Kosovo 1 Ireland 1Noel King believes his Republic of Ireland side can still automatically qualify for next year’s Under-21 European Championship finals after being held to a draw by Kosovo on Friday night. In-form striker Ronan Curtis snatched a point against an improving Kosovo side in Mitrovica eight minutes from full-time. “This Kosovo side had already drawn with Germany and beaten Norway, so it was important to get something from the game,” he said. After Curtis has cancelled out the opener, Harry Charsley was denied a late winner from close-range by a one-handed save by Smakiqi. IRELAND: K O’Hara (Macclesfield Town); Danny Kane (AFC Fylde), R Sweeney (Mansfield United), Connor Shaughnessy (Leeds United), C Whelan (Crewe Alexandra); J Cullen (Charlton Athletic), Liam Kinsella (Walsall); H Charsley (Everton), R Manning (Rotherham United), Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth); Reece Grego-Cox (Crawley Town).

Source: The Irish Times September 07, 2018 20:03 UTC