Cork City's Umeh scores as Ireland qualify for Elite Phase with Wales win

GREEN SHOOTS: Republic of Ireland U19s. Pic: FAIreland/Twitter

The Republic of Ireland have qualified for the Elite Phase of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifiers as they defeated Wales 2-0 at the Nantporth Stadium in Bangor on Saturday afternoon.

Ireland made it two wins out of two in Group 4 thanks to late goals from Justin Ferizaj and substitute Franco Umeh were enough to earn the Republic a significant three points and keep a second clean sheet in a row in the process.