| Peers and Coleman called into under 23 international squad |
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| Monday, 06 October 2008 | |
  Congratulations to Gavin Peers and Seamus Coleman who have once again been called up to Pat Fenlon's under 23 Republic of Ireland squad. The team face Belgium on 21 October in a match which could see them progress to the International Challenge Trophy final.
Gavin Peers has been on the score sheet in previous internationals at this level, whilst it will be a busy month for Coleman as he has also been called into the under 21 squad for next weeks' game against Lithuania. courtesy of www.fai.ie Republic of Ireland Under-23 manager Pat Fenlon today announced his 20-man squad for the vital International Challenge Trophy fixture against Belgium on Tuesday, October 21 at Dalymount Park (7.30pm). With the young Irish side needing just one point from the fixture in order to qualify for the Final of the tournament, there will be a lot at stake when the Belgians travel to Dublin later this month. Having defeated Slovakia (2-0) and Northern Ireland (1-0) in their previous matches, the Irish team need just one point to make sure of their place in the Final, where they will face either Italy or England. The Republic of Ireland Under-23 squad is made up entirely of players from the eircom League of Ireland, giving domestically-based young players an opportunity to test themselves in an international setting. Today’s squad announcement sees first call-ups for Gary Deegan of Bohemians and Jay O’Shea of Galway United. O’Shea’s inclusion caps a fine week for the attacking midfielder, having scored twice in his side’s 3-2 victory over Cork City as well as earning his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad. Pat Fenlon said: “We need one point from this game to qualify for the Final but we will approach the match as we do any other and go out to win it. We have lots of good attacking options in the squad. There are some real quality players in the league and I think we have picked a very impressive squad here.” Republic of Ireland Under-23 squad v Belgium: Darren Quigley - Derry City Barry Murphy - Shamrock Rovers Seamus Coleman - Sligo Rovers Gavin Peers - Sligo Rovers Ger O’Brien - Shamrock Rovers Conor Kenna - UCD Shane Guthrie - Cobh Ramblers Conor Powell - Bohemians Darren Murphy - Cork City Paul Keegan - Drogheda United Killian Brennan - Bohemians Stephen Rice - Shamrock Rovers Stephen O’Donnell - Bohemians John Paul Kelly - Bohemians Ruaidhri Higgins - Derry City Gary Deegan - Bohemians Mark Quigley - St. Patrick’s Athletic Denis Behan - Cork City Ger Rowe - Bray Wanderers Jay O’Shea - Galway United. |
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