Northern Ireland 1 - 6 Republic of Ireland | 2023 - UEFA Women's Nations League | 999948815

UEFA Women's Nations League League B - Group B1
5 Dec 2023 18:00

Northern Ireland 1 - 6 Republic of Ireland

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REPORT | Northern Ireland 1-6 WNT

Ireland finished their 2023-24 UEFA Women's National League with a sixth straight win after overcoming Northern Ireland in a 6-1 victory in the National Stadium, Belfast.
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There were six different goalscorers in Lucy Quinn, Heather Payne, Kyra Carusa, Katie McCabe, Louise Quinn and Caitlin Hayes as Ireland recorded a 15th win across 31 games against their local rivals.

Interim Head Coach Eileen Gleeson had continually preached about adopting a positive approach that would see her team press high, compete for every ball and play attacking football. This was an example of this as their patience paid off.

The home team didn't make it easy for Ireland but a moment of magic from Lucy Quinn - who scored the first goal of the campaign against the same opponent - saw the ball fly past goalkeeper Harvey Clifford on 37 minutes.

The Birmingham City attacker then turned provider for Payne who volleyed in from close range with her left foot. That gave the visitors a deserved 2-0 lead going in at the interval and they just got better upon returning for the second half.

On 47 minutes, Carusa got her fifth goal of the campaign with a brave near-post header before McCabe did what she does best by sending a world-class finish into the back of the net three minutes later.

The final two goals came from set-pieces as Louise Quinn looped an outswinging corner into the hosts' net before Hayes got her second goal for Ireland with a strong header.

Northern Ireland squeezed one back through Kerry Beattie but there was never any doubt that the Girls in Green (wearing white here) were going to end this contest as victors.

Northern Ireland: Harvey Clifford; Rebecca Holloway, Laura Rafferty, Sarah McFadden, Rebecca McKenna (Demi Vance 46), Caragh Hamilton; Marissa Callaghan, Chloe McCarron (Megan Bell 81), Nadene Caldwell (Danielle Maxwell 66); Lauren Wade, Simone Magill (Kerry Beattie 46).

Ireland: Courtney Brosnan; Caitlin Hayes, Louise Quinn (Chloe Mustaki 81), Megan Connolly; Heather Payne (Abbie Larkin 63), Ruesha Littlejohn (Jessie Stapleton 63), Jamie Finn (Lily Agg 85), Katie McCabe; Denise O’Sullivan; Lucy Quinn (Izzy Atkinson 81), Kyra Carusa.

Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic).

PREVIEW | Northern Ireland v WNT

The Ireland Women’s National Team will conclude their 2023-24 UEFA Nations League Group campaign against Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening.
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The 31st official game between the two teams will take place in the National Stadium, Belfast with Ireland hoping to finish a sixth straight win in Group B1.
 
 
MATCH DETAILS
UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland
Tuesday, December 5
National Stadium, Belfast
KO 18:00
LIVE on RTÉ2
 
 
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic)
Assistant Referee 1 | Nikol Šafránková (Czech Republic)
Assistant Referee 2 | Zuzana Špindlerová (Czech Republic)
Fourth Official | Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
 
 
LEAGUE B GROUP B1 RESULTS / FIXTURES
September 23 | Ireland 3-0 Northern Ireland
September 26 | Hungary 0-4 Ireland
October 27 | Ireland 5-1 Albania
October 31 | Albania 0-1 Ireland
December 1 | Ireland 1-0 Hungary
December 5 | Northern Ireland v Ireland
 

 
IRELAND WNT SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Lewes)
Defenders: Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace), Jessie Stapleton (West Ham United), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Bristol City), Jamie Finn (Birmingham City), Sinead Farrelly (NJ/NY Gotham), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Heather Payne (Everton), Izzy Atkinson (West Ham United)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Freya Healy (Peamount United), Abbie Larkin (Glasgow City), Erin McLaughlin (Peamount United), Saoirse Noonan (Durham WFC), Ellen Dolan (Peamount United)
 
 

IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers

Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 31 caps / 15 clean sheets | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Grace Moloney | DOB 01/03/1993 | 6 caps / 1 clean sheet | Debut vs Austria 02/03/2016
Sophie Whitehouse | DOB 10/10/1996 | 0 caps / 0 clean sheets
 
Defenders
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 5 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023
Louise Quinn | DOB 17/06/1990 | 113 caps / 15 goals | Debut vs Poland 02/02/2008
Diane Caldwell | DOB 11/09/1988 | 101 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Denmark 15/03/2006
Jessie Stapleton | DOB | 1 cap / 0 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Chloe Mustaki | DOB 29/07/1995 | 7 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022
Hayley Nolan | DOB 07/03/1997 | 3 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Belgium 16/04/2021
 
Midfielders
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 81 caps / 25 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB | 110 caps / 20 goals | Debut vs Wales 17/09/2011
Megan Connolly | DOB 07/03/1997 | 49 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs USA 23/02/2016
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 19 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Lily Agg | DOB 17/12/1993 | 12 caps / 3 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Jamie Finn | DOB 21/04/1998 | 19 caps / 0 goal | Debut vs Greece 12/11/2019
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 18 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Sinead Farrelly | DOB 16/11/1989 | 8 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs USA 08/04/2023
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 76 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012
Heather Payne | DOB 26/01/2000 | 41 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Scotland 07/07/2017
Izzy Atkinson | DOB 17/07/2001 | 12 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Portugal 21/01/2018
 
Forwards
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 20 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 15 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022
Saoirse Noonan | DOB 13/07/1999 | 4 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Wales 21/08/2016
Erin McLaughlin | DOB 09/03/2003 | 3 caps / 0 goal | Debut vs Zambia 22/06/2023
Freya Healy | DOB 05/11/2007 | 0 caps / 0 goals
Ellen Dolan | DOB 30/06/2006 | 0 caps / 0 goals