Doncaster Rovers star fires team to victory during international break

Doncaster Rovers defender Sean Grehan was on the scoresheet for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 side as they secured a crucial 2-0 win in Slovakia to boost their qualification hopes.

Grehan, who has aspirations of breaking into the senior team in years to come, was selected as the captain for the Boys in Green in a match which saw him pick up his 16th cap at Under-21 level.

The former Crystal Palace defender found the net in the team’s 2-2 draw with Croatia last time he played in June and made it two goals in as many games with a fine header in the second half of the win of the team’s win over Slovakia after getting on the end of a fine corner from Wycombe youngster Jamie Mullins.

It marked a key win in qualification which saw Republic of Ireland close the gap between themselves and second places Slovakia to just two points and crucially increase their chances of making it into the play-offs.

The victory also marked a third appearance for Leon Ayinde at Under-21 level. The Doncaster Rovers winger, who registered his first Football League assist during the win over Peterborough, came on to the field in the 86th minute but didn’t have much time to make a major impact on the game.

Elsewhere, Tommy Simkin failed to make the bench for England Under-21s during their match against Kazakstan. The Stoke City loanee is still waiting for his first cap in that age group having represented the nation six times at Under-20 level.