Ireland U21s rue missed penalty in costly loss to Montenegro

Two goals in the first nine minutes from Nikola Krstovic and Ivan Vukcevic condemned Ireland to a poor defeat against mediocre opposition
Ireland U21s rue missed penalty in costly loss to Montenegro

Ireland's Mark McGuinness with Montenegro goalkeeper Nikola Ivezić. Picture: INPHO/Aleksandar Djorovic

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021 - 18:50
Dave Donnelly

Montenegro U21 2 Republic of Ireland U21 1 

The Republic of Ireland's chances of qualifying for the 2023 U21 Euros were dealt a blow as they fell to a disastrous 2-1 defeat away to Montenegro.

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