Doolin makes late changes to Ireland U19 squad

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Paul Doolin has had to make a couple of very late changes to his squad ahead of the Republic of Ireland’s U-19 UEFA Championship qualifying tournament this week.

 

Kealon Dillon and Steven Smith of Hull City and Leicester City respectively, have been called up to the squad in place of the departing Kenneth McEvoy (Tottenham Hotspur) and Ryan O’Reilly (Stoke City). Both players picked up injuries playing for their club sides.

 

Thankfully, both Dillion and Smith were able to meet up with the squad just in time to fly out on Sunday.

 

The Republic of Ireland are in Group 5 of the qualifying tournament in Luxembourg. Doolin’s team will face Germany, FYR Macedonia and the host nation, Luxembourg.

 

The top two nations in the group will qualify for the Elite Qualifying Round. The tournament itself will take place in Lithuania next summer.



 

Republic of Ireland Squad

Name

Club

  

1.       Ian Lawlor

Manchester City FC



GK

2.       Danny Rogers

Aberdeen FC

GK

3.       Brian Lenihan

Cork City FC

  

4.       Thomas Hoban

Watford FC

Captain

5.       Pierce Sweeney

Reading FC

  

6.       Steven Smith

Leicester City FC

  

7.       Shane Griffin

Reading FC

  

8.       Bradley Garmston

West Bromwich Albion FC

  

9.       Ryan Coombes

St. Patrick's Athletic FC

  

10.     Luke Gallagher

Burnley FC

  

11.     Kealon Dillon

Hull City FC

  

12.     Kieran Sadlier

West Ham Utd FC

  

13.     Michael Drennan

Aston Villa FC

  

14.     Conor Wilkinson

Millwall FC

  

15.     Jack Grealish

Aston Villa FC

  

16.    Noe Baba

Castlebar Celtic FC

  

17.    Conor Pepper

Inverness CT FC

  

18.    Sam Byrne

Manchester Utd FC

  

 

FIXTURES: 

Thursday October 11

Republic of Ireland v Luxembourg, Hesperange (6.00pm Irish); 

 

Saturday October 13

FYR Macedonia v Republic of Ireland, Hesperange (4.00pm Irish)

 

Tuesday October 16

Republic of Ireland v Germany, Grevenmacher (6.00pm Irish)

 

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