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IRISH UNDER 15's WIN AGAIN

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THE Republic of Ireland U15 side recorded back to back victories over the Czech Republic to finish their international season on a high as they ran out 3-1 winners at Cahir Park AFC in Co Tipperary today.

Colin O'Brien's side produced a competitive display to follow up on a 5-2 victory over the same opponents on Monday.

This time Jamine Nwanze was the only SKB starter with Kameron Ledwidge coming off the bench in the second half.

The Irish side got off to a solid start with wide-men Marc Walsh and Callum Thompson catching the eye. The home side should have taken the lead in the ninth minute when Seanie Mahon curled over brilliantly but defender Hakeem Ryan was unfortunate to see his effort bounce back away from goal from a matter of yards out.

Ireland's disappointment at that missed chance was eased less than 60 seconds later as they regained possession and Ciaran Brennan burst past the visiting defence to fire home brilliantly from the edge of the box.

The impressive Matyáš Kozák was again the Czech side's key danger in attack and in the 17th minute he got through on the left only to be denied at close range by Irish keeper Sam O'Gorman.

O'Gorman could do little to deny the Czechs an equaliser in the 29th minute when Vít KoláÅ™ found the net with a thumping free-kick from 25 yards out.

In the 47th minute Ireland were handed a golden opportunity to extend their lead when Tomáš Vincour was penalised for a foul on Ciaran Brennan after Formánek had initially denied the striker. After the dust settled Ciaran Brennan stepped up to fire home from the penalty spot.

The drama dropped off a little after that but Ireland added a third in the 84th minute when Callum Thompson curled home brilliantly from a free-kick from 25 yards.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sam O'Gorman, Jamin Nwanze , Kevin O'Reilly , Oisin McEntee , Hakeem Ryan , Jason Knight, Seanie Mahon, Sean Brennan, Marc Walsh, Ciaran Brennan, Callum Thompson. Subs: Barry Coffey for S Brennan 60 mins; Kameron Ledwidge for Ryan 60; Adam O'Reilly for Mahon 69; Adam Idah for C Brennan 73; Tyriek Wright for Walsh 73; Max Murphy for Nwanze 77.

RESULTS

U15 Friendly Internationals

Monday, April 11

Republic of Ireland 5-2 Czech Republic, Clonmel Celtic FC

Wednesday, April 13

Republic of Ireland 3-1 Czech Republic, Cahir Park AFC

THE Republic of Ireland U15 side with 3 SKB players in the starting 11 produced a scintillating performance as they beat the Czech Republic 5-2 at Clonmel Celtic FC.

Colin O'Brien's side were a threat right from the off and led 3-0 at the break and went on to comfortably win the first of two friendly games against the Czechs in Co Tipperary this week.

Doubles from Adam Idah and Sean Brennan plus a late finish from Seanie Mahon sealed an emphatic victory for the home side, who had former international Keith Andrews with the team as an advisor.

Idah opened the scoring in the 17th minute when he peeled to the back post and got in an excellent header from Max Murphy's top class cross from the right.

In the 22th minute Ireland went 2-0 up when Idah lead a counter attack to run through and beat advancing keeper Adam Benada.

The third Irish goal was a real crowd pleaser as Sean Brennan scored with a fantastic flick from Callum Thompson's 37th minute corner.

Ireland's fourth goal in the 53rd minute was a brilliant combination that saw Idah lay the ball back for Sean Brennan to curl over the keeper with real confidence.

The Czechs pulled one back in the 60th minute when a shot by Matyáš Kozák deflected off an Irish defender to finally beat the impressive Kian Clarke in the Irish goal.

Mahon came off the bench to add Ireland's fifth goal with a brilliant counter-attack in the 76th minutes as outpaced the Czech defence before slotting past the keeper.

Kozák scored the Czechs second goal two minutes into injury-time when he finished from close range.

The sides will meet again at Cahir Park AFC today.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Kian Clarke, Max Murphy, Ray O'Sullivan, Nathan Collins, Kameron Ledwidge, Adam O'Reilly, Barry Coffey, Sean Brennan, Callum Thompson, Adam Idah, Tyriek Wright. Subs:

Marc Walsh for Wright 58 mins; Jason Knight for O'Reilly 58; Ciaran Brennan for Coffey 72; Seanie Mahon for Idah