The Republic of Ireland Under-19s began their UEFA Under-19 European Championship Elite Round campaign with an outstanding 5-0 win over Romania in Krasnodar, Russia.

STEAUA BUCHAREST are expected to field at least five internationals for tonight’s Champions League qualifier against Shelbourne, as Oleg Protasov makes his competitive debut as manager of the Romanian champions.

Substitute Miroslav Radovic was the hero for 10-man Partizan Belgrade as his late strike sealed a 1-0 win on the day and progression to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Dnipro.