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Ireland U21s call up Ollie O'Neill and Conor Carty for Latvia qualifier

Conor Carty of St Patrick's Athletic
Conor Carty of St Patrick's Athletic

Jim Crawford has added Ollie O'Neill and Conor Carty to his Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for Friday's European Championship qualifier in Latvia.

The travelling party had been named last Thursday with the likes of Blackburn Rovers midfielder Andrew Moran, QPR striker Sinclair Armstrong and Wolves' Joe Hodge all included, along with defender Connor O'Riordan, who had been initially called up by Scotland.

Carty has now been brought into the squad shortly after scoring for St Patrick's Athletic on Sunday as the Saints beat Cork City at Turner's Cross to reach next month's Sports Direct FAI Cup final.

Like Carty, Fulham's O'Neill, who spent six months on loan at Derry City this season, has already been capped at U21 level.

He has scored two goals in three games for Fulham during the current Professional U21 Development League.

Crawford's side started their campaign with back-to-back wins over Turkey and San Marino last month and will also face Italy and Norway later in the campaign.

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