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27.02.2007 at 18:00 Complexo Desportivo af Madeira Attendance:
Slovakia 0 - 1 Under 21
Referee: P Paraty (Portugal). Tournament-match

Goalscorers
None Kieran Murphy (61)
Opening squads
Hrosso;
Nemcek,
Kluciar,
Nosek,
Lendvay,
Mraz,
Marcek,
Simoncic,
Maslo,
Petovsky,
Zapotoka.
James Russell
Stephen O Halloran
Joe O Cearuill
Tony Kane
Conor Powell
Ian Morris
John Paul Kelly
Jim O Brien
James Chambers
David Bracken
Billy Clarke
Substitutes
Billy Dennehy
Kieran Murphy
James Simmonds
John Hayes
Garry Curran
Substitutions
Lacny for Simoncic 46 mins; Matra for Petovsky 61 mins; Hresko for Marcek 71 mins;
Balat for Mraz 81 mins
John Hayes -> David Bracken (46)
Kieran Murphy -> Joe O Cearuill (46)
Garry Curran -> James Chambers (56)
James Simmonds -> John Paul Kelly (75)
Billy Dennehy -> Billy Clarke (89)
Yellow cards
None None.
Red cards
None None.
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report | Preview
Kieran Murphy produced a brilliant header to grab all three points for the Republic of Ireland’s under-21 side in their opening fixture in the Madeira tournament.

The MK Dons defender smashed home from a Jim O’Brien corner in the 61st minute to KieranMurphy.jpgmaintain Ireland’s excellent record in this competition.

Ireland are unbeaten in their travels to Madeira over the year and won the competition in 2004 and 2006.

Don Givens’s side face the host side in their second fixture at 4.00pm tomorrow. Madeira drew 0-0 with Portugal in the opening game of the event.

Slovakia passed up a great chance after just 30 seconds after Stephen O’Halloran was robbed by Jakub Petovsky, who squared to Tomas Zapotoka and he shot over from four yards.

Petovsky broke through in the 22nd minute after dispossessing Ian Morris in the Irish box but he fired over from a tight angle.

John-Paul Kelly was unlucky three minutes later when he got onto a David Bracken lay-off only to see keeper Lukas Hrosso save his low strike. Kelly fired the rebound over.

Kelly then hit the bar in the 28th minute after connecting with Bracken’s nod down from Jim O’Brien’s looping cross.

Goalkeeper James Russell, making his Irish debut, produced a pair of stops to deny Peter Maslo and Tomas Marcek in the final minutes of the opening half to leave it scoreless at half-time.

Good work by Jon Hayes won the corner that decided the game in the 61st minute and Murphy deserved the plaudits for a brilliant finish from O’Brien’s corner.

O’Brien broke through in the 78th minute after a clever Ian Morris pass but he pulled his strike across the face of the Slovak goal.

Billy Clarke also had a chance 60 seconds later but keeper Hrosso saved at his feet.

The Irish did enough to hold on and Givens was delighted with their start to the tournament.

He said: “I thought we were the better side throughout. Ian Morris was immense in midfield. That’s as good a performance as I’ve seen from him.

“Billy Clarke’s pace caused them real problems but he is going home after this game so we’ve got to cope without him now.

“At 1-0 anything could happen so it would have been nice settle it with another goal but overall I was very happy.”

Republic of Ireland – Russell (Chelsea); Kane (Blackburn), Powell (Bohemians), O’Cearuill (Arsenal), O’Halloran (Aston Villa), Kelly (Bohemians), Chambers (Shelbourne), Morris (Scunthorpe), O’Brien (Celtic),Bracken (Glenavon), Clarke (Ipswich).

Subs – Hayes (Reading) for Bracken 45 mins; Murphy (MK Dons) for O’Cearuill 45; Curran (Sligo Rovers) for Chambers 56; Simmonds (Chelsea) for Kelly 75; Dennehy (Sunderland) for Clarke 89.

Slovakia – Hrosso; Nemcek, Kluciar, Nosek, Lendvay, Mraz, Marcek, Simoncic, Maslo, Petovsky, Zapotoka.
Subs – Lacny for Simoncic 45; Matra for Petovsky, 61; Hresko for Marcek 71; Balat for Mraz 81.

Republic of Ireland U-21 1 Slovakia U-21 0

The Republic of Irelands Under-21 side got off to a winning start in the Madeira invitational tournament tonight with a 1-0 victory over Slovakia in Gaula.

MK Dons defender Kieran Murphy was the only scorer on the night as he found the net from a Jim O Brien corner in the 61st minute.

Murphy had been introduced as a half-time substitute and made his mark on his first appearance for his country at this level.

The Irish are the reigning champions of this quadrangular event and meet Madeira in their second fixture on Wednesday afternoon.

Madeira drew 0-0 with Portugal in the opening game of the tournament so the Irish are now top of the group.

Slovakia passed up a great chance after just 30 seconds after Stephen O Halloran was robbed by Jakub Petovsky, who squared to Tomas Zapotoka and he shot over from four yards.

Petovsky broke through in the 22nd minute after dispossessing Ian Morris in the Irish box but he fired over from a tight angle.

John-Paul Kelly was unlucky three minutes later when he got onto a David Bracken lay-off only to see keeper Lukas Hrosso save his low strike. Kelly fired the rebound over.

Kelly then hit the bar in the 28th minute after connecting with Brackens nod down from Jim O Briens looping cross.

Goalkeeper James Russell, making his Irish debut, produced a pair of stops to deny Peter Maslo and Tomas Marcek in the final minutes of the opening half to leave it scoreless at half-time.

Substitute winger Jon Hayes played a vital role in the opening goal in the 61st minute when his powerful right wing ended with Hrosso deflecting his clipped attempt onto a post.

From the resulting corner by Celtic s O Brien, Murphy executed a brilliant header from 12 yards to find the top corner of the Slovak goal.

O Brien had a chance to make it 2-0 in the 78th minute but pulled his shot across goal.

60 seconds later Ipswich striker Billy Clarke had a similar opportunity but goalkeeper Hrosso saved at his feet.
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