Rival in the national league. Compared to the match in Dublin, six changes in the Ireland team
Today in the Polish city of Łódź at the LKS stadium named after Władysław Krul, the Ukraine national team will play their third match of the 2022/2023 Nations League.
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The opponents of Oleksandr Petrakov's wards will be the Ireland team. The head coach of the Irish, Stephen Kenny, expects to field 25 players in this match. This is reported by the official website of the Football Association of Ireland.
Ireland Squad
Goalkeepers: Mark Travers («Bournemouth», England), Kiveton Keelty («Liverpool», England), Max O'Leary («Bristol City», England).
Defenders: Cyrus Christie («Fulham», England), Enda Stevens («Sheffield United», England), Ryan McMenamin («Swansea City», England), Nathan Collins («Burnley», England), Dara Lorcan («Blackburn Rovers», England), Dara O'Shi («West Bromwich Albion», England), James McClean («Wigan Athletic», England), Jimmy Dunne («Queen's Park Rangers», England).
Midfielders: Conor Gurrieri («Aston Villa», England), Josh Cullen («Standard Liège», Belgium), Jeff Hendrick («Newcastle United», England), Alan Browne («Preston North End», England), Jason Molby («West Bromwich Albion», England), Jason Knight («Derby County», England).
Forwards: Calum Robinson («West Bromwich Albion», England), Troy Parrott («Tottenham Hotspur», England), Scott Hogan («Birmingham City», England), Will Keane («Wigan Athletic», England), Chidozie Ogbene («Rotherham United», England), Michael Obafemi («Swansea City», England), Christopher Hamilton («Blackpool», England), Festy Ebosele («Derby County», England).
Compared to the first match between Ireland and Ukraine (0:1), which took place on June 8 in Dublin, there are four players missing from the “Green Army” squad but two new additions.
Therefore, instead of goalkeeper James Talbot from «Bohemians», Stephen Kenny has returned Max O'Leary from «Bristol City» to his team's lineup. In the match in Łódź, defenders Seamus Coleman from «Everton», John Egan from «Sheffield United», and Shane Duffy from «Brighton» will be absent. The first is recovering from an injury, the second left the camp due to family circumstances, while the third will miss the game due to a suspension for accumulating yellow cards.
In turn, the Irish manager has called up defender Jimmy Dunne from «Queens Park Rangers». The 24-year-old back has been previously called up twice but hasn't made his debut yet.
The match between Ukraine and Ireland will kick off today at 9:45 PM Kyiv time.
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