Leddy Wins Irish Cap - Ipswich Town News
Academy midfielder Jonathan Leddy picked up his first Republic of Ireland U17 cap last night as his side lost 2-0 to Serbia in a friendly in Wexford. First-year scholar Leddy came on as a 66th minute substitute.
The Irish youngsters play the same opposition again in another friendly on Thursday afternoon, also in Wexford.
The games are warm-ups for the first phase qualifiers for the UEFA U17 Championship which will be played in Kazakhstan from October 18th-24th, where Ireland face Liechtenstein, the hosts and the Czech Republic in a qualification mini-group.
Republic of Ireland U17s: Grimes (Leeds United), Whittle (De la Salle), D O'Reilly (Fulham), McFadden (Norwich City), Coyne (Cherry Orchard), O'Connor (St Patrick's Athletic) (Leddy (Ipswich Town) 66), O'Neill (Wolves) (Mulroney (Crumlin United) 46), Hayes (Derby County), McGlade (Middlesbrough) (Wilkinson (Millwall) 46), Byrne (Manchester United) (Long (Cherry Orchard) 72), Grealish (Aston Villa) (Wixted (Derby County) 46).
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