U19s defeat Ukraine

Sean McCaffrey’s U19 Ireland side have defeated reigning European Champions, Ukraine 1-0 to keep their hopes of qualifying for this summer’s UEFA Championship finals in France firmly alive.

The winning strike came in the 60th minute when Conor Cliffordy converted a penalty kick which was after Manchester United’s Robbie Brady was dubiously dismissed when he received his second yellow card after 47 minutes following an alleged verbal altercation with Ukraine’s Vasyl Pryyma.