Group 1: Yugoslavia thwart Irish dream
Friday, March 8, 2002
Article summary
A late goal knocked Republic of Ireland out of the UEFA European Under-17 Championships.
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An injury-time goal from Igor Burzanovic eliminated the Republic of Ireland from the UEFA European Under-17 Championships as Yugoslavia qualified for the finals in Denmark with a 2-1 win.
Late late goal
Three minutes into stoppage time, Dusko Tosic's low drive was spilled by Irish goalkeeper Paul Murphy and substitute Igor Burzanovic sidefooted the rebound into the Irish net.
Battled back
Ireland had battled their way back into the match after falling behind to a Simon Vukcevic header on 58 minutes. Goalkeeper Paul Murphy's namesake equalised five minutes later with a penalty.