FAI Annual Review 2014

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Chief Executive Officer’sOperational Review of 2014ContinuedThe Republic of Ireland U17 team enjoyed a memorable campaignwhich saw Tom Mohan’s side reach the UEFA U17 Championshipsin Bulgaria, their first time to reach the finals tournament since2008.Unfortunately Ireland were drawn in a verydifficult qualifying group and started thatphase with a narrow 1-0 loss to the CzechRepublic in Mannheim on March 26. Twodays later they met group hosts Germanyin Sandhausen and produced a brilliantdisplay but ultimately lost 3-2. Germanywent ahead in the 52nd minute but goalsby Jack Hallahan and Joel Coustrain hadDoolin’s side 2-1 up with eight minutesleft. Unfortunately the Germans levelledin the 82nd minute and then snatched aninjury-time winner to seal the three points.Ireland’s U19 campaign ended with a2-2 draw against Slovakia on March 31.Doolin’s side came back from 2-0 downat the break to clinch a point thanks tosecond half goals from a Ryan Manningpenalty and Joel Coustrain. Ireland willnow turn their eyes towards the newcampaign in November when we onceagain host the First Qualifying Round withScotland, Slovenia and Latvia in the group.Men’s U18Ireland played six games at U18 level inthe 2014/15 season.Paul Doolin took a squad to Portugal inDecember for two testing encounters.Ireland lost 2-0 in Abrantes on December16, then the sides met again two dayslater with Portugal winning 1-0 in Bonitos.The annual home-based U18 gamesbetween Ireland and Wales took placein February with Paul Osam coachingthe Irish side due to a clash with theU19s playing Azerbaijan the same week.Osam’s side recorded a win and a drawfrom the two encounters. Gareth Dohertyscored from the penalty spot in a 1-0 winin Haverfordwest in the first match andthe following day the sides drew 1-1 inPort Talbot with Shane Hugraine equalisingfor the Irish.Jim Crawford was then in charge whenthe U18s finished up their campaignwith two friendlies in Luxembourg inJune. Ireland won 1-0 at Stade Terrain àHobscheid thanks to a Conor Ellis goal,then the sides drew 0-0 in Schifflange towrap up the season.Men’s U17The Republic of Ireland U17 team enjoyeda memorable campaign which sawTom Mohan’s side reach the UEFA U17Championships in Bulgaria, their first timeto reach the finals tournament since 2008.Mohan’s side began the campaign with apreparation tournament in Hungary, whichsaw the Irish play three fixtures. Theylost 1-0 to the hosts in the first match,then drew 1-1 with Malta two days laterwith Conor Levingston scoring the Irishgoal. Two days later they completed thetournament with a 0-0 draw with Serbia.Next up for the Irish U17s was the UEFAU17 Championships First QualifyingRound which took place at home. Irelandbeat Gibraltar 5-0 in their first fixture atEamonn Deacy Park with Trevor Clarkescoring twice. Conor Davis, ZacharyElbouzedi and Robbie McCourt also foundthe net.The Irish then beat a hard-working FaroeIslands team 4-2 at the same venue.Corey O’Keeffe, Josh Barrett, StevenKinsella and Trevor Clarke all finding thenet in the victory. Their final group gametook place in Longford and ended in ascoreless draw with Scotland as bothsides qualified for the Elite Phase.In preparation for the Elite Phase, Irelandplayed two friendly matches in Croatia inFebruary. The first encounter in Zagrebended in a 4-3 defeat with Ireland comingback from 4-0 down to almost levelmatters. Connor Ronan, Trevor Clarke andConor Levingston scored for the Irish. Twodays later the sides met again and Croatiawon 2-1 with Jamie Gray getting the Irishgoal from the penalty spot.Ireland then travelled to Poland for theUEFA Elite Qualifying Round, and theybegan the group with a tough 2-2 drawwith Greece in Wronki. Once more,Mohan’s team showed great resilience tobounce back from going 2-0 down earlyon. Trevor Clarke’s goal and a Josh Barrettpenalty earned them a draw.The Irish beat Belarus 3-1 in their nextfixture with Jamie Aherne scoring twoand Josh Barrett also scoring in Wronki.The final group game ended in a 1-0 winfor Poland but Ireland finished second inthe group and qualified for the finals inBulgaria in May.Mohan’s side were handed an extremelytough group in the finals and they beganwith a 0-0 draw with Netherlands inSozopol. Jamie Aherne had a late headertouched onto the underside of thecrossbar which could have turned thematch and sealed a memorable victory.Next up was Italy in Stara Zagora, anderrors in each half resulted in Italiangoals as the Irish went down 2-0. Thatset up a final clash with England at thesame venue and Ireland needed a 2-0win to qualify for the knock-out stage.Unfortunately it was not to be as Englandsealed a 1-0 win with a stunning winnernine minutes from time.Overall it was a progressive year for theIreland U17s. Most of these players willbe looking to move to break into theIreland U19 squad next season whileMohan and his staff will focus on the nextU17 campaign which sees them travel toFinland in September to face the hosts,Malta and Sweden.30FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND ANNUAL REVIEW AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2014
Above: Thomas Byrne, Republic of Ireland. UEFAU16 Development Tournament, Republic ofIreland v Denmark. AUL Complex, Clonshaugh,Dublin.Left: Robert McCourt, Republic of Ireland,in action against Marcus Edwards, left, andNathan Holland, England. UEFA European U17Championship Finals Group D, Republic ofIreland v England, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.Opposite Page: George Kelly, Republic of IrelandU18 Schools, is fouled by James Yates, ScotlandU18 Schools, resulting in a penalty for his sidein the Centenary Shield.FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND ANNUAL REVIEW AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2014 31
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