Under-17s Irish in control

Noel O'Reilly's under-17s made it two wins out of two as they saw off Norway by three goals to one in the Algarve yesterday

Noel O'Reilly's under-17s made it two wins out of two as they saw off Norway by three goals to one in the Algarve yesterday

.Goals from Darren Coleman, Leon Best and Stephen Foley-Sheridan made sure that Ireland go into tomorrow's final game against hosts Portugal with a wonderful chance of winning the four-nation tournament outright after beating Russia 3-0 in Saturday's opening game.

"It was a wonderful performance," remarked O'Reilly. "We played very well and deserved the victory."

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