REPORT | Turkiye 1-2 WNT

REPORT | Turkiye 1-2 WNT

A superb strike from Emily Murphy secured a 2-1 victory for the Ireland Women's National Team away to Türkiye in Istanbul.

The victory keeps Ireland in the hunt for promotion to League A in the UEFA Nations League as they host Slovenia in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Tuesday.

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Carla Ward's team knew that they needed to win this to stay in the hunt for topping Group B and they brought the best out of goalkeeper Selda Akgöz with shots from Lucy Quinn and Katie McCabe,​​​​​.

However, it was the home side who took the lead on 49 minutes when Kader Hancar converted from close range following a swift breakaway move.

Ireland kept pushing to get back into the game and showed a lot of resilience to continue trying to find a way through. They eventually drew level on 80 minutes when Busem Seker put the ball into her own net from a Megan Campbell long throw-in.

Then Murphy sealed it with her first WNT goal when she smashed in a volley on 89 minutes. This is a big result for Ireland and they will be keen to take the confidence from it into the next game.

Turkiye: Selda Akgöz; Ilayda Civelek, Busem Seker, Gülbin Hiz, Sejde Abrahamsson; Ilayda Civelek, Ebru Topçu, Meryem Çal, Ece Türkoglu; Miray Cin, Melike Pekel, Kader Hancar.

Ireland: Courtney Brosnan; Aoife Mannion (Caitlin Hayes 46), Jessie Stapleton, Anna Patten, Katie McCabe; Megan Connolly, Denise O’Sullivan, Marissa Sheva (Kyra Carusa 60); Abbie Larkin (Saoirse Noonan 60), Amber Barrett (Emily Murphy 60), Lucy Quinn (Megan Campbell 74).

Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria).

WNT v Slovenia.jpg
WNT v Slovenia.jpg

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