Under 18s, great win!

Under-18 Friendly International Germany 2-3       Republic of Ireland Wolze 48              Kirchoff 9 (o.g.) Kandziora 69       McCarthy 42, 62 The Republic of Ireland Under-18 team produced a magnificent performance to claim victory against Germany today in a friendly match played in Hassfurt. Ireland coach Joe Boyle said beforehand that his players were keen to eradicate the mistakes which cost them a heavy 4-0 defeat in the first game played between the nations on Tuesday. That certainly proved to be the case as Ireland took the game to the hosts in front of a crowd of 2,200. The Germans are officially the third best team in the World having won the 3rd/4th place play-off at the Under-17 World Championships in Korea last summer. Ireland can take plenty of positives from this week’s exercise as they build for next season’s Under-19 UEFA Championship qualifiers. Ireland led 2-0 at half-time thanks to an own-goal after 9 minutes and McCarthy’s strike three minutes before the break. Kevin Wolze of Bolton Wanderers cut the arrears shortly after the restart but another splendid finish by McCarthy, the Hamilton Academicals first-team player, on 62 minutes regained Ireland’s two goal cushion. Borussia Dortmund starlet Marcel Kandziora replied for Germany with 21 minutes remaining to make it 3-2 but Ireland held on to seal a fantastic win. Republic of Ireland U18: Kieron Thorp - Crystal Palace David Joyce - Birmingham City Gavin Gunning - Blackburn Rovers Laurence Gaughan - Celtic Danny Kelly - Norwich City Jack Roberts - Lincoln City Jamie Devitt – Hull City Damian McCrory - Plymouth Argyle James O'Brien - Birmingham City James McCarthy - Hamilton Academicals Sean Scannell - Crystal Palace Substitutes: Conor Clifford - Chelsea David Maguire - Shrewsbury Town Shane O'Connor - Liverpool Patrick Madden - WFTA Joe Collins - Portsmouth Kurtis Byrne - Hibernian.

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erimus wrote: Patrick Madden - WFTA Who are WFTA

West Finglas Tenants Association, I kid you not

well done to the lads.

WFTA have had schoolboy teams since I played schoolboy ball in the early 80s and I assume longer than that.  Fair play to the lad.  I think Kurtis Byrne is the son of Paul Byrne, who played briefly for Celtic and scored in an Old Firm game.