Northern Ireland Women v England (12/04/2021)

On 66 minutes Callaghan slipped in Abbie Magee down the right, however her cross was cleared by the home defence. The resulting corner saw Vance skim the top of the bar with her delivery. Substitute Kirsty McGuinness stretched the Austrian defence with a run down the flank, but her cross-cum-shot was easily gathered by Zinsberger. Sarah McFadden scooped a shot wide as Northern Ireland showed some attacking verve in the final quarter of the match. A Vance delivery from a free-kick found Furness inside the area, however she directed her shot well wide of the target. Austria substitute Lisa Kolb showed the Northern Ireland defence a clean pair of heels shortly after coming on, although Burns held on to her rising shot. Furness had a back post header plucked out of the air by Zinsberger as the girls in green and white showed more purpose. Callaghan, who continued to press and probe, was unlucky to see her cross blocked after some neat footwork inside the area, and a Magill header was pushed away by Zinsberger. Northern Ireland pulled one back through Andrews on 85 minutes. The substitute picked up a clearance from a corner and drilled it low from long range through a sea of bodies into the bottom corner. It was her first international goal at senior level. Austria sub Stefanie Enzinger hit the woodwork before another Northern Ireland sub, Megan Bell, tested the Austrian keeper with an angled drive. Northern Ireland had chances in the game, however it was a night when the ball would not quite drop for them.

NORTHERN IRELAND: Jackie Burns, Abbie Magee, Demi Vance, Sarah McFadden, Julie Nelson, Rebecca Holloway, Chloe McCarron, Marissa Callaghan (captain), Rachel Furness, Simone Magill, Lauren Wade. Substitutes: (used) Kirsty McGuinness, Joely Andrews, Megan Bell, Emily Wilson, Caitlin McGuinness; (unused) Becky Flaherty (GK), Rebecca McKenna, Kelsie Burrows, Caragh Hamilton, Nadene Caldwell, Toni Leigh Finnegan. AUSTRIA: Manuela Zinsberger, Verena Hanshaw, Laura Wienroither, Marina Georgieva, Carina Wenninger (captain), Sarah Puntigam, Katharina Naschenweng, Sarah Zadrazil, Nicole Billa, Laura Feiersinger, Barbara Dunst. Substitutes: Isabella Kresche (GK), Mariella El Sherif (GK), Celina Degen, Maria Plattner, Katharina Schiechtl, Sophie Hillebrand, Lainie Fuchs, Marie Therese Hobinger, Jasmin Eder, Lisa Kolb, Lisa Makas, Stefanie Enzinger.

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