O’CONNOR PARK IN Tullamore will witness a historic occasion this evening.
The last ever EirGrid All-Ireland U21 football final is due to take place with the grade set to change to an U20 format next year.
Galway and Dublin are bidding for the right to be crowned champions after emerging from their semi-final ties against Kerry and Donegal respectively.
The counties have plenty recent success at this level as they carved up the five All-Ireland titles from 2010 to 2014 between them.
Dublin won in 2010, 2012 and 2014, while Galway claimed glory in 2011 and 2013. It’s the first final meeting between the counties since 2002 when Galway saw off Dublin by 0-15 to 0-7.
But what do you think the outcome will be in today’s game that throws in at 5pm?
Let us know.
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Well done girls. Saw the last 30 minutes. Some great goals
No offence is intended here but what’s being gained by this 9 nil thrashing.
There have been multiple mismatches in this group and others.
Is there any plan to eliminate these nothing games?
@James Croke: a better goal difference?
@James Croke: 3 World Cup qualifying points and a healthy goal difference – that’s what.
@A$AP Ragnick: it’s pointless , you’d need an abacus to calculate how many goals Germany have scored in this group-
@James Croke: especially Germany are not even in the group
@James Croke: Think you can’t just discount countries because of their weaker level tho. It’s a World Cup qualifier.. doesn’t matter if you’re a minnow or giant, everyone deserves a fair shot and some games surely. Sometimes even a win for little sides can be massive and have a real ripple effect in countries and participation levels.
@Ultan Corcoran: I’d hope simultaneously , they happen few and far between every 10
Years – in the meantime what is a 9 nil defeat doing for these players?
@James Croke: they can only play what’s put in front of them. Every game is part of a players development some mean more than others. Chill.
@James Croke: It won’t do whole pile tbf but I think its probably a reflection of a poorer organisation in what I’d imagine is a considerably poorer country. Not a whole lot the players can do but keep their heads up and be proud of playing for their nation. Bound to win a few games here and there.
Yiz’ll never bate de Irish
I thought it was the men’s qualifier.
@Roger Bond: the men wouldnt be able to score that many
@Danger: not sure they would score 9 goals in all of the WCQ group games combined
@Roger Bond: Shows you have very little knowledge of who and what Republic of Ireland teams are trying to qualify for and also a lack of respect for the ladies game in general. If your just looking for likes your pathetic
@Danger: true but they sure could concede that many. Any chance the ladies team could give the mens team some pointers on how to score goals, not concede and how to finish a game out?
@Danger: I’m sure they’d beat the Georgian women. Maybe not by as much.
Flat track bullies. They get beat by anyone what a half decent team