IRELAND’S WOMEN’S U17s ended their involvement at the European Championship with a 2-0 defeat to Norway in Iceland yesterday.
Advertisement
Dave Connell’s team had no chance of progressing to the semi-finals going into their last Group B fixture after suffering back-to-back losses to Switzerland and France.
The Norwegians went in front on 19 minutes through Jenny Norem, who profited from Amanda McQuillan dropping a cross, before Ingrid Kvernvolden added a second from distance on the stroke of half-time.
Ireland created a total of 12 chances but were unable to find the back of the net yet again, with Eleanor Ryan Doyle and Heather Payne coming close.
“We played some fantastic football but we just didn’t score a goal. I’m very, very proud of our girls and we can hold our heads up high with how we’ve played in this tournament,” said Connell.
“It was a fantastic achievement to qualify and we performed well in our three games, but just didn’t get that bit of luck. We obviously came here to win the tournament, but we can be proud of our performances overall.”
'We can hold our heads up high' - Ireland U17s bow out of European Championship
Updated at 7.50am
Ireland 0-2 Norway
IRELAND’S WOMEN’S U17s ended their involvement at the European Championship with a 2-0 defeat to Norway in Iceland yesterday.
Dave Connell’s team had no chance of progressing to the semi-finals going into their last Group B fixture after suffering back-to-back losses to Switzerland and France.
The Norwegians went in front on 19 minutes through Jenny Norem, who profited from Amanda McQuillan dropping a cross, before Ingrid Kvernvolden added a second from distance on the stroke of half-time.
Ireland created a total of 12 chances but were unable to find the back of the net yet again, with Eleanor Ryan Doyle and Heather Payne coming close.
“We played some fantastic football but we just didn’t score a goal. I’m very, very proud of our girls and we can hold our heads up high with how we’ve played in this tournament,” said Connell.
“It was a fantastic achievement to qualify and we performed well in our three games, but just didn’t get that bit of luck. We obviously came here to win the tournament, but we can be proud of our performances overall.”
Referee: Viola Raudzina (Latvia).
Originally published at 6pm, 29 July.
Ireland’s 7-a-side football team guarantee place at Rio 2016
Déjà vu for Ireland as second defeat at European Championships ends interest
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
coygig Dave Connell Heading Home ireland u17s Ireland Republic Norway