Football: MAGIC WANDERER MO; Cup hero Harkin wants to blank Czechs.Byline: MARTIN ROGERS WYCOMBE striker Maurice Harkin hopes to be part of another giant-killing act when Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. Under-21s play their Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. counterparts tonight. Harkin is a member of the Wycombe Wanderers wanderers see neonatal maladjustment syndrome. side, managed by ex-Northern Ireland international Lawrie Sanchez Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born October 22, 1959 in London, England) is a former Northern Irish football player who is the current manager of Fulham. The son of an Ecuadorian father and a Northern Irish mother, Sanchez went to Presentation College, a private boys' school in , who have come through nine ties to earn a dream FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool next month. He has also been starring for Roy Millar's under-21s and he scored twice in their last match in a 5-2 victory in Iceland to take his tally to three goals in only five appearances. Millar claims the 21-year-old's experience with Wycombe will help his development. "Maurice has played more than 100 games for Wycombe in total and he's been part of the great FA Cup run," he said. "He had played in quite a few games until the last round against Leicester when he was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. - but he's come back . "He has three goals in five games for us, which isn't a bad strike-rate by anyone's standards." The success in Iceland has transformed Northern Ireland's chances of qualifying for the European Under-21 Championships. They are second in Group Three and could overtake o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. leaders Bulgaria if results go their way tomorrow. Millar admits even he is surprised by their lofty position and he said: "I certainly would have accepted it at the start - but I certainly didn't expect it. "We're in a group with the Czechs, Bulgaria and Denmark - and I've always said if we can split those three then we'll be doing well." CAPTION(S): HARKINS: On trail of more goals; Psdsdskfjsdfhkjdfghlkdhg; MILLER: Buoyed up by position |
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