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U15's secure second away draw

U15's secure second away draw

Northern Ireland’s Under-15 Schoolboys side drew their second and final tour game against Austria’s U15s.

After registering a scoreless draw in the first of their two international friendlies in Austria, the U15s drew 1-1 with their hosts in game two. 

The second game of their short tour to eastern Austria saw Northern Ireland play in temperatures reaching 35 degrees.

Austria started strongly in the match at the Lindabrunn Stadium at Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn. Denizcan Cosgun and Matthias Brunnoder combined well to carve open the Northern Ireland defence but Brunnoder's shot drifted past the post.

However, on 11 minutes the visitors missed a great chance to open the scoring. Barry Baggley found Alberto Almanzar with a pinpoint cross but the unmarked striker headed straight at the Austrian keeper from six yards out. Soon afterwards Almanzar outpaced the home defence but dragged his shot wide of the upright.

The Austrians were quickly back on the front foot and Ruadhan McKenna produced a great save to keep out a 25-yard piledriver from Dino Rusovic.  

But the Northern Ireland keeper was given no chance on the stroke of half-time when Edin Mujkanovic crossed from the right and Rusovic volleyed the ball into the net from close range.

On the restart Northern Ireland upped the ante and Peter McKiernan thought that he had snatched the equaliser, bundling the ball over the line when Austrian keeper Nikolas Polster dropped a free-kick by Gerard Storey. However, the referee disallowed the goal for a foul on the keeper.

On 67 minutes the visitors deservedly drew level when John McGivern met a cross from Ben Wylie to net with a powerful header. 

In the closing stages Northern Ireland pressed strongly in search of the winner with George Tipton and Aidan Steele both going close.

The U15 Schoolboys will next be in action against Estonia at Comber on 14 August and at Knockbreda two days later.

Northern Ireland line-up: Ruadhan McKenna (Portadown); Peter Bell (Dungannon United Youth); Dylan Boyle (captain, Ridgeway Rovers); Trai Hume (Linfield); Chris Hutchinson (Portadown); Michael Glynn (Ballinamallard United); Carl Johnston (Linfield); Alberto Almanzar (Portadown); Barry Baggley (Glentoran); John McGivern (Ridgeway Rovers); Naseem Ouldhamlat (Glentoran).

Substitutes: Gerard Storey (Ridgeway Rovers, replaced Johnston 20’); Peter McKiernan (Cliftonville, for Ouldhamlat 40’); Jessie Carson (Linfield, for Bell 40’); Ben Wylie (Linfield, for Glynn 40’); George Tipton (Ridgeway Rovers, for Baggley 54’); Aidan Steele (Cliftonville, for Hutchinson 54’).

 

U15's draw first game in Austria

U15's draw first game in Austria

Northern Ireland’s Under-15 Schoolboys side registered a scoreless draw in the first of their two international friendlies against Austria’s U15s this week.

It was a fairly even first half but Northern Ireland dominated after the break and deserved more out of yesterday’s game. 

The match at Eggendorf in eastern Austria was played in blazing sunshine – in temperatures reaching 35 degrees – so it was no real surprise that the pace was slow at the start.

After 17 minutes Alberto Almanzar carved open the home defence to send George Tipton through but with only the keeper to beat the Northern Ireland striker could only find the side netting.

Ten minutes later Michael Glynn missed another opportunity as he collected a long ball from Jessie Carson and rounded the full-back but as he closed in on goal he lost control and the danger was cleared.

Austria's best chance came just before the break when Denizcan Cosgun drifted past two defenders and unleashed a powerful right foot drive which crashed against the upright.

After the interval, as the temperature cooled, Northern Ireland took control with Ben Wylie and Carl Johnston dominating in midfield.

On 53 minutes Almanzar thought that he had broken the deadlock when he shot home from close range but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Almanzar was a constant threat to the Austrian defence with his surging runs down the left. The powerful striker seemed certain to score as he broke through once again but Austrian keeper Nikolas Polster was quickly off his line to block his shot.

The introduction of Naseem Ouldhamlat increased the threat as he combined well with Almanzar to terrorise the home defence. In the final minute a neat pass from Almanzar sent Ouldhamlat through but he shot tamely at the keeper.

The teams meet again at Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn tomorrow (Thursday 22 June) in the second and final game of the short tour - and U15 manager Darren Murphy will be hoping that his side not only maintain their unbeaten record but with better finishing add to it with a victory. 

Northern Ireland line-up: David Walsh (Linfield); Peter Bell (Dungannon United Youth); Dylan Boyle (captain, Ridgeway Rovers); Michael Glynn (Ballinamallard United); Ben Wylie and Carl Johnston (both Linfield); Gerard Storey (Ridgeway Rovers); Alberto Almanzar (Portadown); John McGivern (Ridgeway Rovers); Jessie Carson (Linfield) and George Tipton (Ridgeway Rovers). Substitutes: Aidan Steele (Cliftonville, replaced Tipton 48’); Naseem Ouldhamlat (Glentoran, for Storey 60’); Trai Hume (Linfield, for Bell 60’); Chris Hutchinson (Portadown, for Wylie 76’).

U15’s travel to Austria for double header

U15’s travel to Austria for double header

Northern Ireland U15 manager Darren Murphy has named a 18 man squad to travel to Austria next week for two international friendlies against Austria U15’s.  Murphy knows that the fixture is vital for the development of the U15 squad “It is important for the U15 players to be constantly challenged and the up and coming fixtures v Austria will certainly do that. Last year we had 2 fantastic games v Austria, drawing one and losing the other. These fixtures give the players an insight, to the levels they need to get to so that we are completive when it comes to U17,U19 Euro level. I would like to thank the Northern Ireland Schools Football Association for all their hard work in securing these fixtures and the further Internationals that have been arranged for later in the year in preparation for the Victory shield in October.

 

The 18 man squad can be seen below:

David Walsh - Linfield

Ruadhan McKenna – Portadown

Peter Bell – Dungannon Utd

Dylan Boyle – Ridgeway Rovers

Trai Hume – Linfield

Chris Hutchinson – Portadown

Michael Glynn – Ballinamallard

Ben Wylie – Linfield

Carl Johnston – Linfield

Gerard Storey – Ridgeway Rovers

Alberto Almanzar – Portadown

Barry Baggley – Glentoran

John McGivern – Ridgeway Rovers

Jessie Carson – Linfield

Naseem Ouldhamlat – Glentoran

Aidan Steele – Cliftonville

George Tipton – Ridgeway Rovers

Peter McKiernan – Cliftonville

 

Northern Ireland U15 secure second home win

Northern Ireland U15 secure second home win

The Northern Ireland Under 15 team continued their fine form by recording a second 2-1 victory over Slovakia at Newry.

The home team started brightly and went in front after 22 minutes.  A period of intense pressure saw Alberto Balde crash a shot against the bar and when Ben Wylie fired in the rebound a Slovak defender handled the ball.  Chris McKee stepped up to slot the penalty kick low inside the post.

On the half hour Slovakia came close with a powerful free kick by Tomas Suslov which David Walsh tipped over the bar.

After the interval Slovakia came more into the game but Northern Ireland were always dangerous on the break and it was a breakaway after 65 minutes which produced a second goal for the home team.  Peter McKiernan and Barry Baggley carved open the visitors defence but Baggley's shot was deflected for a corner.  Jessie Carson, who had scored a spectacular goal on Monday, met the corner kick to crash an unstoppable volley into the corner of the net. 

Slovakia pressed strongly but found Walsh in fine form, saving from Matej Rosenberger and Adrian Mojzis.  With 7 minutes remaining Slovakia were awarded a penalty when Matus Capko was brought down and Sebastian Nebyla confidently converted the spot kick.

 

Northern Ireland

David Walsh

Carl Johnson

Aaron Brown

Trai Hume

John McGovern

Jessie Carson

Ben Wylie (c)

Alberto Balde

Gerald Storey

Chris McKee

Adrien Steele

Substitutes

Matthew Smith (replaced Brown 38 minutes)

Peter McKiernan (replaced McKee 57 minutes)

Barry Baggley (replaced Steele 60 minutes)

Harry Anderson (replaced Balde 67 minutes)

U15 secure first win of the season

U15 secure first win of the season

The Northern Ireland Under 15 team began their season in fine style with a well deserved 2-1 victory over Slovakia at Knockbreda.
 
The home team got off to a great start when Jessie Carson crashed an unstoppable shot into the net from 20 yards.  Carson had only been on the field two minutes, replacing the injured Jack Scott.
 
Ten minutes later Michael Glynn doubled the lead netting from close range following a period of intense pressure.
 
The visitors improved after the break and David Walsh did well to keep out a shot from Matej Rosenberger.  Northern Ireland were dangerous on the break and George Tipton and Peter Bell went close with headers.  Alberto Balde was a constant threat and should have increased the lead when he broke through but lost control with only the keeper to beat.
 
With 5 minutes remaining Slovakia got a consolation goal when Marcel Novak finished off a flowing move, getting on the end of a cross from Patrik Majkut to beat Walsh with a well placed shot.
 
The teams meet again at the Newry Showgrounds on Wednesday, kick off 3.00 pm.
 
Northern Ireland
David Walsh
Carl Johnson
Michael Glynn
Dylan Boyle (c)
John McGovern
Jack Scott
Ben Wylie
Alberto Balde
Gerald Storey
Aaron Brown
Peter Bell
Substitutes
Jessie Carson (replaced Scott 15 minutes)
Ben Gallagher (replaced Storey 50 minutes)
George Tipton (replaced Brown 57 minutes)
Chris Hutchinson (replaced Wylie 60 minutes)
Peter McKiernan (replaced Tipton 70 minutes)
Austria prove stern test for NI U15

Austria prove stern test for NI U15

Northern Ireland v Austria

Northern Ireland 0 – 0 Austria

Queens DUB

6.30pm ko

The Northern Ireland U15 team faced another big test with two games against a strong Austrian side in preparation for the U16 Victory Shield in November. Manager Darren Murphy had only one absence from the squad ahead of the games with midfielder Jordan McEneff unavailable. The game was a very tight affair with both sides keeping good possession without any worthwhile efforts on target.  The match started to come alive in the second half with Conor Farrelly penetrating the Austrian defence on a number of occasions.  In the last 10 minutes of the game the match came alive with substitute Christopher Conn was found in the box however he could not get his shot on target.  The Austrian team responded and had their best chance when man of the Match Thierno Bello beat the Northern Ireland defence and shot only for the ball to come back off the post.  Northern Ireland had the better of the final stages of the match however couldn’t get the goal to win the game.

Northern Ireland team: Pengelly, McKeown, Conlon, Glover, D Smith, Warnock, Galbraith, Farrelly, Ferris, McAdorey, Wilson

Subs : McLaughlin, Conn, M Smith, McGarvey, Gallagher, Corbett, McClelland, P McLaughlin

 

Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Austria

Ferney Park, Ballinamallard FC

1pm ko

The two teams played the second game two days later in Ferney Park Ballinamallard, Northern Ireland made various changes to the starting 11 while Austria stuck with their same team.  This showed in the early part of the game with Austria controlling possession and creating some chances.  However the first meaningful chance of the game came to Northern Ireland when Christopher Conn was put through on the right hand side and only a great save from the Austrian keeper.  It was from a Northern Ireland corner that Austria took the lead, the Austrians cleared the corner and went on a counter attack which allowed Thierno Bello to run clear on goal and slot the ball past Paul McLaughlin.  Northern Ireland responded before half time when McLaughlin was played down the line by Barney McKeown, He turned and crossed for the onrushing Jake Corbett to head into the corner. At the start of the second half Northern Ireland were caught cold with Flavius Daniliuc breaking two tackles inside the box and blasting the ball home.  Northern Ireland pushed hard in the second half with Jordan McEneff coming off the bench and going close at the back post.  The home team pushed hard by lacked the quality in the final third to get the draw.

Northern Ireland Team : McLaughlin, McKeown, Warnock, McClellend, Conlon, Gallagher, Corbett, Galbraith, Farrelly, P McLaughlin, Conn.

 

Subs: Pengelly, Ferris, Glover, Smith, Wilson, McGarvey. 

 

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Double Header for Under 15 Team

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The Northern Ireland Under 15 team is expecting a stern test in their contests against Austria next week.  The teams meet at Queens Malone Playing Fields on Monday 6 June, kick off 6.30pm, while Ballinamallard is the venue for the second encounter two days later, with a 1.00pm start.

Under 15 Manager Darren Murphy is relishing the prospect of taking on Austria.  "The boys have been working very well throughout the season with training sessions every week. I was delighted with the performance against Belgium last month and the 3-1 victory shows that we can live with the best.  However, it will be a real test of their ability to play against Austria".

Murphy has named a squad of 23 for the two games, including all the players who got their first taste of international football against Belgium.  Striker Callum Ferris was on target twice against the Belgians and Murphy will be hoping that he can reproduce that form against Austria.

The Northern Ireland Schools’ Football Association is offering free entrance to any school or youth group wishing to attend these games.  Any group wishing to gain free entrance should send their details by email to NISFA Treasurer Edwin Ferris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to obtain a group permit.

 

 

Paul McLaughlin

Goalkeeper

CBS Glen Road

Scott Pengelly

Goalkeeper

Grosvenor Grammar School

Daniel Smith

Defender

Lagan College

Mal Smith

Defender

Lagan College

Jack Conlon

Defender

St Ronan’s College

Sam McClelland

Defender

Limavady Grammar

Barney McKeown

Defender

St Colman’s Newry

Ethan Warnock

Defender

Ashfield Boys High School

Ruairi O’Hare

Defender

St Patrick's Grammar

Jamie Glover

Defender

Ashfield Boys High School

George Curran

Midfielder

Royal School Dungannon

Jordan McEneff

Midfielder

St Columb's College

Jake Corbett

Midfielder

Dromore High School

Ethan Galbraith

Midfielder

Glengormley High

Paul McAdorey

Midfielder

St Patrick's Belfast

Sean Og Gallagher

Midfielder

St Malachy's College

Christopher Conn

Midfielder

St Mary’s Grammar

Andy Whiteside

Midfielder

Coleraine Academy

Ben Wilson

Forward

St Columb's College

Connor Farrelly

Forward

Corpus Christi

Callum Ferris

Forward

Lurgan Junior High

Caolan McLaughlin

Forward

St Joseph’s College

Kian McGarvey

Forward

St Joseph's College

U15 schoolboys lose out to Belgium

U15 Invitational International

05/04/16

Northern Ireland 1 – 4 Belgium

 

Northern Ireland U15’s faced a tough test in their first international game at home to Belgium.  The match kicked off at a sunny Queen’s and it was the Belgian team that took the initiative from the outset.  The away team settled earlier and controlled the possession in the opening stages of the first half.  They were rewarded for their high pressing game when Gabriel Lamonie raced clear of the NI defence and dispatched a low drive into the bottom corner on the third attempt after two great saves from NI goalkeeper Scott Pengally. Northern Ireland tried to respond straight away when Ben Wilson ran clear however could not get by Nick Shinton in the Belgium goal.  The away team then raced into a two goal lead shortly after when Yorbe Pavlovic delightfully controlled a cross field ball and stroked the ball past Pengally in goal.  The Belgian dominance continued into the final stages of the first half when Damjan Pavlovic took the ball in midfield and let fly with a 30 yard strike into the top corner to give the Belgians a 3-0 lead.

Half Time Northern Ireland 0-3 Belgium

Northern Ireland came out late into the second half and looked like a different team had entered the field controlling early possession and got the reward when Conor Farrelly was taken down in the box for a penalty.  Ben Wilson stepped up to get Northern Ireland on the scoresheet.  Northern Ireland dominated the second half and should have got another goal back when Farrelly crossed for Ben Wilson at the back post who looked certain to score only for the goalkeeper to make a great save. Northern Ireland kept pressing into the latter stages of the second half and were caught at the back when Gabriel Lamonie got his second from a deflected shot from inside the box.

Northern Ireland Team : Pengally, McKeown, McClellend, Conlon, Galbraith, Warnock, McEneff, Farrelly, McLaughlin, Wilson, Corbett,

Subs : McLaughlin, Smith D, Curran, Smith M, McAdorey, Ferris, McGarvey, Conn, Glover

U15 Girls Lose Out In Opener

U15 Girls Lose Out In Opener

Northern Ireland 1-3 Republic of Ireland 

Northern Ireland U15 girls team narrowly lost in their first game of the Bob Docherty cup against Republic of Ireland. NI started brightly getting forward in the very early stages of what proved to be a competitive battle of two neighbouring teams. ROI soon came into their own in the middle of the first half when they capitalised on a defensive error to score the first goal of the game. They then doubled their lead minutes later with a controversial goal and then went on to dominate the remaining 10 minutes of the first half. NI came out fighting in the second half determined to get back in the game and got their rewards half way through the second half with a well worked free kicked converted by Megan Bell. The goal gives NI lots of belief as they push for the equaliser. With Ni’s numbers pushed forward they were caught by an ROI counter attack conceding a third goal with almost the last kick of the game. Final score ROI 3 – 1 NI.

 

Double Header for Under 15 Team

Double Header for Under 15 Team

 Double Header for Under 15 Team

 The Northern Ireland Under 15 team is expecting a stern test in their contests against Belgium next week.  The teams meet at Queens Malone Playing Fields on Tuesday 5 April, kick off 4.00pm, while Knockbreda is the venue for the second encounter two days later, also with a 4.00pm start.

 Under 15 Manager Darren Murphy is relishing the prospect of taking on Belgium.  "The boys have been working very well throughout the season with training sessions every week. However, it will be a real test of their ability to play against the country which is currently top of the world rankings".

 Murphy has named a squad of 20 for the two games and for most of the players this will be their first taste of international football.  However, five players were called up for the Under 16 internationals against Norway four months ago and their experience will be invaluable against a top Belgian team.

 The Northern Ireland Schools’ Football Association is offering free entrance to any school or youth group wishing to attend these games.  Any group wishing to gain free entrance should send their details by email to Edwin Ferris, NISFA Treasurer, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to obtain a group permit.

 

 

Paul McLaughlin

Goalkeeper

CBS Glen Road

Scott Pengelly

Goalkeeper

Grosvenor Grammar School

Mal Smith

Defender

Lagan College, Belfast

Ethan Warnock

Defender

Ashfield Boys High

Jamie Glover

Defender

Ashfield Boys High

Barney McKeown

Defender

St Colman’s College

Sam McClelland

Defender

Limavady Grammar

Daniel Smith

Defender

Lagan College, Belfast

Jack Conlon

Defender

St Ronan’s College

Christopher Conn

Midfielder

St Mary’s Grammar

Ethan Galbraith

Midfielder

Glengormley High

George Curran

Midfielder

Royal School Dungannon

Jordan McEneff

Midfielder

St Columbs College

Jake Corbett

Midfielder

Dromore High School

Paul McAdorey

Midfielder

St Patrick's College

Conor Farrelly

Forward

Corpus Christi

Ben Wilson

Forward

St Columbs College

Coalon McLaughlin

Forward

St Joseph’s Secondary

Callum Ferris

Forward

Lurgan junior high

Kian McGarvey

Forward

St Columbs College
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