Northern Ireland Women’s Under-15 development team registered an impressive 2-0 win over Montenegro in Bulgaria today.
The first goal at the Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium came from Mia Reilly. A switch of play by Sophie Pollock found Reilly in space, she spotted the keeper off her line and her shot from distance made it 1-0.
The second goal came from a free-kick won by Anna Walsh. The goal scorer Reilly delivered the set-piece towards back post for Sophie Hutchinson to head in.
It was an excellent team performance from our WU15s in the early morning heat in Sliven. The full 20 players did well to implement the things they’ve been working on during their six-week preparation.
Head coach Stephen Graham presented Emma Brown with the Player of the Match award after the win.
This was the first of three matches for the WU15s in a UEFA development tournament over the next week.
Northern Ireland’s other opponents are hosts Bulgaria and Faroe Islands.
The next game is against the host country’s WU15s and is due to be played on Sunday (2 October), with a 3pm start UK time. The match against the Faroese is scheduled for next Wednesday (5 October). That game will begin at 2pm UK time.
