Notably, Bohemians captain Dawson Devoy went straight into the XI, the first LOI player to be capped by the senior team since Jack Byrne in November 2020.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile there were first starts for recent debutants Jaden Umeh and Corrie Ndaba.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Irish starting side in Montreal<\/p>\n
Devoy had an early opportunity after combining with Ogbene and Parrott on nine minutes.<\/p>\n
The latter played the 24-year-old midfielder into the box but from a tight angle, with Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau closing him down, Devoy was not able to turn the ball on target although it did cause momentary panic for the home side’s defence.<\/p>\n
Dawson Devoy close to scoring on his international debut! \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n However, that was as good as it got for Ireland in the first half. Even before that Irish chance, Canada had been getting a grip on the game.<\/p>\n Tajon Buchanan had stung the palms of Mark Travers two minutes in and the right winger and his counterpart on the other flank, Liam Millar, regularly threatened the Irish back line.<\/p>\n As the half wore on, Jesse Marsch\u2019s side began to win a succession of corners and it was via that avenue that Canada took the lead midway through the opening ’45.<\/p>\n Stephen Eustaquio delivered a dangerous corner from the left which flicked off the head of Troy Parrott, defending at the near post.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for centre-back O\u2019Brien, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time as the ball struck him on its way in.<\/p>\n Jake O’Brien deflects the ball into his own net and Canada lead \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n That goal separated the sides at the half-time whistle with Ireland very much on the back foot.<\/p>\n Hallgrimsson made two alterations for the start of the second ’45, bringing on Jamie McGrath and Liam Scales for Devoy and Ndaba.<\/p>\n Initially, Canada continued to dominate the early stages. But against the run of play, Ireland levelled just before the hour mark.<\/p>\n However, it required a misjudgement from Canadian striker Cyle Larin whose high boot caught Jamie McGrath on the head in the box.<\/p>\n Ireland were awarded the penalty. But Parrott saw his effort saved well by shot-stopper Crepeau.<\/p>\n However, Ogbene reacted quickly to turn the ball into the empty net and draw the sides level for his fifth international goal.<\/p>\n Ireland improved from there, although Larin came close to restoring the Canadian lead after a slip from Nathan Collins with 20 minutes to go.<\/p>\n Mason Melia was brought on shortly after for his second cap and the Tottenham Hotspur youngster was joined in the fray by Killian Phillips.<\/p>\n Melia would have a glorious opportunity on 83 minutes. A cross from the right by Ogbene found the ex-St Patrick’s Athletic teenager in space.<\/p>\n Mason Melia denied a first senior international goal by a great save from Canadian keeper
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\nAdam Brennan, Kian Leavy, and Dawson Devoy’s debuts marked a significant night for the LOI<\/p>\n
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