Laois duo feature as Republic of Ireland Women complete U-19 European tournament

The Republic of Ireland U-19 Women’s team completed their European tournament last night – with two Laois players featuring.

Over the course of five days, Ireland played against Norway, hosts Portugal and Denmark.

Portarlington’s Della Doherty played at centre back in all three games while Clonaslee’s Emily Corbet also featured on the wing.

She was not named in the squad initially but was called up and made a big impact.

Republic of Ireland began against Norway where they lost 2-1.

But their result of the week came against hosts Portugal – with Corbet starting and Doherty coming in off the bench.

Ireland were not under pressure for the whole game though and typical of a team coached by Dave Connell, they were able to use the transitions and build play to get them higher up the pitch.

One such play came on 52 minutes when Nicole McNamara and Emily Corbet combined to win a free-kick on the left, swung the ball into the penalty area but it was just too high for Slattery as Tuthill dragged defenders away from her with a clever run.

The goal came shortly after that with Lynch dispossesses Portugal defender Ana Cruz just outside the box, controlling the ball and managing to hold off Cruz and Joana Prazeres before finishing with her right foot into the bottom corner of the net.

Portugal attempted to fight back but they could not break through as Duffy made some crucial saves and the late substitutes made by Ireland gave them some energy and stability at the right time.

The Republic of Ireland’s campaign ended last night with a 2-0 loss to Denmark.

Ireland had two training camps in Limerick, which came off the back of playing Northern Ireland, as they ramp up preparations for their UEFA Under-19 Women’s European Championship qualifiers in October.

And the performances of Doherty and Corbet will hopefully put them in the frame for selection again next month.

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