We had five players on international duty in March.
Liam Kelly was named in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad, Lennon Miller was in Scotland’s Under 17 squad, Max Johnston was in Scot Gemmil’s Under 21 squad for Scotland, Sean Goss was back on Northern Ireland duty and James Furlong was called up to Republic of Ireland’s Under 21 squad for the first time.
Lennon Miller
Scotland and Lennon Miller were in triple header action over the March internationals.
First up was Wales, where Scotland were beaten 4-2. Miller played 87 minutes.
With all matches being played in Wales, it was Montenegro up next for the young Scots.
A turnaround in fortunes, Scotland came away with a 2-1 victory after going one down. Miller played the full match for Brian McLaughlin.
In their third and final match, Lennon Miller was once again named in the starting 11 as Scotland sealed their qualification for the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship in Hungary with a 0-0 draw against Iceland on Tuesday.
Brian McLaughlin’s side have now qualified for the finals in consecutive seasons.
Sean Goss
Sean Goss was named in the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in five years.
Michael O’Neil was appointed manager for the second spell and named Goss in his first squad this time round.
Northern Ireland had two matches in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers, facing San Marino away and Finland at home.
Goss was an unused for the match against San Marino.
Max Johnston
Scotland’s Under 21 side took on Sweden and Wales in their two matches in March.
It was a 3-2 defeat against Sweden and a 3-0 loss against Wales for Scotland with Johnston playing 90 minutes in both matches.
James Furlong
It was James Furlong’s first time in the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad, having represented at the other youth levels.
Ireland had a friendly match against Iceland in their only match over the internationals.
Furlong was an unused sub as Ireland came away with a 2-1 win.
Liam Kelly
Scotland kicked off their quest to reach Euro 2024 in Germany as they took on Cyprus and Spain in a double header at Hampden.
With Cyprus up first, Angus Gunn was given his first cap for Scotland in his first squad with Scotland coming away with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Cypriots. Liam Kelly was named on the bench along with Zander Clark.
Spain were in town for the second match as Scotland swept aside the Spaniards with a convincing 2-0 win. Liam Kelly was an unused substitute.