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Matches/UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification/Group Stage - 1
UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2026Match Finished

Kosovo U17 vs Republic of Ireland U17

8 Oct 2025 · 11:00 BST · Group Stage - 1

Kosovo U17

HOME
0:2HT 0–1

Republic of Ireland U17

AWAY
⚽ Byrne 44′⚽ Mahon 61′
Venue not suppliedReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 7′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Republic of Ireland U17 win 2–0

Match Finished in the group stage - 1 of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. 2 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 2
HALF-TIME0 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Kosovo U17Republic of Ireland U17

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Kosovo U17

Formation not supplied

Coach A. Morina

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    ErlisProfile: Goalkeeper
    Yellow Card 88′
  2. 3
    ZhushiMatch position not supplied
  3. 5
    ZogajMatch position not supplied
  4. 4
    SylejmaniMatch position not supplied
    Off 71′
  5. 2
    AliuMatch position not supplied
    Yellow Card 75′Off 87′
  6. 10
    DuzhmaniMatch position not supplied
  7. 6
    BabajProfile: Midfielder
    Off 71′
  8. 7
    AlidemajMatch position not supplied
    Off 56′
  9. 19
    KrasniqiMatch position not supplied
    Off 57′
  10. 9
    MustafaMatch position not supplied
  11. 11
    MexhaniMatch position not supplied

Substitutes9

  1. 12
    FazlijaMatch position not supplied
  2. 8
    LlugaxhiuMatch position not supplied
    On 57′
  3. 13
    IbrahimiMatch position not supplied
    On 71′
  4. 14
    PllanaMatch position not supplied
  5. 17
    RexhepajMatch position not supplied
    On 56′
  6. 18
    AdemiMatch position not supplied
  7. 21
    SelmaniMatch position not supplied
    On 71′
  8. 22
    KrasniqiMatch position not supplied
    On 87′
  9. 23
    BoshnjakuMatch position not supplied

Republic of Ireland U17

Formation not supplied

Coach C. O'Brien

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    BruntonProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 4
    Sean SpaightProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  3. 13
    O'ConnorMatch position not supplied
    Yellow Card 15′
  4. 5
    QuigleyProfile: Midfielder
  5. 2
    PrizemanProfile: Defender
  6. 10
    McGrathProfile: Midfielder
  7. 8
    SullivanMatch position not supplied
    Off 61′
  8. 11
    ByrneProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 44′Yellow Card 47′Off 73′
  9. 12
    MurphyProfile: Midfielder
    Off 84′
  10. 7
    Molloy MurrayMatch position not supplied
  11. 22
    MahonProfile: Attacker
    Off 61′Normal Goal 61′

Substitutes9

  1. 23
    GrievesProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 3
    BurkeMatch position not supplied
  3. 6
    SpelmanProfile: Midfielder
    On 84′
  4. 9
    QuinnMatch position not supplied
    On 61′
  5. 14
    EganMatch position not supplied
  6. 17
    Aidan GabbidonProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  7. 19
    O'DwyerProfile: Midfielder
  8. 20
    David DunneProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    On 73′
  9. 21
    SheridanProfile: Midfielder
    On 61′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Yellow CardRepublic of Ireland U17

    O'Connor

  2. Normal GoalRepublic of Ireland U17

    Byrne

  3. Yellow CardRepublic of Ireland U17

    Byrne

  4. SubstitutionKosovo U17

    Off Alidemaj On Rexhepaj

  5. SubstitutionKosovo U17

    Off Krasniqi On Llugaxhiu

  6. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Mahon On Quinn

  7. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Sullivan On Sheridan

  8. Normal GoalRepublic of Ireland U17

    Mahon · Assist: Molloy Murray

  9. SubstitutionKosovo U17

    Off Babaj On Ibrahimi

  10. SubstitutionKosovo U17

    Off Sylejmani On Selmani

  11. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Byrne On David Dunne

  12. Yellow CardKosovo U17

    Aliu

  13. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Murphy On Spelman

  14. SubstitutionKosovo U17

    Off Aliu On Krasniqi

  15. Yellow CardKosovo U17

    Erlis

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Kosovo U17

No earlier results in this import.

Republic of Ireland U17

No earlier results in this import.

Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 4 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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