The Ireland Under 21 side takes on Italy Under 21s in Trieste tonight in a European Championship qualifier.
Ireland face a monumnetal task as they travel to Italy tonight in search of a place at next year's Under-21 European Championships.
Match Preview The biggest night of 11 young Irishmen’s lives doubles up as both a last chance and a gateway. His manager also referred to their Group A opponents as a ‘powerhouse’ but just when you thought the pair were veering a little too close towards an inferiority complex, they checked themselves.Throughout this six-team group, Ireland have been the best side. They led Latvia, Italy and Norway in their home matches, Italy and Norway when the game was deep into stoppage time, but somehow managed to draw each time.
But Crawford isn’t. This cause isn’t yet lost. Indeed they feel they can do something that no Irish Under 21 team has ever done before and get a win that ensures they top their group. This is Ireland’s 28th attempt to do so. Twenty-seven previous times they have failed. Can it finally happen?
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