It was a monumental effort against a superior Belgian side by the young boys in green, who came from a goal down to set up an edge of the seat conclusion. But they couldn’t find the second goal and the win they needed to stay in the competition. And, for all Ireland’s stout resistance, it duly arrived in the 64th minute, that man Doku the inevitable architect as he set up Chris Kalulika for a close-range finish. The hosts responded magnificently, however, Timi Sobowale arriving at the far post with perfect timing in the 74th minute to turn James Furlong’s free into the net. REP OF IRELAND:Bazunu; Omobamidele, Sobowale, Furlong, Hodge, Keogh (Idowu 85), Kennedy (McNulty 88), McCann (McKinley 66), Giurgi (Holt 66), Everitt Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik

Source: Irish Examiner May 09, 2019 21:11 UTC