Ederney’s Daniel McCarron captained Northern Ireland Under-17s as they suffered a 4-2 defeat to Lithuania in their Euro  qualifier in Germany.

The Arsenal youngster wore the captain’s armband as Kris Lindsay’s side made an impressive start, racing into a two-goal lead through Michael Mulholland, who struck in the first and 19th minutes.

However, Lithuania fought back to level before half-time, with substitute Rokas Melaikis scoring twice in the second half to secure a 4-2 victory.

Next game

McCarron and his team will look to bounce back when they face Azerbaijan on Saturday at 3.30pm, in their second Group 2 fixture.

Northern Ireland then complete their mini-tournament against hosts Germany.