🎥 In a day of brilliant goals for #IRLWU19🇮🇪against Serbia🇷🇸, here is another one!
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) April 6, 2019
What a strike from captain Megan Mackey!#COYGIG🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/dtQFGFk2ap
IRELAND CONTINUED THEIR impressive start to the Euro U19 Elite Round with a 4-0 win over Serbia today.
Following on from an opening 4-0 victory over Hungary during the week, Kildare native Tiegan Ruddy opened the scoring with a brilliant strike from 25 yards out to give Dave Connell’s side a slender 1-0 half-time lead.
A powerful run and clinical finish by Kelly Brady — the first time she has scored at this level — doubled Ireland’s advantage after the break.
Megan Mackey, the team captain who plies her trade at Brighton, then made it three with an audacious effort from distance.
And in the dying seconds, Brady grabbed her second and Ireland’s fourth to ensure a comprehensive win.
HT! #IRLWU19🇮🇪 1-0 Serbia🇷🇸
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) April 6, 2019
Tiegan Ruddy's brilliant strike is the difference between the sides at the break!#COYGIG🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/Dh4iHDzh0s
🎥 Kelly Brady doubled the #IRLWU19🇮🇪lead against Serbia🇷🇸
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) April 6, 2019
What a way to score your first international goal!#COYGIG🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/1tJRLN3m4U
🎥 The icing on the cake for #IRLWU19🇮🇪 against Serbia🇷🇸today
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) April 6, 2019
Kelly Brady's injury-time strike gave the striker her second goal of the day!
Report to follow... #COYGIG🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/OcNk7iS6Gv
“It was a great win,” Connell said afterwards. “The first-half was very even, and we got a lovely goal that settled us. I thought our performance in the second-half was probably the best we ever played. Really, really brilliant. It sets us up nicely.”
The Irish side face reigning European champions Spain on Tuesday, with a draw potentially enough to earn them qualification for the finals in Scotland this July.
Gavan Casey and Ryan Bailey are joined by Bernard Jackman to look back on a thrilling weekend of European rugby on the latest episode of The42 Rugby Weekly:
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