Jim Crawford’s side remain two points behind leaders Italy in Group A of Euro qualifying
Sam Curtis struck an 84th-minute goal as the Republic of Ireland moved up to second place in the Uefa European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A table with a hard-fought win over Turkey at Esenler Stadium in Istanbul last night.
While Turkey’s Ugur Kaan Yildiz did have a couple of efforts early on – one of which was saved by netminder Josh Keeley – the Irish defence largely dealt with the attacking threat provided by their Turkish opponents in the opening period. Indeed, despite the best endeavours from both sides, the deadlock remained unbroken in time for the interval.
With his Turkish counterpart starting to dip extensively into his reserve options, Irish boss Jim Crawford also added Mark O’Mahony to the mix on 77 minutes. It looked like the game might be destined for a draw when Sean Roughan’s rebounded finish was ruled out for offside moments later, but Curtis and Ireland had other ideas.
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