Ireland hope to rebound in Croatia

FOLLOWING their superb midweek performance in losing to Germany by just nine points, Ireland will be in good heart for tonight’s European qualifier aginst Croatia in Zagreb.

The German coach was confident Ireland would beat Croatia, said assistant coach Roger Kelleher

However, he said: “It must be remembered we are a very new association in this league. We learn something from every game. The association learns something new, the coaches learn something new and the players learn something new. It is a whole new learning experience.