Match Preview | Ireland U21 v Qatar U23

Match Preview | Ireland U21 v Qatar U23

Ireland Under-21s will face Qatar Under-23s in what will be their final game before their EURO Qualification begins in September.

The young Boys in Green narrowly lost to Croatia on Friday evening and will be looking to end the June window on a high against a Qatari side that beat Sweden 2-1.

There are no injury concerns for Jim Crawford’s team ahead of the game with temperature expected to be around 28C come kick-off.

Match Details
Ireland U21 v Qatar U23
International Friendly
Tuesday, June 10
Gradski Stadion, Vrbovec, Zagreb,
Kick-Off 6pm (local time) / 5pm (Irish time)


Match Coverage

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Quotes

Ireland Under-21 Head Coach Jim Crawford said: “The players have trained exceptionally well throughout the week. Those that did play on Friday gave me everything, I was pleased to give debut to players and there was no tokenism with that we believed every player who made their debut could contribute and they didn’t look out of place. We looked at the positives from that game [Croatia] they’re a top team who created very little and we limited them to chance. It’s something to build on, now it’s about Qatar, I’m looking forward to it.”

 

Ticket details

Entry to the game is free.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 Squad

Goalkeepers: Killian Barrett (Sheffield Wednesday), Noah Jauny (Stade Brestois), Aaron Maguire (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Wogan (Stockport County).

Defenders: Sam Curtis (Sheffield United), Sean Grehan (Bohemians, on loan from Crystal Palace), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United), Cory O’Sullivan (Shamrock Rovers), David Okagbue (Walsall), Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday), Jacob Slater (Brighton & Hove Albion).

Midfielders: Jacob Devaney (Manchester United), Darius Lipsiuc (Walsall, on loan from Stoke City), Ed McJannet (Lecce), Jamie Mullins (Brighton & Hove Albion),  Adam Murphy (Bristol City), Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh (Southampton), Cathal O’Sullivan (Cork City), Harry Vaughan (Hull City).

Forwards: Warren Davis (Drogheda United), Cian Dillon (Queen’s Park Rangers), Joe Gardner (Nottingham Forest), Jad Hakiki (Sligo Rovers), Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion).

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