Woman’s U19 squad announced for UEFA qualifiers
Republic of Ireland women’s under 19 manager, Susan Ronan has named her 18 player squad to take part in the forthcoming UEFA Championship, Elite Qualifying Phase in Madrid, Spain from Apris 24 to 29.
The Girls in Green will take on the Netherlands, Spain and Serbia as they bid to qualify for their first ever championship finals appearance. The Irish go into the elite qualifying phase as 1st seeds with a 100% record in the first qualifying phase after wins against Croatia, Slovakia and Switzerland.
Included in the squad are Irish under 17 starlets, Amy Ryan, who has scored five goals in three games for the under 19’s and eircom FAI women’s under 17 player of the year, Gillian McDonnell.
Irish captain, Louise Quinn has also returned to the squad after she shook off an injury which kept her out of the recent friendly international games against Iceland and Russia.
Speaking at the squad announcement, Republic of Ireland manager, Susan Ronan said, “Without doubt, this is the best ever chance we will get to qualify to date, for our very first Championship finals appearance as we have avoided the top European nations such as Germany, Sweden and France.
I have no doubt the experience of playing in the elite qualifying phase for the past three years in a row will be invaluable for the team as we look to progress to the next stage; qualification to a UEFA Championship finals.”
