Alfie Wylie’s side put in an excellent team performance and were very unlucky to lose the game 1-0, with Switzerland’s Viola Calligaris scoring on 31 minutes.
Northern Ireland Starting line-up: J Burns(GK), R Newborough, A McGivern(C), L Rafferty, C Myles, V Carleton (C MaCarron 63), A Curran, C Mcglade, M Feehan (S Kelly 72), A Mackin, S Connolly ( A Timoney 23)
Used Subs: J Poots, T Wright, C Forbes.
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In tonight’s other game in the group, England lost 2-1 to Norway at Seaview.
Group 4 (Host country: Northern Ireland)
|
Teams |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
+/- |
Pts |
|
|
1 |
Norway |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
Switzerland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
England |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|
4 |
Northern Ireland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
Next up for Northern Ireland is a game against England on Monday at Seaview (kick-off: 4.00pm); while Switzerland will take on Norway at Solitude (kick-off: 1pm).
The final games in the mini tournament will be played on Thursday with Northern Ireland taking on Norway at Solitude and England facing Switzerland at Seaview (both games will kick-off at 3pm).
Northern Ireland's Chloe McGlade in action against Switzerland in UEFA Under-19 Women’s Championship.