Cork pair get chance but Turks triumph

Cork City duo Danny Morrissey and Jason Forde featured for Ireland’s U19s yesterday as they lost to Turkey in their final friendly before the UEFA elite stage qualifiers in May.

Striker Morrissey was one of seven changes to the side which drew 1-1 against the Turks on Tuesday, while Forde made his international debut at left-back as a second-half substitute.

The duo were amongst an experimental group of players aiming to break into Paul Doolin’s squad for the qualifiers from May 26-31, when they face mini-group hosts Portugal, as well as Ukraine and Israel for the one finals spot in Estonia in July.