Followers have been livid after Irish footballers walked out to the British nationwide anthem God Save The King in a European qualifying match.
The track was performed earlier than Eire’s underneath 19s confronted Sweden in an necessary qualifying match for the Ladies’s U19 European Championships.
The 2 groups lined up on the pitch, prepared to look at the 2 nationwide anthems earlier than the unmistakable sound of the British anthem started being blasted from the audio system.
Followers started jeering and shouting in fury upon listening to the anthem as a substitute of their very own anthem of Amhrán na bhFiann.
The confused Irish gamers turned to face match officers, earlier than the track finally stopped.
It turned out to be an unfortunate appeal for the Irish staff who went on to lose in a 3-1 defeat.
Ella Lundin scored twice to place Sweden 2-0 up earlier than Eire’s Katie Lawlee pulled a objective again within the 73rd minute.
Nonetheless a late objective by Agnes Ekberg sealed the victory for the Swedes.
The Irish gamers seemed round in confusion after match officers performed the British nationwide anthem
The Irish staff will face Poland on Saturday earlier than assembly Bulgaria on Tuesday as they proceed to play for a spot within the second qualifying spherical.
An identical prevalence occurred on the Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, when match officers performed the unsuitable nationwide anthem twice for Mauritania.
Following an issue with the stadium’s sound system forward of the sport in opposition to Gambia, the Mauritania gamers have been requested to sing the anthem with out music.
The Mauritania gamers have been livid on the scenario, with the confusion persisting for a number of minutes.
