The Republic of Ireland Under-19s play Norway in the first clash of a four-team tournament also involving Denmark and the Czech Republic tomorrow afternoon.
Once again manager Sean McCaffrey's plans have been severely dealt with by injures and withdrawals as, in the final warm-up games before the UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifiers, he is forced to draft in uncapped duo Ciaran Tracey and Peter Castle.
McCaffrey said: "It's the usual story for us. We've got in three or four new faces since our last games which is not ideal."
Having beaten Italy 2-0 in Bari in Ireland's last game last month, McCaffrey was hoping to build on that by being able to call upon all his big names such as Paul McShane, Marcos Painter and Patrick Cregg.
However, he remains optimistic that players on the fringes of the squad can stake claims for a regular place in the side.
"It's a chance to assess people though we can't do too much work in preparation for the Europeans. But having said that, players like Richard Keogh, Travis Binnion, James Hand and Gary Dicker all got into the last squad for the Italy match because others were missing and now they're in the squad.
Squad: Randolph (Charlton Athletic), Quigley (UCD), R Keogh (Stoke City), Elebert (Preston North End), Dicker (UCD), Kelly (Unattached), Gibson (Manchester United), Collins (Huddersfield), Morris (Leeds United), Hand (Huddersfield), Tracey (Preston North End), A Keogh (Leeds United), Simmons (Chelsea), Clarke (Ipswich Town), Hayes (Reading), Best (Southampton), Binnion (Sheffield United), Castle (Reading).
