International recognition
Posted : 10th March 2022 at 20:11:29
Several Linfield players are in the Northern Ireland’s Women’s Under-17s squad which is presently competing in Euro qualifiers in Israel.
They are taking on Luxembourg, Faroe Islands and Israel in League B of the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship 2022.
Northern Ireland won 2-1 today against Luxembourg in Israel’s national team complex at Shefayim.
Their second game is on Sunday against Faroe Islands. It’s also being played at Shefayim with a 10am start (UK time).
Matchday three will see them come up against Israel at the Ramat Gan National Stadium on Wednesday (16 March) when the kick-off time will be 3pm UK time.
The Linfield players in the Northern Ireland WU17s squad for the mini tournament in Israel are
Goalkeeper - Erin McAllister
Defenders - Sarah Tweedie and Abi Sweetlove
Midfielder - Rhyleigh Marks
Forwards - Keri Halliday, Sophie Gargan and Emily Reid