FAI: REPORT | Norway 1-0 WU17

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The afternoon kick off at*Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski in Poland saw James Scott's team start well with captain Katie Lawlee unloading a shot on target within the opening 60 seconds.
It felt like that was an indicator of how the game was to unfold as Ireland played positive, attacking football that perhaps should have led to more clear-cut opportunities in front of goal.
Norway, though, showed that they were equal to the Girls in Green and displayed their attacking quality through a number of moves but it was Ireland who finished the first period on top.
Cork City defender Kiera Sena burst forward and got to shoot an effort that forced goalkeeper Sanna Elisabeth Kvia into a fine save just before the interval.
By that stage, Ireland had already made one change with Emma Duffy replacing the injured Lillie Quinlivan Coulson. That forced a reshuffle with Katie O'Reilly then coming on for Hannah O'Brien at the restart of the game.
Ireland kept the pressure on with Rebecca Devereux, Lucy O'Rourke, Sena and substitute Eve O'Carroll all registering efforts on goal. But it was Enya Carthy who was the busier of the two goalkeepers as she pulled off three superb stops.
Still, Ireland continued to push forward as the clock ticked into added time. Both sides gave as good as they got from each other until Hedda Krogstad Lium got the decisive goal to win it for Norway.
This result will sting for Ireland but they will take a lot from the performance and should go into Sunday's meeting with Iceland with the confidence that they can progress in this group.
Norway:*Kvia; Andreassen, Sagen, Lefdal, Jordald; Thorhallsson (Bakke 46), Dalsgard, Moen (Ulstein 87); Turflinger (Lium 70), Kerim-Lindland (Cotrau 70), Andersson (Haugen 87).
Ireland:*Enya Carthy; Lillie Quinlivan Coulson (Emma Duffy 32), Keeva Flynn, Clodagh Daly, Kiera Sena (Eve O'Carroll 87); Aoibhe Brennan (Sorcha Melia 63), Lucy O'Rourke, Anna Hegarty (Amy Tierney 87); Hannah O'Brien (Katie O'Reilly 46), Rebecca Devereux, Katie Lawlee.
Referee:*Teresa Oliveira (Portugal).
UEFA EUROPEAN WU17 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 QUALIFIERS
Thursday, October 12 | Norway 1-0*Ireland
Sunday, October 15 | Ireland v Iceland,*Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski, KO 14:00*
Wednesday, October 18 | Poland v Ireland,*Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski, KO 11:00



Ireland Category:
Under 17 Womens


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Match ID:
Norway 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland | 2023 - UEFA Women's Under 17 Championship | 999949105


Introduction:
The Ireland Women’s Under-17s began their 2023-24 UEFA European WU17 Championship campaign with a narrow 1-0 loss to Norway.




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