U19 Friendly v Swiss

**37Beour** · 06/04/2009, 11:44 AM

http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...k=view&id=4170

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**munsterman** · 06/04/2009, 5:11 PM

Is this girl any good? I hope she is not just in coz she is based in the states? Hopefully they have found a gem who will help us qualify

**37Beour** · 07/04/2009, 9:26 PM

Qualifying or not I don't think using the granny tactic is the way forward! Doesn't give much hope for the young girls in Ireland busting a gut trying to make the team when girls are being brought in from abroad.

Qualifying for a prestigious tournament with a team of 'foreigners' would not be ideal when the female stage at home is far from acceptable and Irish based players are overlooked.

And I am not saying the team is currently full of 'foreigners', I mean in terms of future selection policies

**apalachee** · 14/04/2009, 10:02 AM

didn't see the matches, but she did score the only Irish goal in the 2 matches, with 5 conceeded.

**HarpoJoyce** · 23/04/2009, 11:20 PM

U-19 Elite Qualifying Group
Republic of Ireland 3-1 Slovakia
Louise Quinn, 45 Susková 4
Susan Hackett, 60
Zoe Doherty, 90+3

http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...k=view&id=4227

Republic of Ireland
Sinead Crotty - Connecticut Utd. FC
Karen Duggan - Piltown FC
Louise Quinn - Peamount FC (C)
Niamh Mulcahy - Aisling Annacotty
Amanda Parkes - Wilton Utd.
Rebecca Walsh - Salthill Devon
Amy Ryan - Stella Maris
Gillian McDonnell - Dundalk City WFC
Ciara Grant - Lagan Harps
Lillie Billson - Arsenal FC
Megan Campbell - St. Francis

Substitutes
Aisling Dyer – Stella Maris
Susan Hackett - Stella Maris (on for Grant, 50 mins)
Anna McCormack - Salthill Devon
Niamh Nolan - St. Francis
Ciara O’Brien - Tramore AFC (on for McDonnell, 88 mins)
Zoe Doherty - Cardonagh (on for Ryan, 71 mins)
Lucy Hannon – Salthill Devon

**HarpoJoyce** · 26/04/2009, 4:27 PM

Russia 0:1 Rep. of Ireland (Gillian McDonnell 60')
http://www.uefa.com/competitions/wun...up=701235.html
http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...k=view&id=4239

Megan Campbell hit the crossbar three times and McDonnell had a shot touched onto the post by the 'keeper.

Republic of Ireland
Aisling Dyer – Stella Maris
Karen Duggan - Piltown FC
Louise Quinn - Peamount FC (C)
Susan Hackett - Stella Maris
Niamh Mulcahy - Aisling Annacotty
Amanda Parkes - Wilton Utd.
Rebecca Walsh - Salthill Devon
Gillian McDonnell - Dundalk City WFC
Ciara Grant - Lagan Harps
Lillie Billson - Arsenal FC
Megan Campbell - St. Francis

Substitutes
Sinead Crotty - Connecticut Utd. FC
Amy Ryan - Stella Maris
Anna McCormack - Salthill Devon (on for Megan Campbell, 78 mins)
Niamh Nolan - St. Francis
Ciara O’Brien - Tramore AFC (on for Ciara Grant, 38 mins)
Zoe Doherty – Cardonagh (on for Gillian McDonnell, 88 mins)
Lucy Hannon – Salthill Devon

Decider against Germany on Tuesday.
http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=311711

**apalachee** · 27/04/2009, 10:31 AM

Looking at the Swiss results in their two qualifiers so far adds a bit of perspective to the results of those two friendlies. On Thursday they beat holders Italy 3-0 and then on Saturday they had a 7-3 win over the Netherlands (7 goals in the last 25 minutes according to the UEFA website). The Swiss have already qualified for the finals with those two results in what is certainly not the easiest of groups.

Sure, the Irish girls will be up against it tomorrow but well done to them so far - a good result against the Russians, and I am sure we can expect a big effort against the Germans.