'Whatever happens, my door will always be open to them' says Colin O'Brien as Ireland's U17 World Cup ends

Vinnie Leonard had given Ireland late hope with a neat finish from Troy Parrott territory but in the end, it wasn’t to be their dat.

END OF THE ROAD: Jaden Umeh is consoled by Republic of Ireland head coach Colin O'Brien and Mladen Mijajlovic of Switzerland. Pic: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Republic of Ireland 1 Switzerland 3

Unfortunately, there just wasn’t to be a Budapest style comeback in Doha on Tuesday.