Updated at 17.30
IRELAND MUST WAIT on results elsewhere to book a place at this summer’s Uefa Women’s U17 Championship.
After victory over England and a draw against the Dutch, Dave Connell’s girls only managed a 0-0 stalemate with Hungary at Turner’s Cross yesterday — meaning their fate was taken out of their hands.
The six group winners and the runners-up with the best record against the first and third placed teams will join hosts Iceland for the finals, which take place between 22 June and 4 July.
And while Ireland are currently in line to progress thanks to the four points they accumulated in their games with England and the Netherlands, they will be watching on closely as events unfold in the final matches of Groups 1 & 6 tomorrow.
“It would have been lovely to get the automatic place into the finals but we will have to wait and see what happens in other groups,” manager Dave Connell told the FAI afterwards.
But we didn’t concede a goal and defensively we were very good. I just thought the girls looked drained and whether that was down to the three games or the occasion, we don’t know.
“We’re very proud of what they have achieved but we hope we can get in there but it’s in the hands of the Gods.”
Originally published at 14.50 on 15 April
That chance against Spain in the quarter finals in 02- what could have been..
Last 16….? But we should have won that…. A Korea in quarters…. Germany in semi…..
Apologies see your correction now!
Him an Ian Hart never got the ad off Pizza Hut they most definitely deserved. Wish him the best
With Holland and kilbane? Would have been a fairly packed booth!
Very good poacher. Often overlooked and unfairly ridiculed. About 20 of those 41 caps came in the last 5 or 10 minutes of games. Remember his goal v Turkey in a friendly where he ran rings around Alpay
Ya coz a country like ours (without a professional league) should be embarrassed at not reaching the q finals as a minimum.
Better than robbie keane
How does that figure?
He was good… very good imo but not international class
Correction ; The Spain game was in the rounds of 16 – doesn’t have the same ring as the quarter finals does it., still warranted a Joe Duffy welcome in the Phoenix Park which was embarrassing.
He was half decent in fairness, successful spell with feyonord…ah here he was lethal
Only average !
Martin; read my comment properly. I’m referring to the homecoming which was embarrassing- not the teams performance.
Better than Robbie Keane ha ha