CHERRIES goalkeeper Mark Travers earned his second Republic of Ireland cap as they beat New Zealand 3-1 in a friendly yesterday.
Travers started as a substitute but came on after 66 minutes when the score was 2-1 and helped keep New Zealand at bay for the remainder of the match.
Gavin Kilkenny started for Republic of Ireland under-21s in their Euro 2021 qualifier in Armenia.
The Cherries youngster played 81 minutes in their 1-0 win which kept them top of their qualifying group.
Brad Smith, fresh from his MLS cup triumph, played 90 minutes and helped keep a clean sheet for Australia in their World Cup qualifier in Jordan.
Australia won 1-0 which maintained their 100 per cent record in the group.
Callum Wilson was an unused substitute in England’s 1,000th international. England beat Montenegro 7-0 at Wembley to qualify for the European Championship next summer.
Today, striker Joshua King’s Norway have a European Championship qualifier with Faroe Islands (5pm). King will hope to continue his push towards the leading goalscoring record for Norway.
Aaron Ramsdale is in Albania for England under-21s Euro 2021 qualifier (6pm). England are currently top of their group with three wins from three matches.
Colombia play a friendly with Peru in the early hours of Saturday morning where Jefferson Lerma will hope to feature (1.30am).
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