Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2023 | 3:30 pm | UEFA U17 Euro Championship | 2022/23 |
Match Report
Ireland struggle in Under 17 opener in Budapest
Ireland’s opening game at the 2023 Under-17 European Championships in Hungary ended with a 5-1 hammering by Poland.
Ike Orazi opened the scoring for Ireland in the 5th minute, beating the keeper at the second attempt after some nice work on the wing by Naj Razi set the Shamrock Rovers forward free. The opening few minutes was played at a fast pace with both sides trading early jabs.
Colin O’Brien’s side were undone in the 13th minute when Mateusz Skoczylas won the ball in the Irish box and fired past Jason Healy. Shortly after Lech Poznan striker Oskar Tomczyk let Ireland off the hook when his low shot flew just wide of the post.
After that close shave, the Boys in Green retreated into a low block and spent the rest of the first half under the cosh with Poland having the majority of possession. That Polish dominance paid off as just before the break Dominik Szala put Poland ahead.
At the restart, O’Brien sent Matthew Moore on for Kaylem Hartnett who seemed to have picked up a knock during the first half. Poland nabbed themselves two goals in the space of six minutes to put the tie to bed as Ireland struggled to get on the ball and move out of their own half.
The young Boys in Green were second best in almost all of their duels and the Polish proved to be more adept at picking apart the Irish defence, coming close to adding to their tally several times.
Poland’s fifth goal came from substitute Szymon Kadziolka who had only been on the pitches for mere seconds before his deflected shot hit the top corner. Barring a couple of glimpses of the class of St Patrick’s Athletic forward Mason Melia, Ireland was reduced to the occasional speculative shot from outside the box to threaten Poland. A poor performance by the Irish youngsters and they will hope to bounce back against Wales in their next match on Saturday at the Pancho Arena.
Timeline
| 4' | Ikechukwu Orazi | |
| 14. Mateusz Skoczylas | 13' | |
| 9. Oskar Tomczyk | 33' | |
| 43' | 14. Freddie Turley | |
| 2. Dominik Szala | 44' | |
| 45' | Kaylem Harnett Matthew Moore | |
| 48' | Jake Grante | |
| 14. Mateusz Skoczylas | 49' | |
| 8. Karol Borys | 54' | |
| Oskar Tomczyk Mike Huras | 55' | |
| 55' | Luke Kehir Romeo Akachukwu | |
| 56' | Ikechukwu Orazi Nickson Okosun | |
| Mateusz Skoczylas Daniel Mikolajewski | 63' | |
| Karol Borys Szymon Kadziolka | 63' | |
| 21. Szymon Kadziolka | 65' | |
| Jakub Krzyzanowski Michal Gurgul | 70' | |
| Filip Rejczyk Nico Adamczyk | 70' | |
| 70' | Najemedine Razi Matthew Murray | |
| 5. Michal Gurgul | 80' |
Past Meetings
 
(Round 1)
1 - 1WU19 International
Plewiska Stadium Ireland v Poland |
|
(Pinatar Cup First Round)
2 - 1Women's Senior
La Manga Club Ireland v Poland |
4 - 0Women's Senior
Poland Poland v Republic of Ireland |
|
(Algarve Cup)
*2 - 2Women's Senior
Arsenio Catuna Complex, Guia Republic of Ireland v Poland |
|
(Algarve Cup)
0 - 1Women's Senior
Estadio Municipal, Lagos Poland v Republic of Ireland |
4 - 1Women's Senior
John Hyland Park Republic of Ireland v Poland |
Ground
| Hidegkuti Nandor Stadium |
|---|
| Budapest, Salgótarjáni u. 12-14, 1087 Hungary |
Ciro Di Brita
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That's it from Budapest, it ends 5-1 to Poland, a poor day at the office for the Boys in Green. Onto Saturday's game with Wales.
A strong shot from outside the box hits Ireland's left hand post
Good work by Melia to create some space in the box for himself and his shot finds the keeper's arms
Almost a sixth for Poland, the ball just flies past the upright
Gurgul picks up a yellow card
McGrath's low shot is gathered by the Polish keeper
Double substitution for Poland, Adamczyk also comes on
A substitution for Poland, Gargul comes on
Razi is replaced by Matthew Murray
Razi fires over the bar
Another goal for Poland, the sub Kadziolka's strike takes a deflection and beats Healy
Kadziolka replaces Borys
Mikolajewski replaces Skoczylas
Ireland are camped deep in their own half
Okosun comes on for Orazi
Akachukwu comes on for Kehir
Huras replaces Tomczyk
Borys makes it four for Poland
Corner to Poland
Skoczylas scores his second and Poland's third
Grante booked
Turley booked
Taylor Mooney replaces Kayleem Hartnett at half time
One minute of injury time
Szala heads Poland into the lead from a free-kick
Polish keeper cuts out a good cross that was heading towards Melia in the box
Great sliding tackle by Hartnett thwarts a dangerous Polish attack
Poland picking Ireland apart in the last few minutes
Healy makes another smart save from a curling shot from outside the box
O'Sullivan heads off the line from a Polish overhead kick
Healy cuts out a dangerous shot/cross and the Irish defence hacks the ball away
Ireland under pressure now
Krzyzanowski clips the top of the crossbar with a beautifully placed shot
Tomczyk booked for a foul on Hartnett
Polish free-kick comes to nothing. Healy gathers comfortably
An Ireland corner comes to nothing despite being a decent ball into the box
Both sides are looking for that leading goal in what is a very open game
Ireland can breathe a sigh of relief as Poland's Tomczyk fires just wide of the post
Dangerous cross by O'Sullivan
Ireland corner is cleared, Poland on counter attack
Kayleem Hartnett receives treatment
Melia wins a corner
Polish free-kick bounces just wide
Mateusz Skoczylas finds the back of the net after some poor defending by Ireland
Poland equalise
Save by Healy
Smart pass by Razi finds Orazi in the box, the youngster beats the keeper
Goal by Orazi
Through ball by Kehir is gathered by the keeper
Neat play by McGrath in midfield
Ireland Kick-off
We are less than 45 minutes away from Ireland's opening game in the 2023 Under-17 European Championship