The Ireland U15 side that defeated England at St George’s Park.
Source: FAI
AT THE END of a year for Irish football which has been overshadowed by off-the-field problems, the country’s underage teams continue to provide us with some much-needed optimism for the future.
Playing for the final time in 2019, Jason Donohue’s U15 side recorded their sixth win in as many games by seeing off England in a friendly at St George’s Park yesterday.
Shamrock Rovers forward Kevin Zefi scored twice, while midfielder Caden McLoughlin of Malaga — Ireland’s captain — was also among the goals in a 3-1 win.
Zefi put the visitors in front by finishing off a fantastic phase of build-up play with just 30 seconds on the clock, before McLoughlin doubled the lead on the half-hour mark.
A long-range strike by Crystal Palace’s Zion Atta in the second half got England back into the game, but Zefi capped the win in the 73rd minute after pouncing on some sloppy defending.
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England: Wooster; Silcott-Duberry, Scanlon, Gee, Dorrington (captain); Sousa, Barker, Castledine; Donley, O’Reilly, Atta.