The Irish U-19s were beaten by Chile 2-1 in a friendly yesterday evening.
Sad for Ireland but great for the Academy as defender Lorcan Fitzgerald went the distance in the defeat. He is on the way to solidifying his place in the team ahead of the first phase UEFA qualifying series in November.
The Irish have been grouped with Belarus, Andorra and the host nation Portugal for the preliminary phase which starts on November 1st. A top two finish in the mini-group after the round-robin series would advance Ireland into next year’s Elite round of qualifiers.
Lorcan and the rest of his squad will attempt to exact revenge on the Chileans as they play again on Thursday night.
Update will follow...
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