Republic of Ireland deservedly beaten by Kosovo

UEFA Nations League

Kosovo 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland FT

The Republic of Ireland opened their Uefa Nations League campaign in deflating fashion as impressive Kosovo ran out deserved winners in Thursday’s Group B3 opener in Pristina.

Having troubled the Irish defence throughout the game, striker Vedat Muriqi headed the winner seven minutes from time after Ermal Krasniqi’s initial effort came back off the crossbar.

While the Irish players claimed Dara O’Shea had been pushed by Muriqi in the build-up, the goal stood following a video assistant referee (VAR) review.

The Republic of Ireland, playing their first competitive game since…

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