Our U19 side crushed Gibraltar by thirteen goals to nil in their second Group Ten European Championship qualifier on Saturday in Austria. The defeat by Switzerland in our opening encounter left no room for error if we were to retain hope of progressing to the Elite Stage of the Championship qualifiers but in reality that was never likely against a very poor Gibraltar. The five players who took no part in the opening fixture all started this afternoon. Aston Villa striker Tyreik Wright opened the scoring after six minutes and went on to score three further goals while seven of his colleagues also found the net.
The other Group 10 contest saw hosts Austria defeat Switzerland by two goals to one and with the Swiss expected to demolish Gibraltar in their final match, Ireland must defeat Austria by more than one goal in order to progress to the next Elite Stage.
Goalscorers:
Tyriek Wright 6′,47′,54′,88′
Lewis Richards 15′
Andrew Omobamidele 23′
Jamie Bowden 25′,73′
Mark McGuinness 55′
Ross Tierney 61′
Tom Cannon 62′
o.g. 87′
Ryan Cassidy 90’+3′
Team; Sean Bohan; Timi Sobowale, Andrew Omobamidele, Oisin McEntee(C), Lewis Richards; Barry Coffey; Ross Tierney, Jamie Bowden; Alex Gilbert, Tom Cannon, Tyriek Wright
Substitutes:
Mark McGuinness for McEntee 46′
Armstrong Okoflex for Cannon 67′
Ryan Cassidy for Coffey 68′
Conor Noss for Gilbert 80′
Festy Ebosele for Bowden 90′
Squad
Goalkeepers: Sean Bohan(Bohemian), Jimmy Corcoran(Preston North End)
Defenders: Oisin McEntee(Newcastle United), Mark McGuinness(Arsenal), Mazeed Ogungbo(Arsenal), Andrew Omobamidele(Norwich City), Lewis Richards(Wolverhampton Wanderers), Timi Sobowale(Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jamie Bowden(Tottenham Hotspur), Barry Coffey(Glasgow Celtic), Festy Ebosele(Derby County), Conor Noss(Borussia Monchengladbach), Adam O’Reilly(Preston North End), Ross Tierney(Bohemian)
Forwards: Tom Cannon(Everton), Ryan Cassidy(Watford), Matt Everitt(Brighton & Hove Albion), Alex Gilbert(West Bromwich Albion), Armstrong Oko-Flex(Glasgow Celtic), Tyreik Wright(Aston Villa)