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Republic of Ireland U21 vs Kazakhstan U21
EURO U-21 QualifyingEurope
Match info
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Turners Cross, Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Attendance
- 771
Match preview
Republic of Ireland U21 vs Kazakhstan U21 finished 4–3 in the EURO U-21 Qualifying, played on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 18:00 UTC. The timeline, lineups, statistics and head-to-head record are in the other tabs.
Venue: Turners Cross, Cork.
- 90+5'
- 89'
- 87'
In: David Okagbue
Out: Tom Lonergan
- 86'
Tom Lonergan(pen.)
4-3
- 81'
In: Leon Ayinde
Out: Sean Grehan
- 81'
In: Michael Noonan
Out: Rory Finneran
- 77'
Out: Yan Trufanov
- 77'
- 70'
In: Darius Lipsiuc
Out: Sam Curtis
- 70'
In: Romeo Akachukwu
Out: Adam Brennan
- 66'
In: Mukhamedali Abish
Out: Miras Omatay
- 66'
In: Magzhan Toktybay
Out: Saif Popov
- 52'
- 49'
- 49'
- 48'
3-2
- 43'
- 38'
- 29'
- 21'
1-1
- 1'
0-1
Republic of Ireland U21
Formation: 3-5-2
Starting lineup
- 1Noah JaunyG
- 2Sam CurtisRM70'
- 20Adam BrennanLM70'
- 18Alex MurphyCD-L
- 5Sean GrehanCD81'
- 12Cathal McCarthyCD-R
- 14Rory FinneranCM-R81'
- 6Jacob DevaneyCM-L
- 7Trent Kone-DohertyCF-L
- 17Tom LonerganCF-R87'
- 8Jamie MullinsAM
Substitutes
- 16Conor WalshSUB
- 21Romeo AkachukwuSUB70'
- 22Oisin GallagherSUB
- 19Darius LipsiucSUB70'
- 9Michael NoonanSUB81'
- 15Kian McMahon-BrownSUB
- 10Grady McdonnellSUB
- 4David OkagbueSUB87'
- 13Leon AyindeSUB81'
Kazakhstan U21
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting lineup
- 12Sherkhan KalmurzaG
- 13Sagi MalikaidarRB
- 22Ramazan KarimovLB
- 7Abinur NurymbetLM
- 4Sultan AskarovCD-R
- 3Ali TurganovCD-L
- 11Saif PopovAM-R66'
- 6Zhansultan MukhametkhanovRM77'
- 9Artem LitoshF
- 20Miras OmatayAM66'
- 10Yan TrufanovAM-L77'
Substitutes
- 1Miras RikhardSUB
- 15Sergey IvanovSUB
- 19Maksat AbraevSUB
- 5Salamat ZhumabekovSUB77'
- 17Magzhan ToktybaySUB66'
- 2Nikita GubarevSUB
- 16Sanzhar AnuarovSUB
- 21Mukhamedali AbishSUB66'
- 23Mansur BirkurmanovSUB77'
Overview
- 59.4%Ball possession40.6%
- 17Total shots13
- 9Shots on target4
- 7Corner kicks2
- 10Fouls18
- 1Offsides1
- 1Saves4
- 2Yellow cards5
- 0Red cards1
Attack
- 4Blocked shots2
- 50%Shot accuracy30%
- 0Penalty kicks0
- 0Penalty goals0
- 0Crosses0
- 0Accurate crosses0
- 0%Cross accuracy0%
Passing
- 404Passes281
- 313Accurate passes210
- 80%Pass accuracy70%
- 0Long balls0
- 0Accurate long balls0
- 0%Long ball accuracy0%
Defending
- 18Tackles21
- 16Successful tackles9
- 90%Tackle success40%
- 0Interceptions0
- 16Clearances35
- 0Effective clearances0
1Rep Ireland wins
0draws
0Kazakhstan wins
Form
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England U21 | 10 | +16 | 23 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | +2 | 20 |
| 3 |  Slovakia U21 | 10 | +4 | 20 |
| 4 |  Moldova U21 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 5 |  Andorra U21 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan U21 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
