Soccer: Agony for the comeback kids

Republic of Ireland 2 Colombia 3

Wed, 10 Dec, 2003 - 00:00
Paul Buttner

Two goals down with six minutes remaining and seemingly out of the competition, goals from Cork City's Kevin Doyle and Paddy McCarthy that equaliser two minutes into stoppage time amazingly forced extra-time.

But a cruel twist awaited Gerry Smith's bravehearts as the Colombians got the vital goal through substitute Erwin Carrillo 14 minutes into extra-time to book their quarter-final meeting with hosts UAE in Dubai on Friday.

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CourtsSoccerPlace: Republic of IrelandPlace: Al Ain’s Sheikh Khalifa stadiumPlace: DubaiPerson: Kevin DoylePerson: Paddy McCarthyPerson: Gerry SmithPerson: ColombiansPerson: Erwin CarrilloPerson: SmithPerson: Colombians'Person: Victor MontanoPerson: Edixon PereaPerson: John FitzgeraldPerson: Eamon ZayedPerson: Stephen ElliottPerson: Hector LandazuriPerson: FloodPerson: ZayedPerson: ElliottPerson: LandazuriPerson: MontanoPerson: Jaime CastrillonPerson: Wayne HendersonPerson: PereaPerson: CastrillonPerson: HendersonPerson: FaheyPerson: DoylePerson: David BellPerson: McCarthyPerson: Jose De La CuestaPerson: Stephan PaisleyPerson: Stephen CapperPerson: Abel AguilarPerson: Stephen PaisleyPerson: CarrilloPerson: Keith FaheyPerson: CapperPerson: WardPerson: FoleyPerson: BellPerson: DillonPerson: FitzgeraldPerson: PachonEvent: UAEEvent: World Youth ChampionshipOrganisation: ColombiaOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Cork CityOrganisation: Manchester CityOrganisation: St. PatrickOrganisation: AthleticOrganisation: Aston VillaOrganisation: PaisleyOrganisation: Longford TownOrganisation: Scarborough UnitedOrganisation: Kidderminster HarriersOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: Rushden and DiamondsOrganisation: Bray WanderersOrganisation: St. Patrick's AthleticOrganisation: EnvigadoOrganisation: De La CuestaOrganisation: Atletico NacionalOrganisation: Independente Sante FeOrganisation: Atleti
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