They can be expansive at times, they like to press high and have some good technical players. They'll be formidable but we've a good squad of players, we believe in ourselves and we're aiming to get something out of the game."
Live updates of the game will be available on FAI.ie along with extensive coverage across the FAI's social media channels.
Republic of Ireland Under 17 Squad
1. Kian Clarke
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Shamrock Rovers
2018 Campaign Appearances: 6
Clean Sheets: 5
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin South
From: Tallaght, Dublin
2. Max Murphy
Position: Defender
Club: Stoke City
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 1
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Arklow
From: Ballybrack, Dublin
3. Kameron Ledwidge
Position: Defender
Club: Southampton
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 0
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Finglas, Dublin
4. Oisin McEntee
Position: Defender
Club: Newcastle United
2018 Campaign Appearances: 6
Goals: 0
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dundalk
From: Shercock, Cavan
5. Nathan Collins (Captain)
Position: Defender
Club: Stoke City
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 0
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin South
From: Leixlip, Kildare
6. Jason Knight
Position: Midfielder
Club: Derby County
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 0
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Arklow
From: Loughlinstown, Dublin
7. Callum Thompson
Position: Midfielder
Club: Wolves
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 0
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Arklow
From: Greystones, Wicklow
8. Barry Coffey
Position: Midfielder
Club: Celtic
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 1
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Limerick
From: Nenagh, Tipperary
9. Adam Idah
Position: Forward
Club: Norwich City
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 8
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Cork
From: Douglas, Cork
10. Troy Parrott
Position: Forward
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
2018 Campaign Appearances: 6
Goals: 1
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Summerhill, Dublin
11. Sean Brennan
Position: Midfielder
Club: Southampton
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 3
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Hartstown, Dublin
12. Marc Walsh
Position: Midfielder
Club: Swansea City
2018 Campaign Appearances: 1
Goals: 0
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Letterkenny
From: Gweedore, Donegal
13. Ray O’Sullivan
Position: Defender
Club: Wolves
2018 Campaign Appearances: -
Goals: -
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Rush, Dublin
14. Adam O’Reilly
Position: Midfielder
Club: Preston North End
2018 Campaign Appearances: 4
Goals: 1
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Cork
From: Mahon, Cork
15. Jordan McEneff
Position: Forward
Club: Arsenal
2018 Campaign Appearances: 2
Goals: 0
From: Derry
16. Jimmy Corcoran
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Cherry Orchard
2018 Campaign Appearances: 1
Clean Sheets: -
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dundalk
From: Kells, Meath
17. Tyriek Wright
Position: Midfielder
Club: Aston Villa
2018 Campaign Appearances: 7
Goals: 2
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Cork
From: Ovens, Cork
18. Luca Connell
Position: Defender
2018 Campaign Appearances: 2
Goals: 0
Club: Bolton Wanderers
From: Liverpool, England
19. Ryan Cassidy
Position: Forward
Club: Watford
2018 Campaign Appearances: -
Goals: -
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Castleknock, Dublin
20. Conor Grant
Position: Midfielder
Club: Sheffield Wednesday
2018 Campaign Appearances: -
Goals: -
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Donabate, Dublin
23. Sean Bohan
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Bohemians
2018 Qualifying Appearances: -
Clean Sheets: -
Emerging Talent Programme Centre of Excellence: Dublin North
From: Santry, Dublin
Group C Fixtures/Results
Denmark 2-3 Bosnia & Herzegovina, Saturday 5 May, Loughborough University Stadium
Republic of Ireland 0-2 Belgium, Saturday 5 May, Loughborough University Stadium.
Republic of Ireland v Denmark, 1pm Tuesday 8 May, St. George's Park. SOLD OUT
Bosnia & Herzegovina v Belgium, 7pm Tuesday 8 May, Rotherham United
Belgium v Denmark, 1pm Friday 11 May, Chesterfield FC
Bosnia & Herzegovina v Republic of Ireland, 1pm Friday 11 May, St. George's Park. SOLD OUT
Tactical Lineups
Republic of Ireland
Substitutes
- 23 Sean Bohan (G)
- 2 Max Murphy
- 7 Callum Thompson
- 8 Barry Coffey
- 12 Marc Walsh
- 13 Ray O'Sullivan
- 15 Jordan McEneff
- 19 Ryan Cassidy
- 20 Conor Grant
Coach
Colin O'Brien
Denmark
Substitutes
- 1 Andreas Søndergaard (G)
- 10 Nikolas Dyhr
- 11 Oliver Tølbøll Rimmen
- 15 Thomas Gundelund Nielsen
- 17 Gustav Mogensen
- 18 Andreas Kirkeby
- 20 Andreas Pyndt
- 21 Mikkel Kaufmann
- 24 Thomas Christiansen
Coach
Michael Pedersen
Officials
- Referee Zbynek Proske
- Assistant Referees Dan Petur Pauli Højgaard
- UEFA Delegate Vilmos Szabó
- Assistant Referee Two Robert Steinacher
- Fourth Official Juri Frischer
- Referee Observer Paulius Malžinskas
Match Statistics
- Republic of Ireland
- Denmark
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