European Under-17 Championship: Republic of Ireland goalkeeper sent off during penalty shootout defeat

Nathan Collins remonstrates with the referee after he sent off James Corcoran
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Standard Sport14 May 2018

Republic of Ireland's European Under-17 Championship journey ended in dramatic fashion when goalkeeper Jimmy Corcoran was sent off during the penalty shoot-out against Netherlands.

Corcoran saved the fifth spot-kick from Dutch player Daishawn Redan to seemingly keep his side's hopes alive in Chesterfield, nly to be issued his second yellow card from referee Zbynek Proske for allegedly coming off his line.

A distraught Corcoran was forced to hand his goalkeepers' shirt to defender Oisin McEntee, but Redan made no mistake with his second attempt to send the Dutch through to the semi-finals after a game which had ended 1-1.

As the Dutch wheeled away in triumph after a 5-4 victory, Irish officials remonstrated with the referee and senior team boss Martin O'Neill marched onto the pitch to take issue with the decision.

Republic had forced their way back into the match after the Dutch capped a spell of dominance by grabbing the lead in the 62nd minute with a powerful header by Liam van Gelderen.

But the Irish were level almost immediately when a clever one-two between Troy Parrott and Jason Knight in the box resulting in the former sweeping home a superb shot.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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