The Republic of Ireland missed out on a place at the European Under-21 Championship finals after they were beaten on penalties by Israel on Tuesday.
Jim Crawford’s side had been hoping to qualify for the tournament for the first time but were denied 3-1 on spot-kicks after a goalless draw in Tel Aviv meant their play-off ended 1-1 on aggregate.
Tyreik Wright, Evan Ferguson and Dawson Devoy all failed to score in the shoot-out at the Bloomfield Stadium. Israel had gone into the game as favourites after drafting senior players Liel Abada of Celtic, Maccabi Netanya midfielder Eden Karzev and Olympiacos defender Doron Leidner into their squad.
All three, who played against Albania in the Nations League on Saturday, started the winner-takes-all clash. The hosts probed in the first half but were repeatedly repelled by the Irish defence.