‘They put it up to the European champions’ – Jim Crawford takes positives from Ireland U

Lee Carsley’s Young Lions were made to work hard for the three points in Birmingham as Ireland missed several chances to level the Euro 2027 qualifier after Divin Mubama’s opener from the spot on 60 minutes, having seen his first penalty saved by Brest’s Noah Jauny early in the first half. Crawford insisted he felt the second penalty was the wrong decision by the referee.