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28.03.2011 at 13:00 Municipal Stadium Fotis Kosmas, Alexandroupoli Attendance:
Latvia 1 - 4 Rep of Ireland
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine) EC Elite Round-match

Goalscorers
Ēriks Punculs 19 mins, Philip Roberts (10)
Philip Roberts (55)
Bradley Garmston (69)
Bradley Garmston (75)
Opening squads
Potapenko
Flaksis,
Upmalis,
Plendiskis,
Slampe
Bespjorstovs,
Sadcins,
Blums
D Ikaunieks,
Punculs,
Mikelsons
Joe Coll
Bradley Garmston
John Kavanagh
Tommie Hoban
Sean Kavanagh
Steven Smith
Michael Hyland
Daragh Lenihan
Kenneth Mc Evoy
Philip Roberts
Paul George
Substitutes
Igors Zubarevs (G)
Aleksejs Kozubs
Igors Barinovs
Māris Jasvins
Ēriks Melbārdis
Alekss Regža
Ian Lawlor
Colm Horgan
Pierce Sweeney
Luke Gallagher
Sam Byrne
James Murphy
Substitutions
Alekss Regža (in) - Madis Miķelsons (out)60 mins,
Māris Jasvins (in) - Ilja Šadčins (out) 64 mins
Igors Barinovs (in) - Artūrs Blūms (out) 73 mins,
Pierce Sweeney -> Steven Smith (30)
Luke Gallagher -> Michael Hyland (41)
Sam Byrne -> Philip Roberts (66)
Yellow cards
Ēriks Punculs 27 mins,
Valdis Upmalis 42 mins
Endijs Šlampe 47 mins
Bradley Garmston (46)
Red cards
None None.
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report
Republic of Ireland Under-17 4-1 Latvia Under-17
Philip Roberts (2)
Bradley Garmston (2)

The Republic of Ireland got the victory they needed to have a chance of topping UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round Group 3 - only to discover they had been pipped to the final because of a last-gasp Denmark winner against hosts Greece.

Unbeaten Ireland began the day two points behind both Denmark and Greece, meaning that if the other game was drawn, John Morlings side could qualify by defeating eliminated Latvia. Two goals each by Philip Roberts and Bradley Garmston gave Ireland the points yet it was to prove in vain, just as last year at this stage when Greece snatched qualification in similar style.

After a lively start, Ireland opened the scoring in the tenth minute when Kenneth McEvoy fed Roberts whose shot from inside the box went in off the post.

Their joy was short-lived as ten minutes later an Ilja Šadčins free-kick was turned past goalkeeper Joseph Coll by Ēriks Punculs. Buoyed by the equaliser, Latvia charged forward and Punculs missed a golden opportunity when his shot, heading towards an open goal, was cleared off the line by Thomas Hoban.

After half-time it became one-way traffic, though, and Darragh Lenihan and Roberts soon threatened the Latvia rearguard. Eventually Roberts got his second in the 55th minute, Garmston made it 3-1 in the 69th with a masterful free-kick, and the latter player then headed in a cross by McEvoy. Garmston was denied a hat-trick late on when his powerful strike hit the crossbar but the real disappointment came later when news of Denmarks goal filtered through.

Speaking after the 4-1 victory, Irish head coach, John Morling echoed the disappointment felt by his team, "Obviously I am delighted with the teams result today which brought us so close to the UEFA Championship finals next summer.

"Our game finished a couple of minutes before the other game and the boys were devastated to hear that Denmark had scored so late to deny them of their place. The lads started very well today and more than deserved to score early on through Philip Roberts. However as the second half wore on, the team became nervous and we may have been lucky to go in at the break with the score at 1-1," he said.

"The second half was another matter entirely and once Philip (Roberts) scored his second goal, the team became more confident and in the end, we could have scored even more. The team have been in fantastic spirits all week and their professional attitude on and off the pitch has maybe been overshadowed by the unlucky break from the other game today," he added



Republic of Ireland: Joe Coll (Man Utd); John Kavanagh (Ringmahon), Tommie Hoban (Watford), Steven Smith (Arsenal), Sean Kavanagh (Belvedere); Paul George (Celtic), Michael Hyland (Southend United), Darragh Lenihan (Belvedere), Ken McEvoy (Spurs); Bradley Garmston (West Brom), Philip Roberts (Arsenal).

Substitutions: Pierce Sweeney (Belvedere) for Smith (30 mins), Luke Gallagher (Cherry Orchard) for Hyland (h/t), Sam Byrne (St. Josephs Boys) for Roberts (66 mins).
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