Town’s U15s lost 4-2 to the Republic of Ireland in their second game at the Macron Galway Cup this morning with Flynn Downes and Charlie Brown on target for the Blues.
Yesterday, the Town youngsters got off to a winning start when they beat US side DC United 3-2.
The young Blues, who are sponsored by Source One Consulting, face Israeli side Maccabi Haifa this evening and then Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara and Scunthorpe United on Friday. Saturday sees a final and play-offs for the other places in the group.
Former Blues Kieron Dyer and Jason Dozzell are amongst the academy staff to have travelled to the tournament.
The competition, which is played at Salthill Devon’s Drom training facility, is widely considered one of the best youth tournaments in Europe.
The Blues won the Elite U15 Cup that they are competing in this year in 2007 and finished runners-up in 2010, while Josh Carson was the Player of the Tournament in 2008 when Town went out at the semi-final stage.