Dungloe's James Boyle
James Boyle and the Irish Amputee International team made their exit from the EAFF European Championship in Krakow, Poland, this afternoon.
The Irish team went down 4-0 in the quarter-final to tournament favourites Turkey, who had beaten Italy 11-0 in their final group game.
Boyle from Dungloe played a starring role for the Boys in Green in Group C. On Monday, Boyle netted a hat-trick in an 8-0 win over Belgium. The clash with the Germans on Tuesday was a more tense affair, with Ireland eventually prevailing 2-1 to book a quarter-final place with Boyle scoring the winner. They went down 2-0 to Russia on Tuesday but qualified as group runners-up
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