What time and TV channel is Turkey v Republic of Ireland U21s on today?
The young Boys in Green are in action in Istanbul
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The Republic of Ireland's U21s are Istanbul to face Turkey in a UEFA European Under-21 Qualifier.
The young Boys in Green won 7-0 in their last competitive game against San Marino in March and followed it up with a 3-2 victory over Croatia and a draw with England in June.
It will be the first of two qualifiers in this window with the second coming against Latvia on Tuesday in Tallaght Stadium.
The fixture is the return game of last year’s five-goal thriller that saw Aidomo Emakhu score deep into injury time to win the game 3-2 for Ireland.
Here's everything you need to know:
Where and when is it?
The match takes place at Esenler Stadium in Istanbul on Friday, September 6.
What time is kick-off?
The action gets under way at 5.45pm Irish time.
What TV channel is it on?
The game will be shown live on the RTÉ Player and RTE News Channel.
Quotes corner
Republic of Ireland Under-21s captain Joe Hodge: “We all know what the challenge will be (Türkiye) but we know what the rewards are if we do it right. If we get the job done we’ll be in a great position but there’s still be work to do. We’ll be giving it our best shot to get three points tomorrow.”
Republic of Ireland Head Coach Jim Crawford: “I’m looking forward to the game, I know the players are. It’s an exceptionally tough game, no doubt about it. They were a difficult team when we played them in Turner’s Cross – they have a lot of really good players.
“But for us it’s about not having fear. One of learnings from the last campaign is that if an opportunity comes your way you have to take it.”
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