{"id":452837,"date":"2026-05-17T02:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452837\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T02:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:20:12","slug":"ireland-player-ratings-as-jack-moylan-hat-trick-highlights-grenada-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452837\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Player Ratings As Jack Moylan Hat-Trick Highlights Grenada Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland 5-0 Grenada<\/p>\n<p>After an underwhelming first half, an excellent display from Ireland in the second period was enough to secure a comfortable victory over Grenada in Murcia.<\/p>\n<p>Heimir Hallgrimsson handed out a number of international debuts in this game, some of whom made their case for further opportunities moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Second half goals from Tom Cannon (x2) and Jack Moylan (x3) led a very inexperienced Ireland side to the win. Here&#8217;s how we rated the Irish performances.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/james-mcfadden-celtic-fans-hearts-655126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James McFadden Hammers Celtic Fans For &#8216;Unacceptable&#8217; Actions After Hearts Triumph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/arsenal-katie-mccabe-farewell-655049\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reports &#8211; Late Arsenal U-Turn Denied Katie McCabe Farewell From Fans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ireland player ratings vs Grenada<\/p>\n<p>Max O&#8217;Leary &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>The West Brom man had nothing of note to do in the opening half, with Grenada failing to threaten the Ireland goal.<\/p>\n<p>That continued in the second half as Ireland continued to dominate.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>James Abankwah &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p>James Abankwah stepped out of the back three in possession well at time in the opening half and was largely untested from a defensive point of view.<\/p>\n<p>An impressive prospect that will hopefully get more chances in a green jersey over the coming games.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mark McGuinness &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>The Luton Town man missed a golden opportunity to open the scoring early on, with his close range header directed straight at the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Had nothing to do at the back and was taken off at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dara O&#8217;Shea &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"658\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland-player-ratings-as-historic-jack-moylan-hat-trick-highlights-grenada-win.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-655150 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dara O&#8217;Shea had very little to do from a defensive point of view in the opening half, dealing well with the few attacks Grenada did muster up.<\/p>\n<p>Looked good on the ball, including in the final third at times.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jason Knight &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Playing at right wingback, Knight struggled to get involved in general play for Ireland. He did come close to scoring with a header at the far post in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Moved into the right of the back three after the interval.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jayson Molumby &#8211; 8<\/p>\n<p>Jayson Molumby produced a typically energetic display in the middle third, allowing very little time on the ball to the Grenada midfielders. He also produced a couple of impressive driving runs forward.<\/p>\n<p>Continued to impress in the second half and produced an excellent overall display.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Conor Coventry &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p>Conor Coventry showed a nice range of passing in the opening half, also coming close to scoring with an excellent shot from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n<p>Was one of Ireland&#8217;s best players before coming off at the interval.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tayo Adaramola &#8211; 5<\/p>\n<p>Making his Ireland debut, Adaramola was a willing runner down the left flank. He got into good positions on a number of occasions but was somewhat hesitant to deliver the ball into the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Replaced at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chiedozie Ogbene &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p>Ogbene should have had an assist in the first half, with Idah missing a simple chance after a brilliant run and pass from the winger. He would then rattle the bar with an acrobatic effort moments later.<\/p>\n<p>Was a bit quieter in the second half after moving to wingback, but still produced an impressive display.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jack Moylan &#8211; 9<\/p>\n<p>The other debutant in the starting XI, Jack Moylan came close to opening the scoring with an excellent long range effort in the opening few minutes. He did so once again just before the interval, but had an otherwise quiet opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>He was much improved in the second half, with the Lincoln City man showing a calm head to score Ireland&#8217;s third goal on the hour mark. He added a second with ten minutes to go, before grabbing his third a few moments later.<\/p>\n<p>A dream international debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adam Idah &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"665\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778984412_761_ireland-player-ratings-as-historic-jack-moylan-hat-trick-highlights-grenada-win.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-655149 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adam Idah made some threatening runs in behind during the opening half, but his miss on a near open Grenada goal on the half hour mark was an absolute shocker. He did draw a decent save from the goalkeeper with an attempt from outside the area a few minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Idah got more joy in the second half, producing the assist for Cannon&#8217;s second.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>Andy Moran &#8211; 8<\/p>\n<p>Moran looked impressive in possession when coming on, getting on a lot of ball in a deeper central position. He looked like the type of ball playing midfielder Ireland have so often lacked in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Will Ferry &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p>Making his Ireland debut, Ferry was a real live wire down the left flank after coming on for the second half.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting option at left wingback for the upcoming Nations League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tom Cannon &#8211; 9<\/p>\n<p>Made a bright start after coming on at halftime, producing a smart finish to open the scoring for Ireland. He would produce an excellent finish to score his second ten minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Missed a couple of opportunities to get his hat-trick, including a brilliant free-kick that struck the post. A superb impact after his introduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millencic Alli &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Another debutant, Alli looked lively in the final third after coming on.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aidomo Emakhu &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Making his first appearance for Ireland, Emakhu put in a decent shift after being introduced at right wingback.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rory Finneran &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>The seventh youngest player to play for Ireland at senior level, the 18-year old looked tidy on the ball during the 20 minutes or so he was on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Josh Keeley &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>Came on in goal for the final 20 minutes after making his debut and had little to do.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/celtic-v-hearts-martin-oneill-655114\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin O&#8217;Neill Delivered Extraordinary Address To Celtic Fans After Crazy Title Decider<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland 5-0 Grenada After an underwhelming first half, an excellent display from Ireland in the second period was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,60,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-452837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}