The Ireland Men’s Under 17’s suffered a narrow 2-0 defeat to Cymru in their second of three UEFA European Men’s Under-17 Championship Round 1 Qualifiers in Helsingor Stadion.

Following on from a 5-0 victory over Estonia on Wednesday, Keith O’Halloran’s side couldn’t find the  back of the net this time around against Cymru in the second of their three qualifiers.

While the goals weren’t flowing unlike their last fixture, Ireland showed fight and had good chances throughout such as Shamrock Rovers defender Charlie Nolan hitting the woodwork in the 76^th minute.

While it’s not the result they wanted, Ireland are still in a good position in Group 1 thanks to a strong opening to their campaign against Estonia.

Ireland: Charlie McGarvey; Charlie Nolan (C), Christian Kroman, Jayden Marshall, Joe McKeon; Rhys Williams, Ciaran Daly (Jamie O’Donnell 83), Bobby Zeller (Jonathan Collins 77); Ben Lyne, Ronan Keating, Corey Fay (Sheikhan Aljabir 77).

Ireland Lead Coach: Keith O’Halloran.

UEFA European MU17 Championship Round 1 Qualifiers – Group 1
Wednesday, November 11th | Ireland MU17 5-0 Estonia MU17
Saturday, November 14th | Ireland MU17 0-2 Cymru MU17
Tuesday, November 17th | Denmark MU17 v Ireland MU17 | Brondby Stadion | KO 14:00