It’s all over in Doha and that’s the end of the Boys in Green’s involvement at this World Cup in Qatar. Green bodies lay strewn all over the park in tears as the Swiss celebrate.
Luigi Pisino’s side march on to the quarter finals for a meeting with Portugal. Goals from Adrien Llukes and Sandro Wyss gave them a healthy lead before Vinnie Leonard pulled one back. A final strike from Mladen Mijajlovic sealed the 3-1 win.
Don’t forget this is still a massive achievement for Ireland and the furthest they have gone at an U-17 World Cup tournament. Ultimately, the Swiss were full value to advance after a really impressive second-half showing.
