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UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2024Match Finished

Portugal U17 vs Republic of Ireland U17

20 Mar 2024 · 16:00 GMT · Elite Round - 2

Portugal U17

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4:1HT 2–1

Republic of Ireland U17

AWAY
⚽ João Simões 15′⚽ Gabriel Silva 30′⚽ Gabriel Silva 52′⚽ Rodrigo Mora 55′
⚽ Mason Melia 33′ (Penalty)
Cidade Desportiva SC Braga, BragaReferee: M. NagtegaalRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Portugal U17 win 4–1

Match Finished in the elite round - 2 of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES4 – 1
HALF-TIME2 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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

Team statistics

Portugal 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

Portugal U17

Formation not supplied

Coach João Santos

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Diogo FerreiraProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Martim CunhaProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Duarte SoaresProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  4. 3
    Rui SilvaProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  5. 4
    Rafael MotaProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 32′Off 61′
  6. 17
    Rodrigo MoraProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 55′Off 61′
  7. 10
    João SimõesProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 15′
  8. 6
    Eduardo FelicíssimoProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  9. 7
    Geovany QuendaProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Off 74′
  10. 9
    Gabriel SilvaProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 30′Normal Goal 52′Off 61′
  11. 11
    Cardoso VarelaProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off

Substitutes8

  1. 14
    Afonso SousaProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    On 61′
  2. 8
    João TroviscoProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    On 61′
  3. 19
    Francisco SilvaProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    On 61′
  4. 20
    Afonso VieiraMatch position not supplied
    On 74′
  5. 13
    David DaiberProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    On 80′
  6. 18
    Afonso MeirelesProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  7. 15
    Denilson SantosProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  8. 12
    Miguel GouveiaProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off

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
    Joseph CollinsProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Harry McGlincheyProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  3. 2
    James RocheProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  4. 4
    Luca CailloceProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  5. 5
    Taylor McCarthyProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  6. 8
    Niall McAndrewProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Off 65′
  7. 7
    Rory FinneranProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  8. 14
    Kaylem HarnettProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  9. 6
    Matthew MooreProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  10. 15
    Cathal O'SullivanProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Off 65′
  11. 10
    Mason MeliaProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Penalty 33′Off 74′

Substitutes9

  1. 11
    Jaden UmehProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    On 46′Yellow Card 84′
  2. 20
    Kyle FitzgeraldProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 65′
  3. 12
    Luke O'DonnellProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    On 65′
  4. 9
    Michael NoonanProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off
    On 74′
  5. 17
    Aarón Ochoa MoloneyProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    On 80′
  6. 19
    VasseninProfile: Defender
  7. 13
    Finn Thomas SherlockProfile: Defender · 15 at kick-off
  8. 18
    Matthew MurrayProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  9. 16
    Oisin CooneyProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
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. Normal GoalPortugal U17

    João Simões

  2. Normal GoalPortugal U17

    Gabriel Silva

  3. Yellow CardPortugal U17

    Rafael Mota

  4. PenaltyRepublic of Ireland U17

    Mason Melia

  5. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Taylor McCarthy On Jaden Umeh

  6. Yellow CardPortugal U17

    Felicissimo

  7. Normal GoalPortugal U17

    Gabriel Silva

  8. Normal GoalPortugal U17

    Rodrigo Mora

  9. SubstitutionPortugal U17

    Off Rafael Mota On Afonso Sousa

  10. SubstitutionPortugal U17

    Off Rodrigo Mora On João Trovisco

  11. SubstitutionPortugal U17

    Off Gabriel Silva On Francisco Silva

  12. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Cathal O'Sullivan On Kyle Fitzgerald

  13. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Niall McAndrew On Luke O'Donnell

  14. SubstitutionPortugal U17

    Off Geovany Quenda On Afonso Vieira

  15. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Mason Melia On Michael Noonan

  16. SubstitutionPortugal U17

    Off Eduardo Felicíssimo On David Daiber

  17. SubstitutionRepublic of Ireland U17

    Off Rory Finneran On Aarón Ochoa Moloney

  18. Yellow CardRepublic of Ireland U17

    Jaden Umeh

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

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06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2024 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Portugal U17

WCzech Republic U17 vs Portugal U1721 Nov 2023 · Qualifying Round - 80 – 2WPortugal U17 vs Montenegro U1718 Nov 2023 · Qualifying Round - 86 – 1WPortugal U17 vs Albania U1715 Nov 2023 · Qualifying Round - 73 – 0

Republic of Ireland U17

DSwitzerland U17 vs Republic of Ireland U1717 Oct 2023 · Qualifying Round - 20 – 0DRepublic of Ireland U17 vs Iceland U1714 Oct 2023 · Qualifying Round - 20 – 0WRepublic of Ireland U17 vs Armenia U1711 Oct 2023 · Qualifying Round - 24 – 0
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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