Noel King unhappy with cocky attitude as Ireland U21s stumble

Lithuania 3 Republic of Ireland 1: After their humbling by Lithuania in Vilnius last night, Ireland U21 boss Noel King admitted over-confidence could have cost his young guns.

The hosts hadn’t accrued either a point or a goal in their previous five Uefa qualifiers until they inflicted a potentially fatal blow on Ireland’s prospects of qualifying for the 2017 finals.

Despite Conor Wilkinson cancelling out the hosts’ opener, Ireland conceded again before the break and a third followed on 73 minutes.