Portugal come from behind to defeat Northern Ireland 2-1 in an entertaining Euro 2025 qualifier at Mourneview Park.
Portugal came from behind to defeat Northern Ireland 2-1 in an entertaining Euro 2025 qualifier at Mourneview Park.
Northern Ireland are third in Group B3, two points behind Bosnia-Herzegovina who they will play in the next international window.Northern Ireland made three changes from the 4-0 defeat by Portugal on Friday night with Brenna McPartlan making her first start alongside Joely Andrews in midfield with Caragh Hamilton coming in at right wing-back as Oxtoby looked for more energy from her side.
That was the first goal Portugal had conceded in qualifying and it seemed to spark them into life with the dangerous Lucia Alves, who scored two in the 4-0-win, flashing a curling effort wide from the edge of the area. Francisco Neto's side started to take control of the game as they pressed for a second goal, with Burns tipping a looping strike from Nazareth over the crossbar.
After such an action-packed first half, it was a quieter start to the second period from both sides, with Northern Ireland maintaining a disciplined defensive shape.
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