Scotland 0 - 1 Republic of Ireland | 2019 - Womens Under 17 | 2025782

UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship Elite Round | Ainslie Park Stadium, Edinburgh

26 March 2019 - 14:30

Scotland 0 - 1 Republic of Ireland

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Ireland WU17: Bell's side end Elite Round with Scottish win

A hard fought 1-0 win over Scotland saw the Republic of Ireland Women's Under-17 side finish in second-place in their Elite Round qualifying group today.

26th Mar 2019

While Germany topped the group and will progress to the next stage, the Irish squad were very pleased with their performance at the tournament, especially as they faced such a tough group.

A Blessing Kingsley goal gave Colin Bell's side victory today at Ainsley Park over a Scotland team who had been keen to not finish bottom of the group on home turf.

Ireland 'keeper, Courtney Maguire, also had a big part to play in the tie, making a fantastic save in the second half to keep her side on top.

Kingsley's goal came on the back of a Scottish defensive mistake, but the Wexford player had to keep her cool to slot home what turned out to be the decisive goal.

The wind had a impact on the quality of the game, with a number of shots going awry due to strong gusts.

And the Scottish certainly weren't going down without a fight and threw everything they had at the Irish team.

But Bell was happy with the professional manner in which his team dealt with the game and secured the three points.

"It was important to get the win. The girls showed great character today. It was the third game in just a few days, and along with the training, that lead to there being a few tired legs out there. But again the character and discipline was there and actually apart from that one good shot - which was excellently saved by Courtney - the Scots didn't have any other clear chances. We kept them out and contained them very well," said Bell.

As well as it being the final game of the group, Bell also acknowledged that the weather had a part to play in keeping the game tight.

"It was a strange one today. There were times there was nothing, but then it would come up in a gust. It pushes you into a defensive mode. The Scots were very keen to do something in the game, we could have been a little bit more effective in counter attack, but we did well."

Bell feels this has been an important tournament for the future of the Irish women's game.

He said: "We wanted to win this game, we wanted to finish it off with the three points. We'll have two or three, or maybe more, players coming out of this squad into the women's national team and that's what it is all about - continuing to develop and make progress."

Republic of Ireland: Courtney Maguire; Therese Kinnevey, Shauna Brennan, Eabha O'Mahony, Orla Prendergast (Mia Dodd 75), Emily Whelan, Aoibheann Clancy, Rebecca Cooke (Taylor White Maguire 92), Zara Foley, Della Doherty, Blessing Kingsley (Ellie Ferguson 92).

Scotland: Alicia Yates; Paige McAllister, Robyn McCafferty, Laura McCartney, Rebecca McAllister, Hannah Scott (Monica Forsyth 46), Eve McFadden (Eilidh Shore 46), Hannah Cunningham (Philippa McCallum 88), Jennifer Smith, Rosie McQuillian, Carly Girasol.

Referee: Briet Bragadottir (ISL)

Tactical Lineups

Scotland

Substitutes

12 Aaliyah-Jay Meach (G)
2 Chloe Warrington
3 Philippa McCallum
7 Monica Forsyth
14 Eilidh Shore
16 Kate Nicolson
17 Bayley Hutchison
19 Freya Macdonald

Coach

Pauline Macdonald

Republic of Ireland

Substitutes

Coach

Colin Bell

Officials

Referee Briet Bragadottir
Assistant Referees Rúna Stefánsdóttir
UEFA Delegate Jitka Klimková
Assistant Referee Two Georgia Komisopoulou
Fourth Official Andromachi Tsiofliki
Referee Observer Lilach Asulin

Minute by Minute Commentary

1" The match is under way.
10" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Therese Kinnevey (Republic of Ireland).
14" Paige Yvonne Margaret Mcallister (Scotland) has an effort on goal.
14" Courtney Maguire (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
22" Paige Yvonne Margaret Mcallister (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Shauna Brennan (Republic of Ireland).
22" Orla Prendergast (Republic of Ireland) takes the free-kick.
22" Orla Prendergast (Republic of Ireland) misses the target.
28" Emily Whelan (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Laura McCartney (Scotland).
32" Blessing Kingsley (Republic of Ireland) scores!
37" Emily Whelan (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Eve McFadden (Scotland).
44" Emily Whelan (Republic of Ireland) has a shot blocked.
44" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) misses the target.
The referee blows for half-time.
46" The second half begins.
46" Monica Forsyth (in) - Hannah Scott (out) (@@teamID)
46" Eilidh Shore (in) - Eve McFadden (out) (@@teamID)
46" Robyn McCafferty (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Blessing Kingsley (Republic of Ireland).
47" Eabha O'Mahony (Republic of Ireland) takes the free-kick.
47" Eabha O'Mahony (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
47" Alicia Yates (Scotland) blocks a shot.
50" Eabha O'Mahony (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
52" Blessing Kingsley (Republic of Ireland) is flagged for offside.
55" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) has an effort on goal.
55" Courtney Maguire (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
55" Rebecca Niamh Mcallister (Scotland) takes the corner.
57" Rebecca Niamh Mcallister (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Shauna Brennan (Republic of Ireland).
57" Carly Girasoli (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Rebecca Cooke (Republic of Ireland).
57" Orla Prendergast (Republic of Ireland) takes the free-kick.
62" Carly Girasoli (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Blessing Kingsley (Republic of Ireland).
64" Della Doherty (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Rosie McQuillan (Scotland).
65" Rebecca Niamh Mcallister (Scotland) takes the free-kick.
65" Rebecca Niamh Mcallister (Scotland) has a shot blocked.
67" Orla Prendergast (Republic of Ireland) has a shot blocked.
68" Rebecca Cooke (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
68" Alicia Yates (Scotland) blocks a shot.
70" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) takes the corner.
70" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) misses the target.
74" Jennifer Smith (Scotland) has an effort on goal.
74" Courtney Maguire (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
75" Mia Dodd (in) - Orla Prendergast (out) (@@teamID)
76" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) takes the corner.
76" Eilidh Shore (Scotland) misses the target.
78" Paige Yvonne Margaret Mcallister (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Rebecca Cooke (Republic of Ireland).
78" Paige Yvonne Margaret Mcallister (Scotland) is cautioned by the referee.
81" Hannah Cunningham (Scotland) has an effort on goal.
81" Courtney Maguire (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
81" Rebecca Cooke (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
81" Alicia Yates (Scotland) blocks a shot.
82" Eilidh Shore (Scotland) misses the target.
83" Emily Whelan (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Laura McCartney (Scotland).
86" Laura McCartney (Scotland) is penalised for a foul on Zara Foley (Republic of Ireland).
86" Eabha O'Mahony (Republic of Ireland) takes the free-kick.
87" Zara Foley (Republic of Ireland) is cautioned by the referee.
88" Philippa McCallum (in) - Hannah Cunningham (out) (@@teamID)
89" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) has an effort on goal.
89" Courtney Maguire (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
90+1" Mia Dodd (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Rebecca Niamh Mcallister (Scotland).
90+1" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) takes the free-kick.
90+1" Rosie McQuillan (Scotland) has a shot blocked.
90+2" Shauna Brennan (Republic of Ireland) is cautioned by the referee.
90+3" Taylor White Maguire (in) - Rebecca Cooke (out) (@@teamID)
90+3" Ellie Ferguson (in) - Blessing Kingsley (out) (@@teamID)
The final whistle is blown.